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 August 2021, had a population of 68,409.^[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
Population	68,409 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	28.245/km2 (73.154/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	18 November 1994[2]
Area	2,422 km2 (935.1 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Shane Sali
Council seat	Shepparton
Region	Hume
State electorate(s)	Euroa Murray Plains Shepparton
Federal division(s)	Nicholls
Website	City 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 last council election was in 2020. The elected councillors of Greater Shepparton in 2022 are:^[5]

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Unsubdivided		Shane Sali	Mayor
		Anthony Brophy
		Seema Abdullah
		Geoff Dobson
		Greg James
		Ben Ladson[6]
		Fern Summer
		Dinny Adem[7]
		Sam Spinks	Deputy Mayor,[8] Greens

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.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the city had a population of 68,409, up from 63,837 in the 2016 census.^[9]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Arcadia	217	212
Ardmona	487	497
Boxwood^	20	19
Bunbartha	276	313
Byrneside	158	161
Caniambo	74	82
Congupna	605	620
Cooma	108	94
Coomboona	131	134
Cosgrove	54	50
Cosgrove South	58	53
Dhurringile	445	369
Dookie	328	333
Dookie College	44	51
Gillieston	60	45
Girgarre East	121	143

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Goulburn Weir^	82	90
Gowangardie	16	18
Grahamvale	682	685
Harston	174	167
Karramomus	37	40
Katandra	113	120
Katandra West	476	492
Kialla	6,817	8,667
Kialla East	137	170
Kialla West	431	415
Kyabram^	7,331	7,416
Kyabram South	80	69
Lancaster^	393	398
Lemnos	246	251
Major Plains^	37	36
Marionvale	91	116

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Marungi^	111	98
Merrigum	679	679
Moorilim^	25	25
Mooroopna	7,942	8,312
Mooroopna North	123	144
Mooroopna North West	74	67
Mount Major	6	10
Murchison	925	884
Murchison East	135	140
Murchison North	187	185
Nalinga^	25	22
Orrvale	438	450
Pine Lodge	241	267
Shepparton	31,197	32,067
Shepparton East	1,138	1,192

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Shepparton North	1,033	2,048
St Germains	75	75
Stanhope South	*	#
Stewarton^	116	118
Tallygaroopna	579	600
Tamleugh North	34	24
Tatura	4,669	4,955
Tatura East	143	135
Toolamba	769	822
Toolamba West	112	110
Undera	442	450
Violet Town^	874	936
Waranga	*	#
Wyuna^	262	278
Zeerust	149	147

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

See also

• List of localities in Victoria
• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Greater Shepparton

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greater Shepparton (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
2. "Order Constituting ... the City of Greater Shepparton ...(part 12)". Victoria Government Gazette (S87). State Government of Victoria: 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. 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. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
5. Greater Shepparton Council. "Mayor and Councillors". Greater Shepparton. Greater Shepparton Council. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
6. "City council at full strength after countback elects new councillor". Shepparton News. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
7. Greater Shepparton. "Dinny Adem elected to Council in countback". Greater Shepparton Council. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
8. "Spinks elected new deputy mayor". Shepparton News. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
9. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 11 January 2023.

External links

Media related to City of Greater Shepparton at Wikimedia Commons

• Greater Shepparton City Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps Archived 24 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine

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