Mount Alexander Shire Explained

Type:lga
Shire of Mount Alexander
State:vic
Pop:20253
Pop Year:2021
Area:1530
Area Footnotes:[1]
Est:1995
Gazetted:19 January 1995[2]
Mayor:Rosie Annear
Seat:Castlemaine
Region:Loddon Mallee
Logo Upright:1.2
Url:http://www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/
Stategov:Bendigo West
Stategov2:Macedon
Fedgov:Bendigo
Near-Nw:Loddon
Near-N:Greater Bendigo
Near-Ne:Greater Bendigo
Near-W:Central Goldfields
Near-E:Mitchell
Near-Sw:Hepburn
Near-S:Hepburn
Near-Se:Macedon Ranges

The Mount Alexander Shire (officially Shire of Mount Alexander) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1530km2 and, in August 2021, had a population of 20,253.[1] It includes the towns of Castlemaine, Chewton, Elphinstone, Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Taradale, Vaughan, Fryerstown and Campbells Creek. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Castlemaine, Shire of Newstead, and most of the Shire of Maldon and Shire of Metcalfe. The traditional owners of the land are Dja Dja Wurrung.[3]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Mount Alexander Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Castlemaine. It also has service centres located in Maldon and Newstead. The Shire is named after the first European settlers' name for the Castlemaine region and goldfields.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Castlemaine Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Calder Tony Cordy
Castlemaine Rosie Annear
 Bill Maltby
 Gary McClure
Coliban Christine Henderson
Loddon Matthew Driscoll
Tarrengower Stephen Gardner

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Castlemaine Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Castlemaine, and its service centres in Maldon and Newstead.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 20,253, up from 18,761 in the 2016 census.[5]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
88 82
205 185
16 11
457 487
9 12
1,786 2,071
^ 55 51
^ 1,115 1,192
6,757 7,506
1,313 763
45 50
^ 187 203
^ 24 13
^ 96 113
555 633
Population
Locality 2016 2021
158 194
^ 66 71
228 232
20 17
2,107 2,217
45 45
62 71
^ 54 60
^ 333 330
943 1,038
^ 265 291
15 16
^ 12 20
40 52
^ 961 1,052
Population
Locality 2016 2021
1,513 1,665
^ 831 905
502 775
185 190
29 25
^ 32 44
77 85
405 426
45 33
^ 67 68
24 23
754 820
85 64
^ 436 443
78 76
Population
Locality 2016 2021
^ 240 299
81 89
^ 452 423
^ 87 101
^ 24 33
132 160
^ 448 524
^ 21 26
64 56
64 55
223 262
233 210
^ 46 43
28 44
213 272
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Web site: S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 10) the Shire of Mount Alexander . Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive . 1837–1997 . State Library of Victoria . State Government of Victoria . 19 January 1995 . 4 . 10 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Council. corporateName=Mount Alexander Shire. Mount Alexander Shire Council - Our shire. 2021-04-27. Mount Alexander Shire Council. en.
  4. Web site: Mount Alexander Shire Council . Local Government in Victoria . Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure . State Government of Victoria . 10 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Census Australian Bureau of Statistics . www.abs.gov.au . en . 11 January 2023.