The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and as of the 2021 census had a population of 48,715.[4]
| Shire of East Gippsland Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 48,715 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2 December 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20,940 km2 (8,085.0 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bairnsdale | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
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It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.[2]
The shire is governed and administered by the East Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bairnsdale. It also has service centres located in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost. The shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.
Council
editCurrent composition
editThe council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[5]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsubdivided | Tom Crook | Independent | Mayor 2023– | |
| Mendy Urie | Independent | |||
| Kirsten Van Diggele | Independent | |||
| Arthur Allen | Independent | |||
| Mark Reeves | Labor[6] | |||
| Sonia Buckley | Independent | |||
| Jane Greacen OAM | Independent | Deputy Mayor 2023– | ||
| Trevor Stow | Independent | |||
| John White | Independent | |||
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bairnsdale Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bairnsdale, and its service centres in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost.
Townships and localities
editThe 2021 census, the shire had a population of 48,715 up from 45,040 in the 2016 census[7]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Anglers Rest | 21 | 31 |
| Bairnsdale | 7,580 | 7,905 |
| Banksia Peninsula | * | # |
| Bellbird Creek | 0 | 5 |
| Bemm River | 60 | 72 |
| Benambra | 149 | 173 |
| Bendoc | 115 | 109 |
| Bengworden | 59 | 93 |
| Bete Bolong | 93 | 84 |
| Bete Bolong North | 12 | 13 |
| Bindi | 55 | 49 |
| Bingo Munjie | 0 | 8 |
| Bonang | 48 | 52 |
| Boole Poole | 0 | 9 |
| Broadlands | * | # |
| Brodribb River | 31 | 29 |
| Brookville | 5 | 16 |
| Brumby | 4 | 0 |
| Bruthen | 814 | 820 |
| Buchan | 236 | 201 |
| Buchan South | 82 | 102 |
| Buldah | 8 | 5 |
| Bullumwaal | 33 | 45 |
| Bumberrah | 80 | 101 |
| Bundara | 0 | 0 |
| Butchers Ridge | 7 | 7 |
| Cabbage Tree Creek | 43 | 52 |
| Calulu | 181 | 186 |
| Cann River | 194 | 197 |
| Cape Conran | 4 | 5 |
| Cassilis | 29 | 21 |
| Chandlers Creek | 0 | 0 |
| Clifton Creek | 237 | 252 |
| Club Terrace | 52 | 25 |
| Cobbannah | 6 | 0 |
| Cobberas | 0 | 0 |
| Cobungra^ | 53 | 58 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Combienbar | 19 | 7 |
| Corringle | 15 | 17 |
| Deddick Valley | 8 | 12 |
| Delegate River | 27 | 41 |
| Deptford | 0 | 0 |
| Doctors Flat | 19 | 13 |
| Double Bridges | 0 | 0 |
| Eagle Point | 1,094 | 1,306 |
| East Bairnsdale | 1,298 | 1,352 |
| Eastwood | 2,766 | 2,855 |
| Ellaswood | 185 | 206 |
| Ensay | 109 | 155 |
| Ensay North | 23 | 29 |
| Errinundra | 0 | 0 |
| Fairy Dell | 80 | 93 |
| Fernbank^ | 152 | 194 |
| Flaggy Creek | 99 | 104 |
| Forge Creek | 276 | 346 |
| Gelantipy | 20 | 23 |
| Genoa | 55 | 66 |
| Gipsy Point | 19 | 31 |
| Glen Valley | 18 | 23 |
