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{{About|a current local government area created in 2002|the local government area prior to 1994|Shire of Mansfield (former)}}
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{{about|a current local government area created in 2002|the local government area prior to 1994|Shire of Mansfield (former)}}
{{Infobox Australian place
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Mansfield
| name = Mansfield Shire
| state = vic
| state = vic
| image = Australia Victoria Mansfield Shire.svg
| image = Australia Victoria Mansfield Shire.svg
| caption = Location in Victoria
| caption = Location in Victoria
| pop = 8979
| pop = 10,178
| pop_year = 2018
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA24250|name=Mansfield (Local Government Area)|accessdate=19 November 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|accessdate=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
| area = 3844
| area = 3844
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| est = 2002
| est = 2002
| gazetted = 17 October 2002<ref name=Gazette>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2002/GG2002G042.pdf#page=85 |title=G42&nbsp;of&nbsp;2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search |year=1998–present |website=Victoria Government Gazette |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=17 October 2002 |pages=85–97 |accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref>
| gazetted = 17 October 2002<ref name=Gazette>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2002/GG2002G042.pdf#page=85 |title=G42&nbsp;of&nbsp;2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search |website=Victoria Government Gazette |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=17 October 2002 |pages=85–97 |access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref>
| mayor = Cr Ray Robinson
| mayor = Cr Steve Rabie
| seat = [[Mansfield, Victoria|Mansfield]]
| region = [[Hume (region)|Hume]]
| region = [[Hume (region)|Hume]]
| logo = Mansfield Shire Logo.gif
| logo = Mansfield Shire Logo.gif
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| near-se = [[Shire of Wellington|Wellington]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Wellington|Wellington]]
}}
}}
The '''Shire of Mansfield''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in the [[Hume (region)|Hume]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of {{convert|3844|km2|mi2}} and in June 2018, had a population of 8,979.<ref name=ABSLGA/>
The '''Shire of Mansfield''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in the [[Hume (region)|Hume]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of {{convert|3844|km2|mi2}} and in August 2021, had a population of 10,178.<ref name=ABSLGA/>


It includes the towns of [[Mansfield, Victoria|Mansfield]], [[Mount Buller, Victoria|Mount Buller]], [[Bonnie Doon, Victoria|Bonnie Doon]], [[Jamieson, Victoria|Jamieson]], [[Kevington, Victoria|Kevington]], [[Merrijig, Victoria|Merrijig]], [[Tolmie, Victoria|Tolmie]] and [[Woods Point, Victoria|Woods Point]]. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the [[Shire of Delatite]] into the current shire and the [[Rural City of Benalla]].<ref name=Gazette />
It includes the towns of [[Mansfield, Victoria|Mansfield]], [[Maindample]], [[Mount Buller, Victoria|Mount Buller]], [[Bonnie Doon, Victoria|Bonnie Doon]], [[Jamieson, Victoria|Jamieson]], [[Kevington, Victoria|Kevington]], [[Merrijig, Victoria|Merrijig]], [[Tolmie, Victoria|Tolmie]] and [[Woods Point, Victoria|Woods Point]]. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the [[Shire of Delatite]] into the current shire and the [[Rural City of Benalla]].<ref name=Gazette />


The de-amalgamation was the only successful de-amalgamation following the Kennett Government's policy of local government mergers. It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Peter |title='They are not like us' |url=https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/33707 |website=University of Melbourne |publisher=University of Melbourne |accessdate=13 December 2018}}</ref>
The de-amalgamation was the only successful de-amalgamation following the Kennett Government's policy of local government mergers. It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Peter |title='They are not like us' |url=https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/33707 |website=University of Melbourne |publisher=University of Melbourne |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>


The Shire is governed and administered by the '''Mansfield Shire Council'''; its [[seat of local government]] and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield. The Shire is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Mansfield, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 4,360.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC20844?opendocument&navpos=220 |title=Mansfield (SS) – SSC20844 |author=Census QuickStats |year=2011 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |publisher=Government of Australia |accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref>
The Shire is governed and administered by '''Mansfield Shire Council'''; its [[seat of local government]] and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield. The Shire is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Mansfield, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 4,360.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC20844?opendocument&navpos=220 |title=Mansfield (SS) – SSC20844 |author=Census QuickStats |year=2011 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |publisher=Government of Australia |access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref>


