City of Greater Shepparton

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = City of Greater Shepparton

| state = vic

| image = Australia Victoria Greater Shepparton City.svg

| caption = Location in Victoria

| pop = 68,409

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA22830|name=Greater Shepparton (Local Government Area)|accessdate=19 November 2023|quick=on}}

| est = 1994

| gazetted = 18 November 1994{{cite journal |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=5&state=V&classNum=S87 |issue=S87 |title=Order Constituting ... the City of Greater Shepparton ...(part 12) |journal=Victoria Government Gazette |publisher=State Government of Victoria |date=18 November 1994 |page=5 |access-date=10 January 2014}}

| area = 2422

| area_footnotes =

| mayor = Shane Sali

| seat = Shepparton

| region = Hume

| stategov = Euroa

| stategov2= Murray Plains

| stategov3= Shepparton

| fedgov = Nicholls

| logo = Greater Shepparton logo.svg

| url = http://www.greatershepparton.com.au/

| near-n = Moira

| near-ne = Moira

| near-e = Benalla

| near-se = Strathbogie

| near-s = Strathbogie

| near-sw = Campaspe

| near-w = Campaspe

| near-nw = Moira

}}

The City of Greater Shepparton is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of {{convert|2422|km2|mi2}} and, in August 2021, had a population of 68,409. It includes the city of Shepparton and the towns of Arcadia, Ardmona, Congupna, Dookie, Grahamvale, Kialla, Lemnos, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Tallygaroopna, Tatura, Toolamba and Undera. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Shepparton, Shire of Shepparton, and parts of the Shire of Rodney, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Goulburn, Shire of Tungamah, Shire of Violet Town and Shire of Waranga.

The city is governed and administered by the Greater Shepparton City Council. Its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Shepparton; it also has a service centre located in Tatura. The city is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Shepparton, which together with adjoining Mooroopna form the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 51,903.{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.

Council

=Current composition=

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.{{cite web |url = http://greatershepparton.com.au/council/mayor-councillors|title = Greater Shepparton City Council|author = Greater Shepparton City Council|publisher = Greater Shepparton City Council|access-date = 30 October 2015}}

The last council election was in 2020. The elected councillors of Greater Shepparton in 2022 are:{{cite web |url = http://greatershepparton.com.au/council/mayor-councillors|title = Mayor and Councillors|author = Greater Shepparton Council|website = Greater Shepparton |publisher = Greater Shepparton Council|access-date = 15 July 2022}}

class="wikitable"
Wardcolspan="2"|CouncillorNotes
rowspan="9"|Unsubdivided

| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

Shane SaliMayor
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Anthony Brophy
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Seema Abdullah
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Geoff Dobson
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Greg James
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Ben Ladson{{Cite web |title=City council at full strength after countback elects new councillor |url=https://www.sheppnews.com.au/news/city-council-at-full-strength-after-countback-elects-new-councillor/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Shepparton News}}
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Fern Summer
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Dinny Adem{{cite web |url =https://greatershepparton.com.au/whats-happening/news/news-article/!/456/post/dinny-adem-elected-to-council-in-countback|title = Dinny Adem elected to Council in countback|author = Greater Shepparton|publisher = Greater Shepparton Council|access-date = 15 July 2022}}
{{Australian party style|Greens}}| Sam SpinksDeputy Mayor,{{Cite web |title=Spinks elected new deputy mayor |url=https://www.sheppnews.com.au/news/spinks-elected-new-deputy-mayor/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Shepparton News}} Greens

=Administration and governance=

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Shepparton Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Shepparton, and its service centre in Tatura.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the city had a population of 68,409, up from 63,837 in the 2016 census.{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=11 January 2023}}

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colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Localitystyle="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2016style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2021
{{VICcity|Arcadia}}217212
{{VICcity|Ardmona}}487497
{{VICcity|Boxwood}}^2019
{{VICcity|Bunbartha}}276313
{{VICcity|Byrneside}}158161
{{VICcity|Caniambo}}7482
{{VICcity|Congupna}}605620
{{VICcity|Cooma}}10894
{{VICcity|Coomboona}}131134
{{VICcity|Cosgrove}}5450
{{VICcity|Cosgrove South}}5853
{{VICcity|Dhurringile}}445369
{{VICcity|Dookie}}328333
{{VICcity|Dookie College}}4451
{{VICcity|Gillieston}}6045
{{VICcity|Girgarre East}}121143

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Localitystyle="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2016style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2021
Goulburn Weir^8290
{{VICcity|Gowangardie}}1618
{{VICcity|Grahamvale}}682685
{{VICcity|Harston}}174167
{{VICcity|Karramomus}}3740
{{VICcity|Katandra}}113120
{{VICcity|Katandra West}}476492
{{VICcity|Kialla}}6,8178,667
{{VICcity|Kialla East}}137170
{{VICcity|Kialla West}}431415
{{VICcity|Kyabram}}^7,3317,416
{{VICcity|Kyabram South}}8069
{{VICcity|Lancaster}}^393398
{{VICcity|Lemnos}}246251
{{VICcity|Major Plains}}^3736
{{VICcity|Marionvale}}91116

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Localitystyle="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2016style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2021
{{VICcity|Marungi}}^11198
{{VICcity|Merrigum}}679679
{{VICcity|Moorilim}}^2525
{{VICcity|Mooroopna}}7,9428,312
{{VICcity|Mooroopna North}}123144
{{VICcity|Mooroopna North West}}7467
{{VICcity|Mount Major}}610
{{VICcity|Murchison}}925884
{{VICcity|Murchison East}}135140
{{VICcity|Murchison North}}187185
{{VICcity|Nalinga}}^2522
{{VICcity|Orrvale}}438450
{{VICcity|Pine Lodge}}241267
{{VICcity|Shepparton}}31,19732,067
{{VICcity|Shepparton East}}1,1381,192

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Localitystyle="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2016style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2021
{{VICcity|Shepparton North}}1,0332,048
{{VICcity|St Germains}}7575
{{VICcity|Stanhope South}}*#
{{VICcity|Stewarton}}^116118
{{VICcity|Tallygaroopna}}579600
{{VICcity|Tamleugh North}}3424
{{VICcity|Tatura}}4,6694,955
{{VICcity|Tatura East}}143135
{{VICcity|Toolamba}}769822
{{VICcity|Toolamba West}}112110
{{VICcity|Undera}}442450
{{VICcity|Violet Town}}^874936
{{VICcity|Waranga}}*#
{{VICcity|Wyuna}}^262278
{{VICcity|Zeerust}}149147

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^Territory divided with another LGA

*Not noted in 2016 Census

#Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

References

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