Shire of Mansfield

This article is about a current local government area created in 2002. For the local government area prior to 1994, see Shire of Mansfield (former).

Mansfield Shire
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population10,178 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.6478/km2 (6.8577/sq mi)
Established2002
Gazetted17 October 2002[2]
Area3,844 km2 (1,484.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Steve Rabie
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteMansfield Shire
LGAs around Mansfield Shire:
Strathbogie Benalla Wangaratta
Murrindindi Mansfield Shire Wellington
Yarra Ranges Baw Baw Wellington

The Shire of Mansfield 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 3,844 square kilometres (1,484 sq mi) and in August 2021, had a population of 10,178.[1]

It includes the towns of Mansfield, Maindample, Mount Buller, Bonnie Doon, Jamieson, Kevington, Merrijig, Tolmie and Woods Point. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Delatite into the current shire and the Rural City of Benalla.[2]

The de-amalgamation was the only successful de-amalgamation following the Kennett Government's policy of local government mergers. It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.[3]

The Shire is governed and administered by Mansfield Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield. The Shire is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Mansfield, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 4,360.[4]

The Shire is bordered by the Rural City of Benalla, the Shire of Baw Baw, the Shire of Murrindindi, the Shire of Yarra Ranges, the Shire of Strathbogie and the Shire of Wellington. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire; the areas around Mount Buller and Mount Stirling.

Council

Current composition

The Shire has an unsubdivided structure, with five councillors elected to represent the community across the shire.

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Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Mansfield Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Mansfield.

Townships and localities

According to the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 10,178, compared to 8,584 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Ancona 84 99
Barjarg 132 141
Barwite 228 269
Bonnie Doon 570 666
Boorolite 143 166
Bridge Creek^ 97 117
Creek Junction^ 16 34
Delatite 15 13
Enochs Point^ 0 3
Gaffneys Creek 10 3
Goughs Bay 261 328
Howes Creek 70 67
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Howqua 110 158
Howqua Hills 4 5
Howqua Inlet 56 63
Jamieson 301 382
Kanumbra^ 59 53
Kevington 43 36
Knockwood 0 0
Lake Eildon 7 3
Macs Cove 91 121
Maindample 212 239
Mansfield 4,787 5,541
Matlock^ 4 7
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Merrijig 549 721
Merton^ 190 216
Mirimbah^ * 0
Mount Buller^ 243 333
Mountain Bay 43 54
Piries 58 66
Reynard^ 0 0
Sawmill Settlement 88 86
Tolmie^ 447 547
Woods Point 37 33
Woodfield 36 62

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mansfield (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search (17 October 2002). "G42 of 2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria. pp. 85–97. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Chen, Peter. "'They are not like us'". University of Melbourne. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ Census QuickStats (2011). "Mansfield (SS) – SSC20844". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Meet Your Councillors | Mansfield Shire Council".
  6. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
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