The Shire is bordered by the [[Rural City of Benalla]], the [[Shire of Baw Baw]], the [[Shire of Murrindindi]], the [[Shire of Yarra Ranges]], the [[Shire of Strathbogie]] and the [[Shire of Wellington]]. There are two [[unincorporated area]]s within the shire; the areas around [[Mount Buller, Victoria|Mount Buller]] and [[Mount Stirling]].
The Shire is bordered by the [[Rural City of Benalla]], the [[Shire of Baw Baw]], the [[Shire of Murrindindi]], the [[Shire of Yarra Ranges]], the [[Shire of Strathbogie]] and the [[Shire of Wellington]]. There are two [[unincorporated area]]s within the shire; the areas around [[Mount Buller, Victoria|Mount Buller]] and [[Mount Stirling]].
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===Current composition===
===Current composition===
The Shire has an unsubdivided structure, with five councillors elected to represent the community across the shire.
The council is composed of four wards and five councillors, with two councillors elected to represent the Mansfield Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.<ref name=Council>{{cite web |url=http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment/find-your-local-council/mansfield |title=Mansfield Shire Council |author=Local Government in Victoria |website=Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure |publisher=State Government of Victoria |accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au/Council/Councillors-Elections/Councillors|title=Meet Your Councillors &#124; Mansfield Shire Council}}</ref>

===Administration and governance===
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Mansfield Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Mansfield.

==Townships and localities==
According to the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 10,178, compared to 8,584 in the 2016 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{{columns-start|num=3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Notes
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
| Bonnie Doon
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Paul Sladdin ||
|-
|-
| {{VICcity|Ancona}} || 84 || 99
| Jamieson
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Harry Westendorp || Mayor
|-
|-
| {{VICcity|Barjarg}} || 132 || 141
| rowspan="2"|Mansfield
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Paul Volkering ||
|-
|-
| {{VICcity|Barwite}} || 228 || 269
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Peter Olver || Deputy Mayor
|-
|-
| {{VICcity|Bonnie Doon}} || 570 || 666
| Tolmie
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Marg Attley ||
| {{VICcity|Boorolite}} || 143 || 166
|-
| {{VICcity|Bridge Creek}}^ || 97 || 117
|-
| {{VICcity|Creek Junction}}^ || 16 || 34
|-
| {{VICcity|Delatite}} || 15 || 13
|-
| {{VICcity|Enochs Point}}^ || 0 || 3
|-
| {{VICcity|Gaffneys Creek}} || 10 || 3
|-
| {{VICcity|Goughs Bay}} || 261 || 328
|-
| {{VICcity|Howes Creek}} || 70 || 67
|}
|}
{{Column}}
<ref>http://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au/aboutcouncil/councillorsandstaff.aspx</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
===Administration and governance===
|-
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Mansfield Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Mansfield.
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Howqua}} || 110 || 158
|-
| {{VICcity|Howqua Hills}} || 4 || 5
|-
| {{VICcity|Howqua Inlet}} || 56 || 63
|-
| {{VICcity|Jamieson}} || 301 || 382
|-
| {{VICcity|Kanumbra}}^ || 59 || 53
|-
| {{VICcity|Kevington}} || 43 || 36
|-
| {{VICcity|Knockwood}} || 0 || 0
|-
| {{VICcity|Lake Eildon}} || 7 || 3
|-
| {{VICcity|Macs Cove}} || 91 || 121
|-
| {{VICcity|Maindample}} || 212 || 239
|-
| {{VICcity|Mansfield}} || 4,787 || 5,541
|-
| {{VICcity|Matlock}}^ || 4 || 7
|}
{{column}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Merrijig}} || 549 || 721
|-
| {{VICcity|Merton}}^ || 190 || 216
|-
| {{VICcity|Mirimbah}}^ || * || 0
|-
| {{VICcity|Mount Buller}}^ || 243 || 333
|-
| {{VICcity|Mountain Bay}} || 43 || 54
|-
| {{VICcity|Piries}} || 58 || 66
|-
| {{VICcity|Reynard}}^ || 0 || 0
|-
| {{VICcity|Sawmill Settlement}} || 88 || 86
|-
| {{VICcity|Tolmie}}^ || 447 || 547
|-
| {{VICcity|Woods Point}} || 37 || 33
|-
| {{VICcity|Woodfield}} || 36 || 62
|}
{{columns-end}}
'''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''<br>
'''*''' - ''Not noted in 2016 Census''


