Shire of Hindmarsh
Shire of Hindmarsh | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nhill | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Melanie Albrecht | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7,524 km2 (2,905 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 5,464 (2024)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.72621/km2 (1.88087/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 January 1995[2] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,527 square kilometres (2,906 mi2) and in June 2024 had an estimated population of 5,464,[1] having fallen from 5,852[3] in June 2013. It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Hindmarsh Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Nhill, it also has service centres located in Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Hindmarsh, (which in turn was named after John Hindmarsh) located in the east of the LGA.
History
[edit]The Shire of Hindmarsh was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola.[2]
Council
[edit]Current composition
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The council is composed of three wards and six councillors, with two councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[4] The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:[5]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Independent | Debra Nelson | Mayor (2015-2017) | |
| Independent | Wendy Bywaters | Position vacant following 2020 election. By-election held December 2020.[6] | ||
| North | Independent | Ron Ismay | Mayor (2017-2019, 2020-2021) | |
| Independent | Brett Ireland | |||
| West | Independent | Melanie Albrecht | Mayor (2021- ) | |
| Independent | Rob Gersch | Mayor (2019-2020) | ||
Administration and governance
[edit]The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Nhill Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It provides customer services at its administrative centre in Nhill, and its service centres in Dimboola, Jeparit, and Rainbow.
Townships and localities
[edit]The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 5,698 down from 5,721 in the 2016 census[7]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Albacutya | 0 | 0 |
| Antwerp | 63 | 53 |
| Big Desert^ | 3 | 8 |
| Broughton^ | 145 | 65 |
| Crymelon^ | 11 | 15 |
| Dimboola^ | 1,730 | 1,635 |
| Gerang Gerung | 69 | 65 |
| Glenlee | 87 | 71 |
| Jeparit | 477 | 476 |
| Kaniva^ | 803 | 891 |
| Kenmare | 8 | 3 |
| Kiata | 62 | 64 |
| Little Desert | 5 | 5 |
| Lorquon | 10 | 8 |
| Netherby | 120 | 111 |
| Nhill | 2,184 | 2,401 |
| Rainbow^ | 683 | 672 |
| Tarranyurk | 30 | 36 |
| Yanac | 63 | 69 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Regional population, 2023-24 financial year". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025. Estimated resident population by LGA, 30 June 2024.
- 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order estg (Part 8) the Shire of Hindmarsh". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ "ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Hindmarsh Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ "Hindmarsh Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "Hindmarsh Shire Council, East Ward by-election". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
External links
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Media related to Shire of Hindmarsh at Wikimedia Commons
- Hindmarsh Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present) - Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria
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