Shire of East Gippsland

The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 46,818.[1]

Shire of East Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population46,818 (2018)[1]
 • Density2.2358/km2 (5.7907/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area20,940 km2 (8,085.0 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Natalie O'Connell
Council seatBairnsdale
RegionGippsland
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal division(s)Gippsland
WebsiteShire of East Gippsland
LGAs around Shire of East Gippsland:
Alpine Towong Bega Valley (NSW)
Wellington Shire of East Gippsland Tasman Sea
Wellington Bass Strait Tasman Sea

It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the East Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bairnsdale, it also has service centres located in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost. The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[3][4]

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Unsubdivided  Sonia BuckleyIndependent
 Mendy UrieIndependentMayor
 Kirsten Van DiggeleIndependent
 Arthur AllenIndependent
 Mark ReevesLabor[5]
 Tom CrookIndependent
 Jane Greacen OAMIndependent
 Trevor StowIndependent
 John WhiteIndependent

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bairnsdale Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bairnsdale, and its service centres in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost.

The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 48,715 up from 45,040 in the 2016 census[6]

Population
Locality20162021
Anglers Rest2131
Bairnsdale7,5807,905
Banksia Peninsula*#
Bellbird Creek05
Bemm River6072
Benambra149173
Bendoc115109
Bengworden5993
Bete Bolong9384
Bete Bolong North1213
Bindi5549
Bingo Munjie08
Bonang4852
Boole Poole09
Broadlands*#
Brodribb River3129
Brookville516
Brumby40
Bruthen814820
Buchan236201
Buchan South82102
Buldah85
Bullumwaal3345
Bumberrah80101
Bundara00
Butchers Ridge77
Cabbage Tree Creek4352
Calulu181186
Cann River194197
Cape Conran45
Cassilis2921
Chandlers Creek00
Clifton Creek237252
Club Terrace5225
Cobbannah60
Cobberas00
Cobungra^5358
Population
Locality20162021
Combienbar197
Corringle1517
Deddick Valley812
Delegate River2741
Deptford00
Doctors Flat1913
Double Bridges00
Eagle Point1,0941,306
East Bairnsdale1,2981,352
Eastwood2,7662,855
Ellaswood185206
Ensay109155
Ensay North2329
Errinundra00
Fairy Dell8093
Fernbank^152194
Flaggy Creek99104
Forge Creek276346
Gelantipy2023
Genoa5566
Gipsy Point1931
Glen Valley1823
Glen Wills04
Glenaladale6148
Goon Nure119137
Goongerah3131
Granite Rock248261
Hillside^193290
Hinnomunjie2521
Iguana Creek4451
Jarrahmond105117
Johnsonville327326
Kalimna1,2491,350
Kalimna West141161
Lake Bunga330408
Lake Tyers674
Population
Locality20162021
Lake Tyers Beach727802
Lakes Entrance4,8105,145
Lindenow449527
Lindenow South434475
Lucknow1,2541,439
Mallacoota1,0631,183
Manorina87
Maramingo Creek176
Marlo564602
Marthavale00
Melwood2617
Merrijig00
Metung1,4491,899
Mossiface131138
Mount Taylor286330
Murrindal118
Nariel Valley^9087
Nelse00
Newlands Arm728866
Newmerella389415
Nicholson1,0951,322
Noorinbee7084
Noorinbee North2437
Nowa Nowa194199
Nungurner283327
Nunniong00
Nurran37
Nyerimilang43
Ocean Grange^05
Omeo406411
Omeo Valley39
Orbost2,2272,264
Paynesville3,4803,636
Raymond Island548589
Reedy Flat426
Ryans00
Population
Locality20162021
Sarsfield625543
Shennonvale*#
Simpsons Creek3839
Stirling00
Suggan Buggan05
Swan Reach751861
Swifts Creek278232
Tabberabbera00
Tambo Crossing1725
Tambo Upper324325
Tamboon113
Timbarra00
Tonghi Creek125
Tongio6550
Toorloo Arm362509
Tostaree2523
Tubbut1113
W Tree4847
Wairewa8767
Wallagaraugh30
Walpa154157
Wangarabell98
Waterholes1112
Waygara2720
Wentworth00
Wingan River44
Wiseleigh164177
Wombat Creek2526
Woodglen4352
Wroxham00
Wuk Wuk8886
Wulgulmerang1118
Wulgulmerang East712
Wulgulmerang West00
Wy Yung1,6571,940
Yalmy00

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

See also

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of East Gippsland". S94 of 1994. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. Local Government in Victoria. "East Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. "Councillors".
  5. "Labor challenging in Gippsland East | Gippsland Times". www.gippslandtimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
  6. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
Bonang River, East Gippsland.

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