Regional councils

Regional councils


48 municipalities cover land in regional Victoria that lies outside of Melbourne's metropolitan area.

The largest regional council in terms of land size is the Rural City of Mildura, while the City of Greater Geelong is home to the most people.

Map of Municipalities in regional Victoria
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No. Council Website Details
1 Alpine Shire Alpine Shire Population - 13,235
Size - 4,839 km²
Headquarters - Bright
2 Rural City of Ararat Rural City of Ararat Population - 11,880
Size - 4,207 km²
Headquarters - Ararat
3 City of Ballarat City of Ballarat Population - 113,763
Size - 740 km²
Headquarters - Ballarat
4 Bass Coast Shire Bass Coast Shire Population - 40,789
Size - 865 km²
Headquarters - Wonthaggi
5 Baw Baw Shire Baw Baw Shire Population - 57,626
Size - 4,028 km²
Headquarters - Warragul
6 Rural City of Benalla Rural City of Benalla Population - 14,528
Size - 2,351 km²
Headquarters - Benalla
7 City of Greater Bendigo City of Greater Bendigo Population - 121,470
Size - 2,999 km²
Headquarters - Bendigo
8 Buloke Shire Buloke Shire Population - 6,178
Size - 8,004 km²
Headquarters - Wycheproof
9 Campaspe Shire Campaspe Shire Population - 38,735
Size - 4,526 km²
Headquarters - Echuca
10 Central Goldfields Shire Central Goldfields Shire Population - 13,483
Size - 1,534 km²
Headquarters - Maryborough
11 Colac Otway Shire Colac Otway Shire Population - 22,423
Size - 3,433 km²
Headquarters - Colac
12 Corangamite Shire Corangamite Shire Population - 16,115
Size - 4,404 km²
Headquarters - Camperdown
13 East Gippsland Shire East Gippsland Shire Population - 48,715
Size - 20,931 km²
Headquarters - Bairnsdale
14 Gannawarra Shire Gannawarra Shire Population - 10,683
Size - 3,732 km²
Headquarters - Kerang
15 City of Greater Geelong City of Greater Geelong Population - 271,057
Size - 1,247 km²
Headquarters - Geelong
16 Glenelg Shire Glenelg Shire Population - 20,152
Size - 6,212 km²
Headquarters - Portland
17 Golden Plains Shire Golden Plains Shire Population - 24,985
Size - 2,704 km²
Headquarters - Bannockburn
18 Hepburn Shire Hepburn Shire Population - 16,604
Size - 1,470 km²
Headquarters - Daylesford
19 Hindmarsh Shire Hindmarsh Shire Population - 5,698
Size - 7,527 km²
Headquarters - Nhill
20 Rural City of Horsham Rural City of Horsham Population - 20,429
Size - 4,249 km²
Headquarters - Horsham
21 Indigo Shire Indigo Shire Population - 17,368
Size - 2,044 km²
Headquarters - Beechworth
22 City of Latrobe City of Latrobe Population - 77,318
Size - 1,422 km²
Headquarters - Morwell
23 Loddon Shire Loddon Shire Population - 7,759
Size - 6,694 km²
Headquarters - Wedderburn
24 Macedon Ranges Shire Macedon Ranges Shire Population - 51,458
Size - 1,747 km²
Headquarters - Kyneton
25 Mansfield Shire Mansfield Shire Population - 10,178
Size - 3,892 km²
Headquarters - Mansfield
26 Rural City of Mildura Rural City of Mildura Population - 56,972
Size - 22,087 km²
Headquarters - Mildura
27 Mitchell Shire Mitchell Shire Population - 49,460
Size - 2,862 km²
Headquarters - Broadford
28 Moira Shire Moira Shire Population - 30,522
Size - 4,057 km²
Headquarters - Cobram
29 Moorabool Shire Moorabool Shire Population - 37,632
Size - 2,110 km²
Headquarters - Ballan
30 Mount Alexander Shire Mount Alexander Shire Population - 20,253
Size - 1,529 km²
Headquarters - Castlemaine
31 Moyne Shire Moyne Shire Population - 17,374
Size - 5,478 km²
Headquarters - Port Fairy
32 Murrindindi Shire Murrindindi Shire Population - 15,197
Size - 3,889 km²
Headquarters - Alexandra
33 Northern Grampians Shire Northern Grampians Shire Population - 11,948
Size - 5,728 km²
Headquarters - Stawell
34 Pyrenees Shire Pyrenees Shire Population - 7,671
Size - 3,433 km²
Headquarters - Beaufort
35 Borough of Queenscliffe Borough of Queenscliffe Population - 3,276
Size - 13 km²
Headquarters - Queenscliff
36 City of Greater Shepparton City of Greater Shepparton Population - 68,409
Size - 2,422 km²
Headquarters - Shepparton
37 South Gippsland Shire South Gippsland Shire Population - 30,577
Size - 3,280 km²
Headquarters - Leongatha
38 Southern Grampians Shire Southern Grampians Shire Population - 16,588
Size - 6,652 km²
Headquarters - Hamilton
39 Strathbogie Shire Strathbogie Shire Population - 11,455
Size - 3,302 km²
Headquarters - Euroa
40 Surf Coast Shire Surf Coast Shire Population - 37,694
Size - 1,560 km²
Headquarters - Torquay
41 Rural City of Swan Hill Rural City of Swan Hill Population - 21,403
Size - 6,116 km²
Headquarters - Swan Hill
42 Towong Shire Towong Shire Population - 6,223
Size - 6,635 km²
Headquarters - Tallangatta
43 Rural City of Wangaratta Rural City of Wangaratta Population - 29,808
Size - 3,764 km²
Headquarters - Wangaratta
44 City of Warrnambool City of Warrnambool Population - 35,406
Size - 121 km²
Headquarters - Warrnambool
45 Wellington Shire Wellington Shire Population - 45,639
Size - 10,989 km²
Headquarters - Sale
46 West Wimmera Shire West Wimmera Shire Population - 4,006
Size - 9,116 km²
Headquarters - Edenhope
47 City of Wodonga City of Wodonga Population - 43,253
Size - 433 km²
Headquarters - Wodonga
48 Yarriambiack Shire Yarriambiack Shire Population - 6,556
Size - 7,310 km²
Headquarters - Warracknabeal
  • Population data is taken from the 2021 ABS Census
  • Some councils have multiple offices and customer service centres located within the municipality