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 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.
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. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
History The city was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the city of Shepparton, the Shire of Shepparton, the vast bulk of the Shire of Rodney, and parts of the Shire of Euroa, Shire of Goulburn, Shire of Tungamah, Shire of Violet Town and Shire of Waranga.
Council Current composition The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The last council election was in 2020. The elected councillors of Greater Shepparton in 2022 are: WardCouncillorNotesUnsubdivided Shane Sali Mayor Anthony Brophy Seema Abdullah Geoff Dobson Greg James Ben Ladson Fern Summer Dinny Adem Sam Spinks Deputy Mayor, 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.
Population Locality 2016 2021 217 212 487 497 ^ 20 19 276 313 158 161 74 82 605 620 108 94 131 134 54 50 58 53 445 369 328 333 44 51 60 45 121 143 Goulburn Weir^ 82 90 16 18 682 685 174 167 37 40 113 120 476 492 6,817 8,667 137 170 431 415 ^ 7,331 7,416 80 69 ^ 393 398 246 251 ^ 37 36 91 116 ^ 111 98 679 679 ^ 25 25 7,942 8,312 123 144 74 67 6 10 925 884 135 140 187 185 ^ 25 22 438 450 241 267 31,197 32,067 1,138 1,192 1,033 2,048 75 75 * # ^ 116 118 579 600 34 24 4,669 4,955 143 135 769 822 112 110 442 450 ^ 874 936 * # ^ 262 278 149 147 ^ – Territory divided with another LGA * – Not noted in 2016 Census # – Not noted in 2021 Census
See also List of localities in Victoria List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Greater Shepparton
References
External links
Greater Shepparton City Council official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps