City of Greater Shepparton

The City of Greater Shepparton is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 2,422 square kilometres (935 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 66,007.[1] It includes the city of Shepparton and the towns of Arcadia, Ardmona, Congupna, Dookie, Grahamvale, Kialla, Lemnos, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Tallygaroopna, Tatura, Toolamba and Undera. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Shepparton, Shire of Shepparton, and parts of the Shire of Rodney, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Goulburn, Shire of Tungamah, Shire of Violet Town and Shire of Waranga.[2]

City of Greater Shepparton
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population66,007 (2018)[1]
 • Density27.253/km2 (70.585/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area2,422 km2 (935.1 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Kim O'Keefe
Council seatShepparton
RegionHume
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Murray
WebsiteCity of Greater Shepparton
LGAs around City of Greater Shepparton:
Moira Moira Moira
Campaspe City of Greater Shepparton Benalla
Campaspe Strathbogie Strathbogie

The City is governed and administered by the Greater Shepparton City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Shepparton, it also has a service centre located in Tatura. The City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Shepparton, which together with adjoining Mooroopna form the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 51,903.[3]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[4] The elected councillors by order of election as of the 2020 election:[5]

WardCouncillorNotes
Unsubdivided  Kim O'KeefeMayor
 Robert PriestleyDeputy Mayor
 Shane Sali
 Gregory James
 Seema Abdullah
 Fern Summer
 Geoff Dobson
 Anthony Brophy
 Sam SpinksGreens

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Shepparton Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Shepparton, and its service centre in Tatura.

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 66,007.[1]


Population
Locality Total
Arcadia217
Ardmona487
Boxwood20
Bunbartha276
Byrneside158
Caniambo74
Congupna605
Cooma108
Coomboona131
Cosgrove54
Cosgrove South58
Dhurringile445
Dookie328
Dookie College44
Population
Locality Total
Gillieston60
Girgarre East121
Gowangardie16
Grahamvale682
Harston174
Karramomus37
Katandra113
Katandra West476
Kialla6,871
Kialla East137
Kialla West431
Kyabram7,331
Kyabram South80
Lancaster393
Population
Locality Total
Lemnos246
Major Plains37
Marionvale91
Marungi111
Merrigum679
Moorilim25
Mooroopna7,942
Mooroopna North123
Mooroopna North West74
Mount Major6
Murchison925
Murchison East135
Murchison North187
Nalinga25
Population
Locality Total
Orrvale438
Pine Lodge35
Shepparton31,197
Shepparton East1,138
Shepparton North1,033
St Germains75
Stewarton116
Tallygaroopna579
Tamleugh North34
Tatura4,669
Tatura East143
Toolamba769
Toolamba West112
Undera442

See also

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. "Order Constituting ... the City of Greater Shepparton ...(part 12)". Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria (S87): 5. 18 November 1994. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  4. Greater Shepparton City Council. "Greater Shepparton City Council". Greater Shepparton City Council. Greater Shepparton City Council. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. Victorian Electoral Commission. "GSCC Election 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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