Shire of Pyrenees

Shire of Pyrenees
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population7,671 (2021)[1]
 • Density2.2332/km2 (5.7839/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted23 September 1994[2]
Area3,435 km2 (1,326.3 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Tanya Kehoe
Council seatBeaufort
RegionGrampians
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal division(s)
WebsiteShire of Pyrenees
LGAs around Shire of Pyrenees:
Northern Grampians Northern Grampians Central Goldfields
Ararat Shire of Pyrenees Hepburn, Ballarat
Ararat Corangamite Golden Plains
The Pyrenees Shire Council offices in Beaufort

The Shire of Pyrenees is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 3,435 square kilometres (1,326 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 7,353.[1]

It includes the towns of Avoca, Beaufort, Lexton and Trawalla. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Avoca, Shire of Lexton, and Shire of Ripon.[2][3]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Pyrenees Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Beaufort, it also has a service centre located in Avoca. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Pyrenees Ranges which also lends its name to the Pyrenees wine region, which is located in the north of the Local Government Area.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward.[4] Council Composition as of September 2022:

Ward Councillor Notes
Avoca   Ron Eason Mayor
Beaufort   Damian Ferrari
De Cameron   Robert Vance
Ercildoune   David Clark
Mount Emu   Tanya Kehoe

Administration and governance

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

Traditional owners

The traditional owners of this land are the Wadawurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wotjobaluk, and Eastern Maar.[5]

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 7,671, up from 7,238 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Amphitheatre 248 223
Avoca 1,193 1,356
Barkly^ 43 49
Beaufort 1,539 1,712
Bo Peep^ 21 25
Brewster 51 47
Buangor^ 103 112
Bung Bong^ 51 63
Burnbank 59 47
Burrumbeet^ 232 249
Carngham 146 171
Carranballac^ 42 43
Chepstowe 61 60
Chute 18 13
Cross Roads 19 27
Crowlands^ 89 72
Elmhurst^ 183 185
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Ercildoune^ 70 90
Evansford^ 131 147
Eversley^ 10 14
Frenchmans 13 7
Glenbrae 30 30
Glenlofty 17 11
Glenlogie^ 33 29
Glenpatrick 31 13
Hillcrest 95 99
Homebush 36 31
Lake Goldsmith 29 22
Lake Wongan 8 3
Lamplough 61 49
Landsborough 180 200
Landsborough West^ 41 49
Langi Kal Kal 400 336
Lexton 231 284
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Lillicur^ 29 85
Linton^ 580 635
Main Lead 46 42
Mena Park 27 32
Middle Creek^ 19 22
Moonambel 167 185
Mount Emu 26 28
Mount Lonarch 42 44
Natte Yallock^ 94 89
Navarre^ 98 99
Nerring 15 14
Nowhere Creek 17 20
Percydale 39 22
Pittong^ 15 12
Raglan 231 223
Rathscar^ 21 19
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Rathscar West 23 31
Redbank^ 94 102
Shays Flat^ 13 3
Skipton^ 586 609
Smythesdale^ 1,032 1,189
Snake Valley 743 820
Stockyard Hill 49 49
Stoneleigh^ 45 45
Streatham^ 156 158
Tanwood 26 15
Trawalla 141 140
Wareek^ 68 72
Warrenmang 17 16
Waterloo 110 122
Wattle Creek^ 0 0
Waubra^ 275 308

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

References

  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg the Shire of Pyrenees". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 16–23. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order altg (Part 12) the Shire of Pyrenees". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 5. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ Victorian Electoral Commission. "Pyrenees Shire Council election results 2020". Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Reconciliation". www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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