Editing Local government areas of Victoria

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{{about|local government areas in Victoria|the history and responsibilities of local government in Victoria|Local government in Victoria}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
[[File:Australia Victoria location map colored by type.svg|thumb|Types of LGAs.]]
[[File:Victorian LGAs by largest council faction (November 2024).svg|thumb|Victoria LGAs by largest council faction as of 2025.]]
This is a '''list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria''', sorted by region.

Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a city council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a shire council. Local councils have the same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification.

Local elections are held in Victoria every four years with [[2024 Victorian local elections|the most recent elections]] held in 2024.

== Current local government areas ==
=== [[Melbourne|Greater Melbourne]] ===
[[File:Australia Victoria Melbourne Metro Area LGA names.svg|thumb|Detail of Local Government Areas in and around Melbourne.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Local government area !! scope="col" | Council seat !! scope="col" | Date established !! scope="col" | Land area 
!Population 
(2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Victoria, Census All persons QuickStats |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/2 |access-date=2022-07-25 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics }}</ref> 
!Councillors<br />{{small|(2022)}}!! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Map
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Banyule}} || [[Greensborough, Victoria|Greensborough]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|63|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 126,236||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Banyule.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Bayside}} || [[Sandringham, Victoria|Sandringham]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|37|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 101,306||7|| [[File:MelbLGA-Bayside.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Boroondara}} || [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|06|22|format=dmy}} || {{convert|60|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 167,900||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Boroondara.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Brimbank}} || [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|123|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 194,618||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Brimbank.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Cardinia}} || [[Officer, Victoria|Officer]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|1283|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 118,194||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Cardinia.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Casey}} || [[Narre Warren, Victoria|Narre Warren]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|409|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 365,239||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Casey.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Darebin}} || [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|06|22|format=dmy}} || {{convert|54|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 148,570||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Darebin.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Frankston}} || [[Frankston, Victoria|Frankston]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|130|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 139,281||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Frankston.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Glen Eira}} || [[Caulfield North, Victoria|Caulfield North]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|39|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 148,908||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-GlenEira.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Greater Dandenong}} || [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|130|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 158,208||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-GreaterDandenong.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Hobsons Bay}} || [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|06|22|format=dmy}} || {{convert|64|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 91,322||7|| [[File:MelbLGA-HobsonsBay.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Hume}} || [[Broadmeadows, Victoria|Broadmeadows]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|504|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 243,901||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Hume.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Kingston}} || [[Cheltenham, Victoria|Cheltenham]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|91|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 158,129||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Kingston.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Knox}} || [[Wantirna South, Victoria|Wantirna South]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1963|11|16|format=dmy}} || {{convert|114|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 159,103||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Knox.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Manningham}} || [[Doncaster, Victoria|Doncaster]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|113|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 124,700||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Manningham.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Maribyrnong}} || [[Footscray, Victoria|Footscray]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|31|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 85,209||7|| [[File:MelbLGA-Maribyrnong.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Maroondah}} || [[Ringwood, Victoria|Ringwood]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|61|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 115,043||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Maroondah.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Melbourne}} || [[Melbourne city centre|Melbourne]] || align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1842|08|12|format=dmy}} || {{Convert|37|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| align="right" | 149,615||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Melbourne.gif|100px]] 
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Melton}} || [[Melton, Victoria|Melton]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1862|09|16|format=dmy}} || {{convert|528|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 178,960||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Melton.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Merri-bek}} || [[Coburg, Victoria|Coburg]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|06|22|format=dmy}} || {{convert|51|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 171,357||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Merri-bek.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Monash}} || [[Glen Waverley, Victoria|Glen Waverley]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|82|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 190,397||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Monash.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Moonee Valley}} || [[Moonee Ponds, Victoria|Moonee Ponds]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|43|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 121,851||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-MooneeValley.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Mornington Peninsula}} || [[Rosebud, Victoria|Rosebud]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|724|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 168,948||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-MorningtonPeninsula.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Nillumbik}} || [[Greensborough, Victoria|Greensborough]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|432|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 62,895||7|| [[File:MelbLGA-Nillumbik.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Port Phillip}} || [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|06|22|format=dmy}} || {{Convert|21|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| align="right" | 101,942||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-PortPhillip.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Stonnington}} || [[Malvern, Victoria|Malvern]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|06|22|format=dmy}} || {{convert|26|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 104,703||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Stonnington.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Whitehorse}} || [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|64|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 169,346||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Whitehorse.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Whittlesea}} || [[South Morang, Victoria|South Morang]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1862|12|12|format=dmy}} || {{convert|490|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 229,396||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Whittlesea.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Wyndham}} || [[Werribee, Victoria|Werribee]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1862|10|06|format=dmy}} || {{convert|542|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 292,011||11|| [[File:MelbLGA-Wyndham.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Yarra}} || [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|06|22|format=dmy}} || {{convert|20|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 90,114||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-Yarra.gif|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname||Yarra Ranges Shire}} || [[Lilydale, Victoria|Lilydale]]|| align="center" | {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} || {{convert|2468|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align="right" | 156,068||9|| [[File:MelbLGA-YarraRanges.gif|100px]]
|}

