| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Yarra Ranges | |
| State: | vic |
| Image Alt: | Location in Victoria |
| Image2 Alt: | Map of Melbourne with Yarra Ranges Highlighted |
| Pop: | 158173 |
| Pop Year: | 2018 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Poprank: | 45th |
| Area: | 2468 |
| Est: | 15 December 1994 |
| Seat: | Lilydale |
| Mayor: | Sophie Todorov |
| Region: | Greater Melbourne |
| Url: | https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Croydon |
| Stategov2: | Eildon |
| Stategov3: | Evelyn |
| Stategov4: | Monbulk |
| Stategov5: | Warrandyte |
| Fedgov: | Casey |
| Near-N: | Murrindindi |
| Near-Ne: | Mansfield |
| Near-E: | Baw Baw |
| Near-Se: | Cardinia |
| Near-S: | Casey |
| Near-W: | Maroondah |
The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an area of 2468km2,[1] of which 3% is classified as urban.[2] In June 2018, it had a population of 158,173.[1]
It was formed on 15 December 1994 by the merger of parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, Shire of Lillydale, Shire of Healesville and Shire of Upper Yarra.[3]
Prior to European settlement, the land within and beyond the Yarra Ranges was occupied by the Wurundjeri people.[4]
European settlement was established from the 1830s with settlers engaging in agriculture and gold mining.[4]
Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years.
| Ward[6] | Suburbs | Party | Councillor[7] | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billanook | Lilydale, Mt Evelyn, Wandin North | Independent | Tim Heenan | 2016 | ||
| Chandler | Kalorama, Macclesfield, Monbulk, Seville, Silvan, Wandin, Olinda (part), Montrose (part), Mt Evelyn (part) | Independent | David Eastham | 2020 | ||
| Chirnside | Chirnside Park, Mooroolbark | Independent | Richard Higgins | 2016 | ||
| Lyster | Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Kallista, Lyserfield, Menzies Creek, Narre Warren East, Selby, Sherbrooke, Tecoma, The Patch. | Independent | Johanna Skelton | 2020 | ||
| Melba | Lilydale, Mooroolbark | Independent | Sophie Todorov | 2020 | ||
| O'Shannassy | Don Valley, Gladysdale, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo | Independent | Jim Child | 2012 | ||
| Ryrie | Badger Creek, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixon's Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Yarra Glen, Yering | Independent | Fiona McAllister | 2012 | ||
| Streeton | Ferny Creek, Montrose, Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Sassafras, Tremont, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey | Independent | Andrew Fullagar | 2022 | ||
| Walling | Kilsyth, Mooroolbark, Montrose | Independent | Len Cox | 1982 | ||
The shire had a population of 156,068 at the 2021 census, an increase from 149,537 recorded at the 2016 census.[8]
| Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 | |
| 1,563 | 1,610 | ||
| 25 | 17 | ||
| 3,929 | 3,894 | ||
| 1,360 | 1,398 | ||
| 1,645 | 1,670 | ||
| 73 | 60 | ||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 9,872 | 11,779 | ||
| 983 | 981 | ||
| 2,164 | 2,199 | ||
| 334 | 344 | ||
| 576 | 586 | ||
| 864 | 906 | ||
| ^ | 5,778 | 5,890 | |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,518 | 1,524 | ||
| 65 | 62 | ||
| 444 | 423 | ||
| 946 | 966 | ||
| 7,461 | 7,589 | ||
| 627 | 676 | ||
| 1,437 | 1,418 | ||
| 1,239 | 1,277 | ||
| ^ | 10,891 | 11,699 | |
| 2,394 | 2,495 | ||
| 16,531 | 17,348 | ||
| ^ | 6,663 | 6,681 | |
| 851 | 878 | ||
| ^ | 4 | 7 | |
| 125 | 143 | ||
| ^ | 998 | 966 | |
| 1,653 | 1,666 | ||
| 3,577 | 3,651 | ||
| 6,761 | 6,900 | ||
| 21,967 | 23,059 | ||
| 1,251 | 1,271 | ||
| 9,702 | 9,799 | ||
| 140 | 119 | ||
| 419 | 434 | ||
| 1,738 | 1,773 | ||
| 217 | 214 | ||
| 59 | 102 | ||
| ^ | 1,061 | 970 | |
| 1,652 | 1,626 | ||
| 2,378 | 2,559 | ||
| 797 | 837 | ||
| 265 | 294 | ||
| 1,246 | 1,323 | ||
| 225 | 276 | ||
| 78 | 81 | ||
| 2,082 | 2,064 | ||
| 1,065 | 1,046 | ||
| 199 | 188 | ||
| ^ | 344 | 366 | |
| ^ | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | 69 | ||
| ^ | 3,416 | 3,417 | |
| 6,652 | 6,818 | ||
| 431 | 408 | ||
| 3,051 | 3,132 | ||
| 2,012 | 2,020 | ||
| 1,019 | 1,052 | ||
| ^ | 3,796 | 3,843 | |
| 2,913 | 2,964 | ||
| 2,869 | 3,012 | ||
| 2,549 | 2,875 | ||
| 534 | 582 | ||
| 115 | 138 | ||
^ - Territory divided with another LGA