Shire of Corangamite
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
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The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,408 square kilometres (1,702 mi2) and in 2021 had a population of 16,115.[3] It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton.
Shire of Corangamite | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Camperdown | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Kate Makin | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,408 km2 (1,702 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 16,115 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.6559/km2 (9.4686/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 23 September 1994[2] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.
History
The Shire of Corangamite came into existence on 23 September 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, the vast bulk of the Shire of Hampden and the Shire of Heytesbury, the Simpson and Princetown districts of the Shire of Otway, and small parts of the Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool around Lake Keilambete.[2]
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward.[4]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Lake Keilambete | Independent | Geraldine Conheady | ||
| Gnotuk | Independent | Ruth Gstrein | ||
| Leura | Independent | Laurie Hickey | ||
| Cooriemungle | Independent | Jamie Vogels | ||
| Mount Elephant | Independent | Nicholas Cole | ||
| Tandarook | Independent | Joanne Beard | ||
| Elingamite | Independent | Kate Makin | ||
Administration and governance
The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.
Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 16,115, compared to 16,051 in the 2016 census.[5]
| Population | ||
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| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Ayrford^ | 44 | 39 |
| Berrybank^ | 40 | 37 |
| Bookaar | 163 | 159 |
| Boorcan | 146 | 142 |
| Bostocks Creek | 83 | 85 |
| Bradvale | 59 | 46 |
| Brucknell^ | 116 | 127 |
| Bullaharre | 17 | 19 |
| Camperdown | 3,369 | 3,354 |
| Carlisle River^ | 135 | 168 |
| Carpendeit^ | 134 | 115 |
| Chapple Vale^ | 36 | 42 |
| Chocolyn | 67 | 61 |
| Cobden | 1,839 | 1,804 |
| Cobrico | 80 | 72 |
| Cooriemungle | 364 | 311 |
| Cowleys Creek | 37 | 34 |
| Cressy^ | 175 | 176 |
| Cundare North^ | 9 | 10 |
| Curdies River | 28 | 25 |
| Curdievale^ | 124 | 125 |
| Darlington^ | 107 | 84 |
| Derrinallum | 415 | 386 |
| Dixie | 131 | 148 |
| Duverney | 33 | 23 |
| Ecklin South^ | 188 | 222 |
| Elingamite | 55 | 57 |
| Elingamite North | 78 | 118 |
| Foxhow | 19 | 31 |
| Garvoc^ | 243 | 248 |
| Gellibrand Lower^ | 13 | 19 |
| Glenfyne | 135 | 131 |
| Glenormiston North^ | 56 | 63 |
| Glenormiston South | 108 | 123 |
| Gnotuk | 99 | 120 |
| Heytesbury Lower | 52 | 39 |
| Jancourt | 29 | 16 |
| Jancourt East^ | 188 | 185 |
| Kariah | 94 | 94 |
| Kennedys Creek | 42 | 44 |
| Koallah | 29 | 28 |
| Kolora^ | 142 | 188 |
| Larralea | * | # |
| Leslie Manor | 64 | 66 |
| Lismore | 420 | 472 |
| Mingay | 51 | 44 |
| Mount Bute^ | 58 | 61 |
| Naroghid | 71 | 66 |
| Newfield | 69 | 59 |
| Nirranda East^ | 14 | 12 |
| Noorat^ | 333 | 318 |
| Noorat East | 20 | 17 |
| Paaratte | 31 | 36 |
| Peterborough^ | 247 | 322 |
| Pirron Yallock^ | 113 | 132 |
| Pittong^ | 15 | 12 |
| Pomborneit | 62 | 73 |
| Pomborneit East | 25 | 42 |
| Pomborneit North | 71 | 48 |
| Port Campbell | 478 | 440 |
| Princetown | 241 | 236 |
| Scotts Creek | 248 | 214 |
| Simpson^ | 569 | 583 |
| Skibo | 65 | 70 |
| Skipton^ | 586 | 609 |
| South Purrumbete | 109 | 124 |
| Stonyford^ | 51 | 65 |
| Tandarook | 19 | 46 |
| Taroon^ | 22 | 25 |
| Terang^ | 2,288 | 2,254 |
| Tesbury | 112 | 110 |
| Timboon | 1,202 | 1,250 |
| Timboon West | 54 | 57 |
| Vite Vite | 39 | 37 |
| Vite Vite North | 28 | 32 |
| Waarre | 15 | 0 |
| Wattle Hill | 6 | 11 |
| Weerite | 117 | 121 |
| Werneth^ | 60 | 66 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