=== Regional Victoria ===
[[File:Australia Victoria with LGA names.svg|thumb|Map of LGAs in regional Victoria.]]

==== [[Barwon South West]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Date established !! scope="col" colspan=2 | Land area<ref name="ABSLGA">{{cite web|date=27 March 2019|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&32180ds0002_2017-18.xls&3218.0&Data%20Cubes&8BA68C878E440190CA2583C9000DF24E&0&2017-18&27.03.2019&Latest|access-date=25 October 2019|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|format=XLS}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>!! colspan="2" scope="col" | Population !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Councillors<br />{{small|(2022)}}!! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] !! scope="col" | {{nowrap|[[Square mile|sq mi]]}} !! {{small|(2013)}}<ref name="ABSStatLGAERP2018">{{cite web|date=27 March 2019|title=People: Population: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018|url=http://stat.data.abs.gov.au/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ABS_ERP_LGA2018|access-date=29 November 2019|website=ABS.Stat|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>!! {{nowrap|{{small|(2021)}}<ref name=ABSLGA/>}}
|-
| {{sortname||Colac Otway Shire}} || [[Colac, Victoria|Colac]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|3438|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:21035}} || align="right"| 22,423 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Colac Otway Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname||Corangamite Shire}} || [[Camperdown, Victoria|Camperdown]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|4408|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:16410}} || align="right"| 16,115 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Corangamite Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Glenelg}} || [[Portland, Victoria|Portland]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|6219|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:19797}} || align="right"| 20,152 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Glenelg Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Greater Geelong}} || [[Geelong, Victoria|Geelong]] || align="center"| 1993 || {{convert|1248|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:223357}} || align="right"| 271,057 || 11 || [[File:Australia Victoria Greater Geelong City.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Moyne}} || [[Port Fairy, Victoria|Port Fairy]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|5482|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:16431}} || align="right"| 17,374 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Moyne Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Borough of|Queenscliffe}} || [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]] || align="center"| 1863 || {{convert|8.6|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:3002}} || align="right"| 3,276 || 5 || [[File:Australia Victoria Queenscliffe Borough.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Southern Grampians}} || [[Hamilton, Victoria|Hamilton]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|6654|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:16355}} || align="right"| 16,588 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Southern Grampians Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname||Surf Coast Shire}} || [[Torquay, Victoria|Torquay]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|1553|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:28228}} || align="right"| 37,694 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Surf Coast Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Warrnambool}} || [[Warrnambool, Victoria|Warrnambool]] || align="center"| 1855 || {{convert|121|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:33423}} || align="right"| 35,406 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Warrnambool City.svg|100px]]
|}

