Shire of Mornington Peninsula

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the Melbourne City Centre. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a population of 165,822.[1]

This article is about the local government area. For information on the landform, see Mornington Peninsula. For the wine region, see Mornington Peninsula (wine).

Mornington Peninsula Shire
Victoria
Population168,948 (2021)[1] (40th)
 • Density233.35/km2 (604.4/sq mi)
Established1994
Area724 km2 (279.5 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Steve Holland
Council seatRosebud
RegionGreater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteMornington Peninsula Shire
LGAs around Mornington Peninsula Shire:
Port Phillip Frankston Casey
Port Phillip Mornington Peninsula Shire Western Port
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

History

The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.[2]

On August 13, 2019, the Shire voted to declare a climate emergency in response to other similar declarations from councils around Australia.

The Shire abolished the 150-year-old tradition of reciting a prayer before Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby, the Shire was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”.[3]

Council

Electoral representation

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is split into six wards and eleven Councillors. The six wards are Briars, Cerberus, Nepean, Red Hill, Seawinds and Watson.[4] The current council, as of December 2020, is:[5]

WardPartyCouncillorNotes
Briars   Independent Despi O'Connor
  Liberal Steve Holland Mayor
  Independent Anthony Marsh
Cerberus   Independent Lisa Dixon
Nepean   Independent Susan Bissinger Elected at recount
  Independent Sarah Race
Red Hill   Independent David Gill
Seawinds   Liberal Antonella Celi
  Independent Kerri McCafferty
  Liberal Debra Mar Deputy Mayor
Watson   Independent Kate Roper Elected at recount

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 168,948 up from 154,999 in the 2016 census[6]

Population
Locality20162021
Arthurs Seat394414
Balnarring2,2702,371
Balnarring Beach418471
Baxter2,1622,166
Bittern3,7054,276
Blairgowrie2,3132,786
Boneo354314
Cape Schanck446569
Capel Sound*5,246
Crib Point3,1833,343
Dromana5,8036,626
Fingal529637
Flinders9051,130
Hastings9,60910,369
HMAS Cerberus1,0401,124
Main Ridge416453
McCrae2,8233,311
Merricks190184
Merricks Beach127157
Merricks North426423
Moorooduc1,0981,004
Mornington23,98925,759
Mount Eliza17,88818,734
Mount Martha18,54819,846
Pearcedale^3,8213,867
Point Leo158178
Portsea510787
Red Hill9241,009
Red Hill South603708
Rosebud13,19514,381
Rye8,4169,438
Safety Beach4,8216,328
Shoreham608679
Somers1,6671,857
Somerville11,33611,767
Sorrento1,5922,013
St Andrews Beach889974
Tootgarook2,8693,178
Tuerong354357
Tyabb3,3383,449

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

See also

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), Mornington Peninsula Shire has three offices throughout Frankston and Mornington 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. "Hastings". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. McCullough, Cameron (14 December 2020). "God purged from council 'prayer'". Mornington Peninsula News. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Our Wards". Mornington Peninsula Shire. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. "Our Councillors - Mornington Peninsula Shire". www.mornpen.vic.gov.au.
  6. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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