==See also==
==See also==
[[List of localities (Victoria)]]
* [[List of localities (Victoria)]]
* [[List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Mansfield]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Shire of Mansfield}}
{{Commons category|Shire of Mansfield}}
*[http://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au/ Mansfield Shire Council official website]
*[http://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au/ Mansfield Shire Council official website]
*[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/94 Metlink local public transport map]
*[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/94 Metlink local public transport map]
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps]
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps]

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{{Towns in Mansfield Shire}}
{{Towns in Mansfield Shire}}
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 10 February 2024

This article is about a current local government area created in 2002. For the local government area prior to 1994, see Shire of Mansfield (former).

Mansfield Shire
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population10,178 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.6478/km2 (6.8577/sq mi)
Established2002
Gazetted17 October 2002[2]
Area3,844 km2 (1,484.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Steve Rabie
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteMansfield Shire
LGAs around Mansfield Shire:
Strathbogie Benalla Wangaratta
Murrindindi Mansfield Shire Wellington
Yarra Ranges Baw Baw Wellington

The Shire of Mansfield 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 3,844 square kilometres (1,484 sq mi) and in August 2021, had a population of 10,178.[1]

It includes the towns of Mansfield, Maindample, Mount Buller, Bonnie Doon, Jamieson, Kevington, Merrijig, Tolmie and Woods Point. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Delatite into the current shire and the Rural City of Benalla.[2]

The de-amalgamation was the only successful de-amalgamation following the Kennett Government's policy of local government mergers. It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.[3]

The Shire is governed and administered by Mansfield Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield. The Shire is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Mansfield, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 4,360.[4]

The Shire is bordered by the Rural City of Benalla, the Shire of Baw Baw, the Shire of Murrindindi, the Shire of Yarra Ranges, the Shire of Strathbogie and the Shire of Wellington. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire; the areas around Mount Buller and Mount Stirling.

Council

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Current composition

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The Shire has an unsubdivided structure, with five councillors elected to represent the community across the shire.

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Administration and governance

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The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Mansfield Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Mansfield.

Townships and localities

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According to the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 10,178, compared to 8,584 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Ancona 84 99
Barjarg 132 141
Barwite 228 269
Bonnie Doon 570 666
Boorolite 143 166
Bridge Creek^ 97 117
Creek Junction^ 16 34
Delatite 15 13
Enochs Point^ 0 3
Gaffneys Creek 10 3
Goughs Bay 261 328
Howes Creek 70 67
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Howqua 110 158
Howqua Hills 4 5
Howqua Inlet 56 63
Jamieson 301 382
Kanumbra^ 59 53
Kevington 43 36
Knockwood 0 0
Lake Eildon 7 3
Macs Cove 91 121
Maindample 212 239
Mansfield 4,787 5,541
Matlock^ 4 7
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Merrijig 549 721
Merton^ 190 216
Mirimbah^ * 0
Mount Buller^ 243 333
Mountain Bay 43 54
Piries 58 66
Reynard^ 0 0
Sawmill Settlement 88 86
Tolmie^ 447 547
Woods Point 37 33
Woodfield 36 62

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mansfield (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search (17 October 2002). "G42 of 2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria. pp. 85–97. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Chen, Peter. "'They are not like us'". University of Melbourne. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ Census QuickStats (2011). "Mansfield (SS) – SSC20844". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Meet Your Councillors | Mansfield Shire Council".
  6. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
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