==== [[Grampians (region)|Grampians]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Date established !! scope="col" colspan=2 | Land area<ref name=ABSLGA/> !! scope="col" colspan=2| Population !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Councillors<br />{{small|(2022)}}!! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] !! scope="col" | {{nowrap|[[Square mile|sq mi]]}} !! {{small|(2013)}}<ref name="ABSStatLGAERP2018"/> !! {{nowrap|{{small|(2021)}}<ref name=ABSLGA/>}}
|-
| {{sortname|Rural City of|Ararat}} || [[Ararat, Victoria|Ararat]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|4211|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:11490}} || align="right"| 11,880 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Ararat RC.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Ballarat}} || [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|739|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:98344}} || align="right"| 113,763 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Ballarat City.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname||Golden Plains Shire}} || [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|2703|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:20362}} || align="right"| 24,985 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Golden Plains Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Hepburn}} || [[Daylesford, Victoria|Daylesford]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|1473|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:15022}} || align="right"| 16,604 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Hepburn Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Hindmarsh}} || [[Nhill, Victoria|Nhill]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|7524|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:5852}} || align="right"| 5,698 || 6 || [[File:Australia Victoria Hindmarsh Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Rural City of|Horsham}} || [[Horsham, Victoria|Horsham]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|4267|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:19694}} || align="right"| 20,429 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Horsham RC.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Moorabool}} || [[Ballan, Victoria|Ballan]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|2111|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:30410}} || align="right"| 37,632 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Moorabool Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Northern Grampians}} || [[Stawell, Victoria|Stawell]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|5730|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:11880}} || align="right"| 11,948 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Northern Grampians Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname||Pyrenees Shire}} || [[Beaufort, Victoria|Beaufort]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|3435|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:6938}} || align="right"| 7,671 || 5 || [[File:Australia Victoria Pyrenees Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|West Wimmera}} || [[Edenhope, Victoria|Edenhope]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|9108|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:4124}} || align="right"| 4,006 || 5 || [[File:Australia Victoria West Wimmera Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Yarriambiack}} || [[Warracknabeal, Victoria|Warracknabeal]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|7326|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:7032}} || align="right"| 6,556 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Yarriambiack Shire.svg|100px]]
|}

==== [[Gippsland]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Date established !! scope="col" colspan=2 | Land area<ref name=ABSLGA/> !! scope="col" colspan=2| Population !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Councillors<br />{{small|(2022)}}!! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] !! scope="col" | {{nowrap|[[Square mile|sq mi]]}} !! {{small|(2013)}}<ref name="ABSStatLGAERP2018"/> !! {{nowrap|{{small|(2021)}}<ref name=ABSLGA/>}}
|-
| {{sortname||Bass Coast Shire}} || [[Wonthaggi, Victoria|Wonthaggi]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|866|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:31331}} || align="right"| 40,789 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Bass Coast Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Baw Baw}} || [[Warragul, Victoria|Warragul]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|4028|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:45627}} || align="right"| 57,626 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Baw Baw Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|East Gippsland}} || [[Bairnsdale, Victoria|Bairnsdale]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|20940|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:43809}} || align="right"| 48,715 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria East Gippsland Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Latrobe}} || [[Morwell, Victoria|Morwell]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|1426|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:74124}} || align="right"| 77,318 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Latrobe City.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname||South Gippsland Shire}} || [[Leongatha, Victoria|Leongatha]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|3435|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:28273}} || align="right"| 30,577 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria South Gippsland Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Wellington}} || [[Sale, Victoria|Sale]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|10817|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:42721}} || align="right"| 45,639 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Wellington Shire.svg|100px]]
|}

