Shire of Yarriambiack

Shire of Yarriambiack Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	6,658 (2018)[1]
• Density	0.90882/km^2 (2.3538/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995[2]
Area	7,326 km^2 (2,828.6 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Kylie Zanker
Council seat	Warracknabeal
Region	Grampians
State electorate(s)	Lowan Mildura
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Website	Shire of Yarriambiack
LGAs around Shire of Yarriambiack: Mildura Mildura Mildura Hindmarsh Shire of Yarriambiack Buloke Horsham Northern Grampians Northern Grampians

The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,326 square kilometres (2,829 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,658,^[1] having fallen from 7,438 in 2008.^[3] It includes the towns of Hopetoun, Murtoa, Rupanyup and Warracknabeal. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Warracknabeal, Shire of Karkarooc, and parts of the Shire of Dunmunkle and Shire of Wimmera.^[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Yarriambiack Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Warracknabeal, it also has service centres located in Hopetoun and Rupanyup. The Shire is named after Yarriambiack Creek, a geographical feature that meanders through the LGA from the Wimmera River, through Warracknabeal, to Lake Coorong at Hopetoun.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Warracknabeal Ward and two councillors per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.^[4]

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Dunmunkle		Corinne Heintze
		Tom Hamilton
Hopetoun		Andrew Mclean
		Chris Lehmann
Warracknabeal		Graeme Massey
		Karly Kirk
		Kylie Zanker	Mayor

Administration and governance

Shire offices. Lyle Street, Warracknabeal

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

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 6,556 down from 6,674 in the 2016 census^[5]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Areegra	35	18
Aubrey	10	3
Bangerang	57	62
Beulah	329	312
Boolite	37	38
Brim	48	56
Cannum	48	45
Crymelon^	11	15
Dimboola^	1,730	1,635
Hopetoun	739	694

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Jung^	241	#
Kellalac	17	13
Kewell^	48	57
Laen^	*	4
Lah	48	57
Lascelles	93	82
Lawler^	19	16
Longerenong^	*	237
Lubeck^	36	40

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Minyip	524	525
Murra Warra^	72	63
Murtoa	865	897
Patchewollock^	133	149
Rainbow^	683	672
Rosebery	5	0
Rupanyup^	536	545
Sheep Hills	28	27
Speed	78	53

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Tempy^	57	62
Turriff	29	30
Wallup	31	28
Warracknabeal	2,438	2,359
Watchem West^	18	29
Wilkur^	49	28
Willenabrina	9	17
Woomelang	201	191
Yaapeet	84	75

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Yarriambiack

References

1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
2. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order estg (Part 16) the Shire of Yarriambiack". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 6. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
3. "People: Population: ERP: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
4. Yarriambiack Shire Council. "Meet Your Mayor & Councillors". Yarriambiack Shire Council. Yarriambiack Shire Council. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
5. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

External links

Media related to Shire of Yarriambiack at Wikimedia Commons

• Yarriambiack Shire Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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