| Glen Wills | 0 | 4 |
| Glenaladale | 61 | 48 |
| Goon Nure | 119 | 137 |
| Goongerah | 31 | 31 |
| Granite Rock | 248 | 261 |
| Hillside^ | 193 | 290 |
| Hinnomunjie | 25 | 21 |
| Iguana Creek | 44 | 51 |
| Jarrahmond | 105 | 117 |
| Johnsonville | 327 | 326 |
| Kalimna | 1,249 | 1,350 |
| Kalimna West | 141 | 161 |
| Lake Bunga | 330 | 408 |
| Lake Tyers | 67 | 4 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Lake Tyers Beach | 727 | 802 |
| Lakes Entrance | 4,810 | 5,145 |
| Lindenow | 449 | 527 |
| Lindenow South | 434 | 475 |
| Lucknow | 1,254 | 1,439 |
| Mallacoota | 1,063 | 1,183 |
| Manorina | 8 | 7 |
| Maramingo Creek | 17 | 6 |
| Marlo | 564 | 602 |
| Marthavale | 0 | 0 |
| Melwood | 26 | 17 |
| Merrijig | 0 | 0 |
| Metung | 1,449 | 1,899 |
| Mossiface | 131 | 138 |
| Mount Taylor | 286 | 330 |
| Murrindal | 11 | 8 |
| Nariel Valley^ | 90 | 87 |
| Nelse | 0 | 0 |
| Newlands Arm | 728 | 866 |
| Newmerella | 389 | 415 |
| Nicholson | 1,095 | 1,322 |
| Noorinbee | 70 | 84 |
| Noorinbee North | 24 | 37 |
| Nowa Nowa | 194 | 199 |
| Nungurner | 283 | 327 |
| Nunniong | 0 | 0 |
| Nurran | 3 | 7 |
| Nyerimilang | 4 | 3 |
| Ocean Grange^ | 0 | 5 |
| Omeo | 406 | 411 |
| Omeo Valley | 3 | 9 |
| Orbost | 2,227 | 2,264 |
| Paynesville | 3,480 | 3,636 |
| Raymond Island | 548 | 589 |
| Reedy Flat | 42 | 6 |
| Ryans | 0 | 0 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Sarsfield | 625 | 543 |
| Shennonvale | * | # |
| Simpsons Creek | 38 | 39 |
| Stirling | 0 | 0 |
| Suggan Buggan | 0 | 5 |
| Swan Reach | 751 | 861 |
| Swifts Creek | 278 | 232 |
| Tabberabbera | 0 | 0 |
| Tambo Crossing | 17 | 25 |
| Tambo Upper | 324 | 325 |
| Tamboon | 11 | 3 |
| Timbarra | 0 | 0 |
| Tonghi Creek | 12 | 5 |
| Tongio | 65 | 50 |
| Toorloo Arm | 362 | 509 |
| Tostaree | 25 | 23 |
| Tubbut | 11 | 13 |
| W Tree | 48 | 47 |
| Wairewa | 87 | 67 |
| Wallagaraugh | 3 | 0 |
| Walpa | 154 | 157 |
| Wangarabell | 9 | 8 |
| Waterholes | 11 | 12 |
| Waygara | 27 | 20 |
| Wentworth | 0 | 0 |
| Wingan River | 4 | 4 |
| Wiseleigh | 164 | 177 |
| Wombat Creek | 25 | 26 |
| Woodglen | 43 | 52 |
| Wroxham | 0 | 0 |
| Wuk Wuk | 88 | 86 |
| Wulgulmerang | 11 | 18 |
| Wulgulmerang East | 7 | 12 |
| Wulgulmerang West | 0 | 0 |
| Wy Yung | 1,657 | 1,940 |
| Yalmy | 0 | 0 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shire of East Gippsland (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Part 4—Shire Of East Gippsland". S94, Date: Friday, December 02nd 1994. Victoria Government Gazette (published 2 December 1994). 1836–1997. p. 3. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "East Gippsland Shire | community profile". profile.id.com.au. 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Gippsland". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Councillors". eastgippsland.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Labor challenging in Gippsland East". Gippsland Times. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
External links
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- East Gippsland Shire Council official website
- Vic Govt Dept of Natural Resources and Environment: East Gippsland biodiversity management
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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