Shire of Loddon
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population7,759 (2021)[1]
 • Density1.15875/km2 (3.0012/sq mi)
Established1995
Gazetted19 January 1995[2]
Area6,696 km2 (2,585.3 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Dan Straub
Council seatWedderburn
RegionLoddon Mallee
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Mallee
WebsiteShire of Loddon
LGAs around Shire of Loddon:
Gannawarra Gannawarra Campaspe
Buloke Shire of Loddon Greater Bendigo
Northern Grampians Central Goldfields Mount Alexander

The Shire of Loddon is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 6,696 square kilometres (2,585 sq mi) and in 2021 had a population of 7,759.[3]

It includes the towns of Inglewood, Boort, Serpentine, Pyramid Hill and Wedderburn. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of East Loddon, Shire of Gordon, Shire of Korong, and parts of the Rural City of Marong, Shire of Bet Bet, Shire of Maldon and Shire of Tullaroop.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Loddon Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wedderburn, it also has a service centre located in Serpentine. The Shire is named after the Loddon River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward.[4]

Ward Councillor Notes
Boort   Neil Beattie
Inglewood   Wendy Murphy
Tarnagulla   Linda Jungwirth
Terrick   Dan Straub Mayor
Wedderburn   Gavan Holt

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the Wedderburn Municipal Offices. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Wedderburn, and its service centre in Serpentine.

Traditional owners

The Dja Dja Wurrung and Barababaraba are the traditional owners of this land.[5]

Townships and localities

The 2021 census recorded the shire's population of 7,759, compared to 7,516 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Appin South^ 29 38
Arnold 47 56
Arnold West 22 19
Auchmore 13 5
Barraport 37 45
Barraport West 10 5
Bealiba^ 206 213
Bears Lagoon 72 53
Berrimal 46 52
Boort 873 940
Borung 82 59
Brenanah 28 29
Bridgewater 142 133
Bridgewater North 57 54
Bridgewater On Loddon 326 341
Buckrabanyule^ 51 52
Burkes Flat 14 20
Calivil 178 178
Campbells Forest 45 50
Canary Island 10 4
Catumnal 18 14
Cochranes Creek 9 9
Coonooer Bridge^ 31 30
Derby 17 18
Dingee 206 195
Dunolly^ 893 899
Durham Ox 74 60
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Eastville^ 24 13
Eddington^ 96 113
Emu^ 32 37
Fentons Creek 24 27
Fernihurst 20 32
Fiery Flat 25 28
Gladfield 24 32
Glenalbyn 19 21
Glenloth East^ 13 14
Goldsborough^ 36 37
Gowar East^ 20 23
Gredgwin^ 15 13
Horfield^ 91 93
Inglewood 855 886
Inkerman^ * #
Jarklin 37 49
Jungaburra 0 0
Kamarooka^ 92 89
Kamarooka North 15 9
Kingower 32 46
Kinypanial 11 12
Korong Vale 168 143
Kurraca 7 5
Kurraca West 10 0
Kurting 53 61
Laanecoorie 177 179
Lake Marmal^ 21 21
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Lake Meran^ 23 22
Leaghur 19 20
Leichardt^ 125 167
Leitchville^ 558 576
Llanelly 38 62
Loddon Vale 31 24
Logan^ 53 59
Macorna^ 87 67
Marong^ 1,416 2,005
McIntyre 42 47
Meering West^ 13 12
Milloo^ 35 37
Mincha 50 62
Minmindie 21 13
Mitiamo^ 117 116
Moliagul^ 88 80
Mologa 29 20
Murphys Creek 37 46
Mysia 43 26
Newbridge 192 171
Nine Mile^ 22 19
Painswick 5 14
Pompapiel 50 38
Powlett Plains 42 38
Prairie 66 37
Pyramid Hill 558 598
Raywood^ 318 329
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Rheola 56 52
Richmond Plains^ 3 9
Salisbury West 21 38
Sebastian^ 217 251
Serpentine 192 222
Shelbourne^ 452 423
Skinners Flat 26 27
Slaty Creek^ 37 34
Sylvaterre 17 22
Tandarra 48 55
Tarnagulla 133 153
Terrappee^ 22 20
Terrick Terrick 11 8
Waanyarra 22 57
Wedderburn 941 951
Wedderburn Junction 20 20
Wehla 39 41
Woodstock On Loddon 28 36
Woodstock West 41 45
Woolshed Flat 3 13
Woosang^ 11 12
Wychitella 31 29
Wychitella North 9 18
Yando 40 45
Yarraberb 23 17
Yarrawalla 90 78
Yeungroon East^ 16 11

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

Large gold specimen from Wychitella, Loddon Shire
Loddon Shire Council offices at Wedderburn

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 Census All persons QuickStats - Loddon LGA". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Estimated resident population, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 7) the Shire of Loddon". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "2021 Loddon, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Loddon Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Loddon Aboriginal Community Partnership Plan 2019-2022" (PDF). Shire of Loddon. 23 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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