==== [[Hume (region)|Hume]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Date established !! scope="col" colspan=2 | Land area<ref name=ABSLGA/> !! scope="col" colspan=2| Population !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Councillors<br />{{small|(2022)}}!! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] !! scope="col" | {{nowrap|[[Square mile|sq mi]]}} !! {{small|(2013)}}<ref name="ABSStatLGAERP2018"/> !! {{nowrap|{{small|(2021)}}<ref name=ABSLGA/>}}
|-
| {{sortname||Alpine Shire}} || [[Bright, Victoria|Bright]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|4788|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:12283}} || align="right"| 13,235 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Alpine Shire locator map.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Rural City of|Benalla}} || [[Benalla, Victoria|Benalla]] || align="center"| 2002 || {{convert|2353|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:13878}} || align="right"| 14,528 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Benalla RC locator map.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Greater Shepparton}} || [[Shepparton, Victoria|Shepparton]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|2422|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:63244}} || align="right"| 68,409 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Greater Shepparton City.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Indigo}} || [[Beechworth, Victoria|Beechworth]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|2040|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:15605}} || align="right"| 17,368 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Indigo Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Mansfield}} || [[Mansfield, Victoria|Mansfield]] || align="center"| 2002 || {{convert|3844|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:8276}} || align="right"| 10,178 || 5 || [[File:Australia Victoria Mansfield Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Mitchell}} || [[Broadford, Victoria|Broadford]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|2862|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:37788}} || align="right"| 49,460 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Mitchell Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Moira}} || [[Cobram, Victoria|Cobram]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|4046|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:25401}} || align="right"| 30,522 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Moira Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Murrindindi}} || [[Alexandra, Victoria|Alexandra]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|3880|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:13563}} || align="right"| 15,197 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Murrindindi Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Strathbogie}} || [[Euroa, Victoria|Euroa]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|3303|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:9119}} || align="right"| 11,455 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Strathbogie Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Towong}} || [[Tallangatta, Victoria|Tallangatta]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|6675|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:5961}} || align="right"| 6,223 || 5 || [[File:Australia Victoria Towong Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Rural City of|Wangaratta}} || [[Wangaratta, Victoria|Wangaratta]] || align="center"| 1997 || {{convert|3645|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:27650}} || align="right"| 29,808 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Wangaratta RC.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Wodonga}} || [[Wodonga, Victoria|Wodonga]] || align="center"| 1876 || {{convert|433|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:37575}} || align="right"| 43,253 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Wodonga City.svg|100px]]
|}

==== [[Loddon Mallee (region)|Loddon Mallee]] ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Date established !! scope="col" colspan=2 | Land area<ref name=ABSLGA/> !! scope="col" colspan=2| Population !! scope="col" rowspan=2| Councillors<br />{{small|(2022)}}!! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] !! scope="col" | {{nowrap|[[Square mile|sq mi]]}} !! {{small|(2013)}}<ref name="ABSStatLGAERP2018"/> !! {{nowrap|{{small|(2021)}}<ref name=ABSLGA/>}}
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Buloke}} || [[Wycheproof, Victoria|Wycheproof]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|8000|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:6388}} || align="right"| 6,178 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Buloke Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Campaspe}} || [[Echuca, Victoria|Echuca]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|4519|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:37213}} || align="right"| 38,735 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Campaspe Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Central Goldfields}} || [[Maryborough, Victoria|Maryborough]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|1533|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:12815}} || align="right"| 13,483 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Central Goldfields Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Gannawarra}} || [[Kerang, Victoria|Kerang]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|3735|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:10526}} || align="right"| 10,683 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Gannawarra Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of|Greater Bendigo}} || [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|3000|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:105957}} || align="right"| 121,470 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Greater Bendigo City.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Loddon}} || [[Wedderburn, Victoria|Wedderburn]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|6696|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:7518}} || align="right"| 7,759 || 5 || [[File:Australia Victoria Loddon Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Macedon Ranges}} || [[Kyneton, Victoria|Kyneton]] || align="center"| 1994 || {{convert|1748|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:44595}} || align="right"| 51,458 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Macedon Ranges Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Rural City of|Mildura}} || [[Mildura, Victoria|Mildura]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|22083|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:53156}} || align="right"| 56,972 || 9 || [[File:Australia Victoria Mildura RC.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of|Mount Alexander}} || [[Castlemaine, Victoria|Castlemaine]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|1530|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:18247}} || align="right"| 20,253 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Mount Alexander Shire.svg|100px]]
|-
| {{sortname|Rural City of|Swan Hill}} || [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]] || align="center"| 1995 || {{convert|6115|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right"| {{formatnum:21003}} || align="right"| 21,403 || 7 || [[File:Australia Victoria Swan Hill RC.svg|100px]]
|}


