Shire of Macedon Ranges

The Shire of Macedon Ranges is a region in Central Victoria, Australia, best known for its native forests, geographical attraction Hanging Rock, and artisan food and wine industries. The region covers an area of 1,748 square kilometres (675 sq mi).[3] It is located in between the cities of Bendigo and Melbourne. In August 2021 the shire had a population of 51,458.[3] It includes the towns of Gisborne, Gisborne South, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Malmsbury, Mount Macedon, New Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Romsey and Woodend.

Shire of Macedon Ranges
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population51,458 (2021)[1]
 • Density29.438/km2 (76.245/sq mi)
Established1995
Gazetted19 January 1995[2]
Area1,748 km2 (674.9 sq mi)[3]
MayorCr Jennifer Anderson
Council seatKyneton
RegionLoddon Mallee
State electorate(s)Macedon
Federal division(s)
WebsiteShire of Macedon Ranges
LGAs around Shire of Macedon Ranges:
Mount Alexander Mitchell Mitchell
Hepburn Shire of Macedon Ranges Mitchell
Moorabool Melton Hume

The Shire is named after the region's major geographical feature, the Macedon Ranges. It has become one of Victoria's most popular tourist attractions[4] and contains some of its most sought-after real estate.[5]

It is governed and administered by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Kyneton, it also has service centres located in Gisborne, Romsey and Woodend. .

Old logo used up to early 2013

Macedon Ranges was one of the highest-rated areas in Australia in the Quality of Life Index 2008. It was the highest rated in Victoria (outside Melbourne), and was 13th of 590 Australian local government areas.[6]

Council

Current composition

The Shire of Macedon Ranges was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Romsey, Shire of Gisborne, Shire of Newham and Woodend, and most of the Shire of Kyneton.[2]

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[7]

WardCouncillorNotes
East  Annette DeathMayor
 Geoff Neil
 Bill West
South  Dominic Bonanno
 Rob Guthrie
 Anne Moore
West  Jennifer AndersonDeputy Mayor
 Janet Pearce
Mark Ridgeway

Administration and governance

The Council meets in the Council chambers at Gisborne, which is also the location of one of the Council's administrative centres. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Kyneton, and its service centres in Gisborne, Romsey and Woodend.

Education

Gisborne Secondary College, the largest Secondary School in the shire, is located in Gisborne and provides both academic and vocational programs for over 1000 students from across the Macedon Ranges. Kyneton Secondary College is Kyneton's state secondary school, along with Sacred Heart College (Catholic), and Braemar College east of Woodend (Ecumenical, co-educational) as the largest non-government secondary schools in the shire. In addition to a range of primary schools across the shire, Candlebark Primary School and Alice Miller High School (whose principal is John Marsden, Australian author and educator) provide alternative education options.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 51,458 up from 46,100 in the 2016 census[8]

Population
Locality20162021
Ashbourne196242
Baynton10795
Baynton East*#
Benloch135138
Bolinda197185
Bullengarook645714
Bylands^131117
Cadello1325
Carlsruhe327382
Cherokee5668
Chintin106111
Clarkefield^320303
Cobaw70104
Population
Locality20162021
Darraweit Guim402402
Denver^150148
Drummond^283294
Edgecombe94103
Fern Hill^104125
Gisborne8,99910,142
Gisborne South799854
Goldie227253
Greenhill^5460
Hesket168178
Kerrie8183
Kyneton6,9517,513
Kyneton South124116
Population
Locality20162021
Lancefield2,4552,743
Lauriston236247
Macedon2,0402,073
Malmsbury^831905
Monegeetta218207
Mount Macedon1,3351,450
New Gisborne2,3872,509
Newham506533
Pastoria4875
Pastoria East3851
Pipers Creek159189
Riddells Creek3,9474,390
Population
Locality20162021
Rochford7171
Romsey4,7465,797
Sidonia1328
Spring Hill^198200
Springfield39
Tantaraboo*#
Taradale^448524
Toolern Vale^724818
Trentham East^153181
Tylden^535645
Woodend5,8066,732
Woodend North304315

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

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Macedon Ranges (S) (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 8) the Shire of Macedon Ranges". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  4. "Visit Macedon Ranges". Visit Macedon Ranges.
  5. de Silva, Christine (13 December 2017). "Mt Macedon's own legendary Camelot with links to Arthur Streeton hits the market". News.com.au. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. "BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008" (PDF). BankWest. 20 August 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  7. Local Government in Victoria. "Macedon Ranges Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  8. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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