Shire of Hindmarsh
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population5,645 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.75027/km2 (1.94318/sq mi)
Established1995
Gazetted20 January 1995[2]
Area7,524 km2 (2,905.0 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Melanie Albrecht
Council seatNhill
RegionGrampians
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal division(s)Mallee
WebsiteShire of Hindmarsh
LGAs around Shire of Hindmarsh:
Mildura Mildura Mildura
West Wimmera Shire of Hindmarsh Yarriambiack
West Wimmera Horsham Horsham

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 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 5,645,[1] having fallen from 5,852[3] in June 2013.

It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola.[2]

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.

Council

Current composition

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

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

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
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Dimboola^ 1,730 1,635
Gerang Gerung 69 65
Glenlee 87 71
Jeparit 477 476
Kaniva^ 803 891
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Kenmare 8 3
Kiata 62 64
Little Desert 5 5
Lorquon 10 8
Netherby 120 111
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Nhill 2,184 2,401
Rainbow^ 683 672
Tarranyurk 30 36
Yanac 63 69

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

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). "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.
  3. ^ "ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Hindmarsh Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Hindmarsh Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Hindmarsh Shire Council, East Ward by-election". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

External links

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