Loddon Mallee

The Loddon Mallee is an economic rural region^[1] located in the north-western part of Victoria, Australia.^[2] Occupying more than a quarter of the state, it stretches from Greater Melbourne to the northernmost point of Victoria, sharing a border with South Australia and New South Wales, and has one of the most consistently warm climates in Victoria. It has two major regional cities Bendigo and Mildura and also contains the major settlements of Castlemaine, Echuca, Gisborne, Kerang, Kyneton, Maryborough, Swan Hill, Wedderburn and Wycheproof.

Loddon Mallee Region Victoria
Aerial view of Bendigo and surrounding areas.
Loddon Mallee Region The location of Bendigo, a city in the Loddon Mallee region
Coordinates	36°45′S 144°16′E
Population	348,394 (2021 census)[Note 1]
• Density	5.90909/km2 (15.30447/sq mi)
Area	58,959 km2 (22,764.2 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)	(by population) Greater Bendigo Mildura Macedon Ranges Campaspe Swan Hill Mount Alexander Central Goldfields Gannawarra Loddon Buloke
State electorate(s)	Bendigo East Bendigo West Euroa Macedon Mildura Murray Plains Ripon
Federal division(s)	Bendigo Mallee McEwen Nicholls
Website	Loddon Mallee Region
Localities around Loddon Mallee Region: South Australia New South Wales New South Wales South Australia Loddon Mallee Region Hume Grampians Grampians Greater Melbourne

Comprising an area in excess of 58,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi) this is the largest region in Victoria hosting a population of over 348,000 people. The Loddon Malle region includes the Shire of Buloke, Shire of Campaspe, Shire of Central Goldfields, Shire of Gannawarra, City of Greater Bendigo, Shire of Loddon, Shire of Macedon Ranges, Rural City of Mildura, Shire of Mount Alexander and Rural City of Swan Hill local government areas.

The Loddon Mallee region is located along two major transport corridors, the Calder Highway corridor linking Melbourne to Bendigo and Mildura and the interstate Sturt Highway corridor linking Sydney to Mildura and Adelaide. The region comprises two distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Loddon Campaspe and Mallee.^[3]

Administration

Political representation

For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the Loddon Mallee region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of Bendigo,^[4] Mallee,^[5] McEwen^[6] and Nicholls.^[7]

For the purposes of Victorian elections for the Legislative Assembly, the Loddon Mallee region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of Bendigo East, Bendigo West, Euroa, Macedon, Mildura, Murray Plains and Ripon.

Local government areas

The region contains ten local government areas, which are:

Loddon Mallee region LGA populations

Local government area	Area		Population (2016 census)	Source(s)	Population (2021 census)	Source(s)
	km2	sq mi
Shire of Buloke	8,000	3,100	6,201	[8]	6,178	[9]
Shire of Campaspe	4,519	1,745	37,061	[10]	38,735	[11]
Shire of Central Goldfields	1,533	592	12,995	[12]	13,483	[13]
Shire of Gannawarra	3,735	1,442	10,549	[14]	10,683	[15]
City of Greater Bendigo	3,000	1,200	110,477	[16]	121,470	[17]
Shire of Loddon	6,696	2,585	7,516	[18]	7,759	[19]
Shire of Macedon Ranges	1,748	675	46,100	[20]	51,458	[21]
Rural City of Mildura	22,083	8,526	53,878	[22]	56,972	[23]
Shire of Mount Alexander	1,530	590	18,761	[24]	20,253	[25]
Rural City of Swan Hill	6,115	2,361	20,584	[26]	21,403	[27]
Totals	58,959	22,764	324,122		348,394

Environmental protection

The Loddon Malle region contains the Murray Sunset National Park, Big Desert Wilderness Park, Wyperfeld National Park, Hattah - Kulkyne National Park, Kooyoora State Park and Greater Bendigo National Park.

See also

• Victoria portal

• Geography of Victoria
• Regions of Victoria

Notes

1. Population figure is the combined population of all LGAs in the region
2. Area figure is the combined population of all LGAs in the region

References

1. "Meaning of Regional Victoria". Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (MS Word requires download). State Government of Victoria. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
2. Victoria, Regional Development (17 May 2018). "Victoria's Loddon Mallee Region". Regional Development Victoria. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
3. Planning (14 July 2017). "Loddon Mallee South Regional Growth Plan". Planning. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
4. corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "Profile of the electoral division of Bendigo (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "Profile of the electoral division of Mallee (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "Profile of the electoral division of McEwen (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "Profile of the electoral division of Nicholls (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Buloke (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Buloke (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Campaspe (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Campaspe (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Central Goldfields (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Central Goldfields (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Gannawarra (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Gannawarra (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Greater Bendigo (C) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Greater Bendigo (C) (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
18. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Loddon (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Loddon (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
20. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Macedon Ranges (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
21. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Macedon Ranges (S) (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
22. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Mildura (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
23. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Mildura (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
24. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Mount Alexander (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
25. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Mount Alexander (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
26. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Swan Hill (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
27. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Swan Hill (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

External links

• Regional Roads Victoria - Loddon Malle
• Loddon Mallee Regional Strategic Plan
• Loddon Mallee Contacts & Services Directory