Shire of Mitchell

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 mi²) and, in April 2024, had a projected population of 61,362.^[3] Larger towns include Beveridge, Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour, Tallarook, Pyalong and Wallan.

CountryAustralia

Established1994

Council seatBroadford

WebsiteMitchell Shire

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Mitchell Shire
Local government area
Location in Victoria
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Hume Goulburn Valley
Established	1994
Council seat	Broadford
Government
• Mayor	Cr Louise Bannister
• State electorates	Euroa Kalkallo Yan Yean
• Federal divisions	Bendigo McEwen Nicholls
Area [1]
• Total	2,862 km2 (1,105 sq mi)
Population
• Total	61,362
• Density	21.440/km2 (55.530/sq mi)
Gazetted	18 November 1994[2]
Website	Mitchell Shire
LGAs around Mitchell Shire Mount Alexander Greater Bendigo Strathbogie Macedon Ranges Mitchell Shire Murrindindi Hume Whittlesea Nillumbik

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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 regional municipality. 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.