Local government areas of Victoria

Map of LGAs

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Victoria.

LGAs sorted by region

Name	Council seat	Region	Year Estab.	Area (km²)	Pop'n (2011)	Notes	Map
City of Melbourne	Melbourne	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	12 August 1842	37.4	93,625	Capital city of Victoria
City of Port Phillip	St Kilda	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	22 June 1994	20.7	91,372
City of Stonnington	Malvern	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	22 June 1994	25.6	93,145
City of Yarra	Richmond	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	22 June 1994	20	74,090
City of Banyule	Ivanhoe	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	62.5	118,306	Created from the merger of the City of Heidelberg and parts of Shire of Diamond Valley and the Shire of Eltham.	100px
City of Bayside	Sandringham	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	36	91,814	Amalgamation of cities of Brighton and Sandringham and parts of the cities of Mordialloc and Moorabbin.
City of Boroondara	Camberwell	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	60	159,184	Amalgamation of the cities of Camberwell, Kew and Hawthorn.
City of Brimbank	Sunshine	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	123.3	182,735
City of Darebin	Preston	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	53	136,474		100px
City of Glen Eira	Caulfield North	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	38.7	131,013		100px
City of Hobsons Bay	Altona	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	65	83,863		100px
City of Kingston	Cheltenham	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	91	142,425
City of Manningham	Doncaster	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	113	111,300		100px
City of Maribyrnong	Footscray	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	31.2	71,635
City of Monash	Glen Waverley	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	81.5	169,280	The city was formed from the merger of the City of Oakleigh and the City of Waverley
City of Moonee Valley	Moonee Ponds	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	44	107,443
City of Moreland	Coburg	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	51	147,241		100px
City of Whitehorse	Nunawading	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	64	151,334
Shire of Cardinia	Officer	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	1,280.6	74,176		100px
City of Casey	Narre Warren	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	409.9	252,382
City of Frankston	Frankston	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	131	126,458
City of Greater Dandenong	Dandenong	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	130	135,605
City of Hume	Broadmeadows	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	503	167,562
City of Knox	Wantirna South	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	16 November 1963	113.8	149,300		100px
City of Maroondah	RIngwood East	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	61.4	103,839
City of Melton	Melton	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	16 September 1862	527.3	109,259		100px
Shire of Mornington Peninsula	Rosebud	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	723.1	144,608		100px
Shire of Nillumbik	Eltham	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	435	60,342		100px
City of Whittlesea	South Morang	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	12 December 1862	489.9	154,880		100px
City of Wyndham	Werribee	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	6 October 1862	541.6	161,575		100px
Shire of Yarra Ranges	Lilydale	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	2,469.9	144,541
Colac Otway Shire	Colac	Southwest	1994	3,433	20,345
Golden Plains Shire	Bannockburn	Southwest	1994	2,704	18,770
City of Greater Geelong	Geelong	Southwest	1993	1,240	210,875
Borough of Queenscliffe	Queenscliff	Southwest	1863	8.6	3,000
Surf Coast Shire	Torquay	Southwest	1994	1,560	25,870
City of Ballarat	Ballarat	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	740	93,501
Shire of Central Goldfields	Maryborough	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	1,534	12,496
City of Greater Bendigo	Bendigo	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	3,048	100,617
Shire of Hepburn	Daylesford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	1,470	14,367
Shire of Loddon	Wedderburn	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	6,694	7,459		100px
Shire of Macedon Ranges	Kyneton	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	1,747	41,860
Shire of Mitchell	Broadford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	2,862	34,637
Shire of Moorabool	Ballan	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	2,110	28,124
Shire of Mount Alexander	Castlemaine	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	1,529	17,591
Shire of Campaspe	Echuca	Goulburn Valley	1994	4,517	36,365
City of Greater Shepparton	Shepparton	Goulburn Valley	1994	2,420	60,449
Shire of Moira	Cobram	Goulburn Valley	1963	4,078	28,124
Shire of Strathbogie	Euroa	Goulburn Valley	1994	3,302	9,486
Alpine Shire	Bright	Northeast	1994	5,005	11,881
Rural City of Benalla	Benalla	Northeast	2002	2,350.59	13,647
Falls Creek Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	16	225
Shire of Indigo	Beechworth	Northeast	1994	2,044	15,178
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	4	0
Shire of Mansfield	Mansfield	Northeast	2002	3,892	7,893
Mount Buller Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	23	242
Mount Hotham Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	29	161
Mount Stirling Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	28	0
Shire of Murrindindi	Alexandra	Northeast	1994	3,889	13,058
Shire of Towong	Tallangatta	Northeast	1994	6,673	5,891
Rural City of Wangaratta	Wangaratta	Northeast	1994	3,764	26,815
City of Wodonga	Wodonga	Northeast	1876	433	35,519
Bass Coast Shire	Wonthaggi	Gippsland	1994	859	29,614
Shire of Baw Baw	Warragul	Gippsland	1994	4,031	42,864
Shire of East Gippsland	Bairnsdale	Gippsland	1994	20,931	42,196
City of Latrobe	Morwell	Gippsland	1994	1,422	72,396
Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Gippsland	1997	4	22
South Gippsland Shire	Leongatha	Gippsland	1994	3,305	27,208
Shire of Wellington	Sale	Gippsland	1994	10,989	41,440
Rural City of Ararat	Ararat	Western District	1994	4,230	11,183
Corangamite Shire	Camperdown	Western District	1994	4,404	16,376
Shire of Glenelg	Portland	Western District	1994	6,213	19,575
Shire of Moyne	Port Fairy	Western District	1994	5,478	15,955
Pyrenees Shire	Beaufort	Western District	1994	3,433	6,669
Shire of Southern Grampians	Hamilton	Western District	1994	6,652	16,359
City of Warrnambool	Warrnambool	Western District	1855	120	32,029
Shire of Hindmarsh	Nhill	Wimmera	1995	7,527	5,798
Rural City of Horsham	Horsham	Wimmera	1995	4,239	19,279
Shire of Northern Grampians	Stawell	Wimmera	1995	5,918	11,845
Shire of West Wimmera	Edenhope	Wimmera	1995	9,107	4,251
Shire of Yarriambiack	Warracknabeal	Wimmera	1995	7,310	7,088
Shire of Buloke	Wycheproof	The Mallee	1995	8,004	6,384
Shire of Gannawarra	Kerang	The Mallee	1995	3,732	10,366
Rural City of Mildura	Mildura	The Mallee	1995	22,214	50,979
Rural City of Swan Hill	Swan Hill	The Mallee	1995	6,103	20,449