Shire of Mitchell

Mitchell Shire
Victoria
Mitchell Shire; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	61,362
• Density	21.440/km2 (55.530/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	18 November 1994
Area	2,862 km2 (1,105.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Louise Bannister
Council seat	Broadford
Region	Hume; Goulburn Valley
State electorate(s)	Euroa; Kalkallo; Yan Yean;
Federal division(s)	Bendigo; McEwen; Nicholls;
Website	Mitchell Shire
	LGAs around Mitchell Shire:

Mitchell Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located North of Melbourne. It covers an area of 2,862 square kilometres (1,105 sq mi) and, in April 2024, had a projected population of 61,362.^[3] Larger towns include Beveridge, Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour, Tallarook, Pyalong and Wallan. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Pyalong, the Shire of Kilmore, most of the Shire of Broadford, and parts of the Shire of McIvor and Rural City of Seymour.^[1]

The Shire is governed and administered by Mitchell Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Broadford, it also has service centres located in Kilmore, Beveridge, Seymour and Wallan. The Shire is named after an early British surveyor and explorer, Major Thomas Mitchell, who explored the south-eastern part of Australia, and whose return route for his third expedition passed through the present-day LGA.

The Shire is Victoria’s fastest growing municipality. As an interface growth area, it offers a mix of rural and urban living with affordable housing and a diversity of lifestyle and housing choices. By 2041 it is expected that 170,000 people will live in Mitchell Shire.^[3] It is anticipated that most of this growth will occur in and around the southern townships of Beveridge, Kilmore/Kilmore East and Wallan.

Council

Current composition

The Council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.^[4]

Ward		Notes
Central	Louise Bannister (Mayor)	Independent.^[5]
	Annie Goble	Independent
	Nathan Clark (Deputy Mayor)	Independent
North	Bill Chisholm	Independent
	Rhonda Sanderson	Independent
	Fiona Stevens	Independent
South	Bob Cornish	Independent
	Rob Eldridge	Independent
	David Lowe	Independent

Administration and governance

Mitchell Shire Council meets in the Council Chambers at Mitchell Civic Centre in Broadford. It also has Customer and Library Service Centres in Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan.

Townships and localities

Mitchell Shire has a population of 61,362.^[4] Individual locality populations are based on the most recent available data on ID Forecast ^[6]


Area	2024 Projected Population
Mitchell Shire	61,362
Beveridge	9118
Broadford area	5564
Kilmore - Kilmore East	11622
Pyalong - Rural North West	2220
Rural North East	2872
Seymour	7003
Wallan	19725
Wandong - Heathcote Junction area	3238

References

^ ^a ^b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 10) the Mitchell Shire". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Home | Mitchell Shire | Population forecast". forecast.id.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Local Government in Victoria. "Mitchell Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "Nominations | Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
^ "Home | Mitchell Shire | Population forecast". forecast.id.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

External links

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[Gazette-1] Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 10) the Mitchell Shire". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[ABSLGA-2] "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.

[:0-3] "Home | Mitchell Shire | Population forecast". forecast.id.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[Council-4] Local Government in Victoria. "Mitchell Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[5] "Nominations | Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.

[6] "Home | Mitchell Shire | Population forecast". forecast.id.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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v t e Localities in the Shire of Mitchell
Town	Avenel^ Beveridge^ Broadford Flowerdale^ Heathcote Junction Kilmore Puckapunyal Pyalong Seymour Tallarook Tooborac Wallan Wandong
Locality	Bylands^ Clonbinane Forbes Glenaroua Glenhope Glenhope East Heathcote South High Camp Highlands^ Hilldene Kilmore East Mangalore^ Moranding Mia Mia^ Northwood Nulla Vale Reedy Creek Sugarloaf Creek Sunday Creek Tarcombe^ Trawool^ Tyaak Upper Plenty Waterford Park Whiteheads Creek Willowmavin
^ - Territory divided with another LGA