== Former local government areas ==
This is a list of former local government areas in Victoria. Many of these existed from the 19th century until the 1994 statewite [[Local government in Victoria|local government amalgamations]].<ref name=age10years>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/24/1082719671977.html?from=storyrhs |title=Kennett's blitz a decade on |work=The Age|author1=Royce Millar |author2=Jason Dowling |name-list-style=amp |date=25 April 2004 |location=Melbourne |access-date=24 July 2010 }}</ref>
=== [[Melbourne|Greater Melbourne]] ===
This is a list of former Greater Melbourne local government areas. These local government areas were considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Local government area !! scope="col" | Date established !! scope="col" | Date dissolved !! Amalgamated into:
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Altona}} || {{Date table sorting|1957|2|20|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Hobsons Bay]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Box Hill}} || {{Date table sorting|1857|8|7|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Whitehorse]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Brighton|City of Brighton (Victoria)}} || {{Date table sorting|1859|1|18|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Bayside]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Broadmeadows}} || {{Date table sorting|1857|11|27|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Hume]]<p>[[City of Merri-bek]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Brunswick}} || {{Date table sorting|1857|9|29|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Merri-bek]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Camberwell}} || {{Date table sorting|1864|7|11|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Boroondara]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Caulfield}} || {{Date table sorting|1871|4|17|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Glen Eira]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Chelsea}} || {{Date table sorting|1920|5|1|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Kingston]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Coburg}} || {{Date table sorting|1859|||format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Merri-bek]]<p>[[City of Darebin]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Collingwood}} || {{Date table sorting|1855|4|24|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Yarra]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Croydon}} || {{Date table sorting|1961|5|24|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Maroondah]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Dandenong}} || {{Date table sorting|1857|||format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Dandenong]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Diamond Valley}} || {{Date table sorting|1964|9|30|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Banyule]]<p>[[Shire of Nillumbik]]</p><p>[[City of Darebin]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Doncaster & Templestowe}} || {{Date table sorting|1856|12|19|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Manningham]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Essendon}} || {{Date table sorting|1861|12|27|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Moonee Valley]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Fitzroy}} || {{Date table sorting|1858|9|10|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Yarra]]
|-
| {{sortname|Borough of |Flemington and Kensington}} || {{Date table sorting|1882|3|17|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1905|10|30|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Melbourne]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Footscray}} || {{Date table sorting|1859|6|10|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Maribyrnong]]<p>[[City of Hobsons Bay]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Frankston (former)}} || {{Date table sorting|1860|11|6|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Frankston|City of Frankston (new)]]<p>[[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Hawthorn}} || {{Date table sorting|1860|7|27|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Boroondara]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Heidelberg}} || {{Date table sorting|1840|||format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Banyule]]<p>[[City of Darebin]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Keilor}} || {{Date table sorting|1863|3|3|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Brimbank]]<p>[[City of Moonee Valley]]</p><p>[[City of Hume]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Kew}} || {{Date table sorting|1860|12|19|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Boroondara]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Malvern}} || {{Date table sorting|1856|10|17|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Stonnington]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Moorabbin}} || {{Date table sorting|1871|2|27|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Glen Eira]]<p>[[City of Bayside]]</p><p>[[City of Kingston]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Mordialloc}} || {{Date table sorting|1920|5|26|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Kingston]]<p>[[City of Bayside]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|Town of |North Melbourne}} || {{Date table sorting|1859|9|30|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1905|10|30|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Melbourne]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Northcote}} || {{Date table sorting|1883|5|25|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Darebin]]<p>[[City of Darebin]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Nunawading}} || {{Date table sorting|1925|5|26|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Whitehorse]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Oakleigh}} || {{Date table sorting|1891|3|13|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Monash]]<p>[[City of Kingston]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Port Melbourne}} || {{Date table sorting|1860|7|13|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Port Phillip]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Prahran}} || {{Date table sorting|1855|4|24|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Stonnington]]<p>[[City of Port Phillip]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Preston|City of Preston (Victoria)}} || {{Date table sorting|1871|11|8|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Darebin]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Richmond}} || {{Date table sorting|1855|4|24|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Yarra]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Ringwood}} || {{Date table sorting|1924|10|22|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Maroondah]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Sandringham}} || {{Date table sorting|1917|2|28|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Bayside]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |South Melbourne}} || {{Date table sorting|1855|5|26|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Port Phillip]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Springvale}} || {{Date table sorting|1857|2|6|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Dandenong]]<p>[[City of Kingston]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |St Kilda}} || {{Date table sorting|1855|4|24|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Port Phillip]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Sunshine}} || {{Date table sorting|1860|5|28|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Brimbank]]<p>[[City of Maribyrnong]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Waverley}} || {{Date table sorting|1857|1|1|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Monash]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Williamstown}} || {{Date table sorting|1856|3|14|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|6|22|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Hobsons Bay]]
|}

