Shire of Central Goldfields
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
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Shire of Central Goldfields is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,533 square kilometres (592 mi2) and, in August 2021 had a population of 13,483.[1] It includes the towns of Bealiba, Carisbrook, Dunolly, Maryborough and Talbot.
Shire of Central Goldfields | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Loddon Mallee | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Maryborough | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Ben Green | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,533 km2 (592 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 13,483 (2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.795/km2 (22.779/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 19 January 1995[3] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Central Goldfields | ||||||||||||
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The Shire is governed and administered by the Central Goldfields Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Maryborough. It also has a service centre located in Talbot. The Shire is named after the region having historically been a major goldfields region in central Victoria.
History
The Shire of Central Goldfields was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Maryborough, the vast bulk of the Shire of Tullaroop, the western half of the Shire of Bet Bet and the northern half of Shire of Talbot and Clunes.[3]
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of seven single member wards.[4]
Councillors elected at the 2024 election are:[5]
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn | Liesbeth Long | ||
| Maryborough Central | Gerard Murphy | ||
| Maryborough East | Jake Meyer | ||
| Maryborough North | Geoff Bartlett | ||
| Maryborough West | Grace La Vella | ||
| Paddys Ranges | Ben Green | Mayor | |
| Tullaroop | Anna De Villiers | Deputy | |
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Maryborough Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Maryborough, and its service centre in Talbot.
Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,483, up from 12,995 in the 2016 census.[6]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Adelaide Lead | 81 | 85 |
| Alma | 201 | 195 |
| Amherst | 65 | 63 |
| Archdale^ | 21 | 23 |
| Archdale Junction^ | 6 | 12 |
| Bealiba^ | 206 | 213 |
| Bet Bet | 129 | 135 |
| Betley | 102 | 101 |
| Bowenvale | 181 | 209 |
| Bromley | 56 | 46 |
| Caralulup | 3 | 3 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Carisbrook^ | 1,115 | 1,192 |
| Cotswold | 12 | 20 |
| Craigie | 57 | 62 |
| Daisy Hill | 385 | 398 |
| Dunach | 58 | 83 |
| Dunluce | 36 | 36 |
| Dunolly^ | 893 | 899 |
| Eddington^ | 96 | 113 |
| Emu^ | 32 | 37 |
| Flagstaff | 87 | 97 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Goldsborough^ | 36 | 37 |
| Havelock | 74 | 83 |
| Inkerman^ | * | # |
| Joyces Creek^ | 12 | 20 |
| Majorca | 211 | 198 |
| Maryborough | 7,921 | 8,160 |
| Moliagul^ | 88 | 80 |
| Moolort^ | 32 | 44 |
| Moonlight Flat | 77 | 85 |
| Mount Glasgow | 85 | 92 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
