Shire of Corangamite

The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,408 square kilometres (1,702 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 16,140.^[1] It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden, Shire of Heytesbury, and parts of the Shire of Otway, Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool.^[2]

Shire of Corangamite Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	16,115 (2021)[1]
• Density	3.6559/km2 (9.4686/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	23 September 1994[2]
Area	4,408 km2 (1,701.9 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Kate Makin
Council seat	Camperdown
Region	Barwon South West
State electorate(s)	Polwarth Ripon South-West Coast
Federal division(s)	Wannon
Website	Shire of Corangamite
LGAs around Shire of Corangamite: Ararat Pyrenees Golden Plains Moyne Shire of Corangamite Colac Otway Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.

It came into existence on 23 September 1994 through the amalgamation of the local government areas of Camperdown Town, Hampden Shire (part), Heytesbury Shire (part), Mortlake Shire (part), Otway Shire (part) & Warrnambool Shire (part).

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Central Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.^[3]

Ward	Party		Councillor	Notes
Central		Independent	Geraldine Conheady
		Independent	Ruth Gstrein
		Independent	Laurie Hickey
Coastal		Independent	Jamie Vogels
North		Independent	Nicholas Cole
South Central		Independent	Joanne Beard
South-West		Independent	Kate Makin

Administration and governance

The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 16,115, compared to 16,051 in the 2016 census.^[4]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Ayrford^	44	39
Berrybank^	40	37
Bookaar	163	159
Boorcan	146	142
Bostocks Creek	83	85
Bradvale	59	46
Brucknell^	116	127
Bullaharre	17	19
Camperdown	3,369	3,354
Carlisle River^	135	168
Carpendeit^	134	115
Chapple Vale^	36	42
Chocolyn	67	61
Cobden	1,839	1,804
Cobrico	80	72
Cooriemungle	364	311
Cowleys Creek	37	34
Cressy^	175	176
Cundare North^	9	10
Curdies River	28	25
Curdievale^	124	125
Darlington^	107	84
Derrinallum	415	386
Dixie	131	148
Duverney	33	23

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Ecklin South^	188	222
Elingamite	55	57
Elingamite North	78	118
Foxhow	19	31
Garvoc^	243	248
Gellibrand Lower^	13	19
Glenfyne	135	131
Glenormiston North^	56	63
Glenormiston South	108	123
Gnotuk	99	120
Heytesbury Lower	52	39
Jancourt	29	16
Jancourt East^	188	185
Kariah	94	94
Kennedys Creek	42	44
Koallah	29	28
Kolora^	142	188
Larralea	*	#
Leslie Manor	64	66
Lismore	420	472
Mingay	51	44
Mount Bute^	58	61
Naroghid	71	66
Newfield	69	59
Nirranda East^	14	12
Noorat^	333	318
Noorat East	20	17

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Paaratte	31	36
Peterborough^	247	322
Pirron Yallock^	113	132
Pittong^	15	12
Pomborneit	62	73
Pomborneit East	25	42
Pomborneit North	71	48
Port Campbell	478	440
Princetown	241	236
Scotts Creek	248	214
Simpson^	569	583
Skibo	65	70
Skipton^	586	609
South Purrumbete	109	124
Stonyford^	51	65
Tandarook	19	46
Taroon^	22	25
Terang^	2,288	2,254
Tesbury	112	110
Timboon	1,202	1,250
Timboon West	54	57
Vite Vite	39	37
Vite Vite North	28	32
Waarre	15	0
Wattle Hill	6	11
Weerite	117	121
Werneth^	60	66

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

• List of localities in Victoria (Australia)

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. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 3) the Shire of Corangamite". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
3. "Corangamite Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
4. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

External links

Media related to Shire of Corangamite at Wikimedia Commons

• Corangamite Shire Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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