=== Regional Victoria ===
This is a list of former regional local government areas around Geelong and surrounding the Greater Melbourne area. These local government areas were not considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Local government area !! scope="col" | Date established !! scope="col" | Date dissolved !! Amalgamated into:
|-

| {{sortname|Shire of |Bannockburn}} || {{Date table sorting|1862|10|31|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|5|6|format=dmy}} ||[[Golden Plains Shire]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Barrabool}} || {{Date table sorting|1853|12|28|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1993|5|18|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Geelong]]<p>[[Surf Coast Shire]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|Rural City of |Bellarine}} || {{Date table sorting|1853|12|12|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1993|5|18|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Geelong]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Berwick}} || {{Date table sorting|1973|10|1|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Casey]]<p>[[City of Greater Dandenong]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Bulla}} || {{Date table sorting|1862|9|16|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Hume]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Corio}} || {{Date table sorting|1861|4|3|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1993|5|18|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Geelong]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Cranbourne}} || {{Date table sorting|1868|3|6|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Casey]]<p>[[City of Frankston]]</p><p>[[City of Greater Dandenong]]</p><p>[[Bass Coast Shire]]</p><p>[[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Eltham}} || {{Date table sorting|1856|9|26|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Nillumbik]]<p>[[Shire of Murrindindi]]</p><p>[[City of Banyule]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Flinders|Shire of Flinders (Victoria)}} || {{Date table sorting|1874|12|24|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Geelong}} || {{Date table sorting|1849|10|1|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1993|5|18|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Geelong]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Geelong West}} || {{Date table sorting|1875|5|29|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1993|5|18|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Geelong]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Hastings}} || {{Date table sorting|1960|10|19|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Healesville}} || {{Date table sorting|1887|9|30|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Yarra Ranges]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Lillydale}} || {{Date table sorting|1856|9|19|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Yarra Ranges]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Mornington|Shire of Mornington (Victoria)}} || {{Date table sorting|1893|5|31|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Mornington Peninsula]]
|-
| {{sortname|City of |Newtown}} || {{Date table sorting|1858|3|9|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1993|5|18|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Geelong]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Pakenham}} || {{Date table sorting|1862|10|24|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Cardinia]]
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Sherbrooke}} || {{Date table sorting|1889|5|23|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Yarra Ranges]]<p>[[Shire of Cardinia]]</p><p>[[City of Knox]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|City of |South Barwon}} || {{Date table sorting|1857|6|2|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|3|9|format=dmy}} ||[[City of Greater Geelong]]<p>[[Surf Coast Shire]]</p>
|-
| {{sortname|Shire of |Upper Yarra}} || {{Date table sorting|1888|10|19|format=dmy}} ||| {{Date table sorting|1994|12|15|format=dmy}} ||[[Shire of Yarra Ranges]]
|}

== See also ==
{{portal|Victoria}}
*[[Government of Australia]]
*[[Australian Local Government Association]]
*[[Municipal Association of Victoria]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{statoids|id=yau|title=Shires of Australia}}
*[http://www.vlga.org.au/ Victorian Local Governance Association]

{{Local government areas of Victoria}}
{{Government of Victoria}}
{{Victoria}}
{{Aus LGA}}
{{Politics of Australia}}

[[Category:Local government areas of Victoria (state)|*]]
[[Category:Lists of subdivisions of Australia|Victoria]]
[[Category:Victoria (state)-related lists|Local government areas]]