Yarra Ranges Shire

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Shire of Yarra Ranges
Local government area
Australia Victoria Yarra Ranges Shire.svg
Location in Victoria
Yarra Ranges Council Logo.jpg
Yarra Ranges Shire
Interactive map of Shire of Yarra Ranges
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region Greater Melbourne
Established15 December 1994
Council seat Lilydale
Government
 • MayorRichard Higgins
 •  State electorates
 •  Federal division
Area
[1]
 • Total
2,468 km2 (953 sq mi)
Population
 • Total158,173 (2018) [1]  (45th)
 • Density64.090/km2 (165.99/sq mi)
Website Shire of Yarra Ranges
LGAs around Shire of Yarra Ranges
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Maroondah Shire of Yarra Ranges Baw Baw
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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 2,468 square kilometres (953 sq mi), [1] of which 3% is classified as urban. [2] In June 2018, it had a population of 158,173. [1]

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History

Prior to European settlement, the land within and beyond the Yarra Ranges was occupied by the Wurundjeri people. [3]

European settlement was established from the 1830s with settlers engaging in agriculture and gold mining. [3]

The Shire of Yarra Ranges 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. [4]

Yarra Ranges Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots. Victoria LGAs pre- vs post-amalgamation Yarra Ranges.png
Yarra Ranges Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.
Shire Offices, Lilydale (building prior to 2010s-20s overhaul and extension) Lilydale Shire of Yarra Ranges.jpg
Shire Offices, Lilydale (building prior to 2010s-20s overhaul and extension)

Council

Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years. [4]

Wards

Yarra Ranges Shire
2020 and 2024 ward boundaries. Expand the map and click on a ward to see the ward name

Current composition

Ward [6] Suburbs [6] PartyCouncillor [7] ElectedNotes
BillanookLilydale, Mt Evelyn, Wandin North IndependentTim Heenan2016
ChandlerKalorama, Macclesfield, Monbulk, Seville, Silvan, Wandin, Olinda (part), Montrose (part), Mt Evelyn (part) Independent LiberalGareth Ward2024
ChirnsideChirnside Park, Mooroolbark IndependentRichard Higgins2016Deputy Mayor
LysterBelgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Kallista, Lysterfield, Menzies Creek, Narre Warren East, Selby, Sherbrooke, Tecoma, The Patch IndependentPeter Mcilwain2024
MelbaLilydale, Mooroolbark Independent LiberalMitch Mazzarella2024
O'ShannassyDon Valley, Gladysdale, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo Independent NationalJim Child2012Mayor
RyrieBadger Creek, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixon's Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Yarra Glen, Yering IndependentFiona McAllister2012
StreetonFerny Creek, Montrose, Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Sassafras, Tremont, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey IndependentJeff Marriott2024
WallingKilsyth, Mooroolbark, Montrose IndependentLen Cox1982 [a]

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne § Yarra Ranges results.[ edit ]
2024 Victorian local elections: Yarra Ranges [8]
PartyVotes%SwingSeatsChange
  Independent 48,55167.74–9.316Decrease2.svg 2
  Independent Liberal 10,38514.49+7.442Increase2.svg 2
  Independent Libertarian 5,1277.15+6.130Steady2.svg
  Independent National 4,3606.08–0.801Steady2.svg
  Greens 1,0831.51–0.440Steady2.svg
  Animal Justice 7911.10+1.100Steady2.svg
  Independent Labor 7621.06–3.730Steady2.svg
  Victorian Socialists 6180.86+0.860Steady2.svg
 Formal votes71,67795.97
 Informal votes3,0124.03
 Total74,689100.009Steady2.svg
 Registered voters / turnout116,724 [b] 83.02 [c]

Townships and localities

The shire had a population of 156,068 at the 2021 census, an increase from 149,537 recorded at the 2016 census. [9]

Population
Locality20162021
Badger Creek 1,5631,610
Beenak 2517
Belgrave 3,9293,894
Belgrave Heights 1,3601,398
Belgrave South 1,6451,670
Big Pats Creek 7360
Cambarville 00
Chirnside Park 9,87211,779
Chum Creek 983981
Coldstream 2,1642,199
Dixons Creek 334344
Don Valley 576586
East Warburton 864906
Emerald^5,7785,890
Fernshaw 00
Ferny Creek 1,5181,524
Gilderoy 6562
Gladysdale 444423
Gruyere 946966
Healesville 7,4617,589
Hoddles Creek 627676
Kallista 1,4371,418
Kalorama 1,2391,277
Kilsyth^10,89111,699
Launching Place 2,3942,495
Lilydale 16,53117,348
Lysterfield^6,6636,681
Macclesfield 851878
Matlock^47
McMahons Creek 125143
Menzies Creek^998966
Millgrove 1,6531,666
Monbulk 3,5773,651
Montrose 6,7616,900
Mooroolbark 21,96723,059
Mount Dandenong 1,2511,271
Mount Evelyn 9,7029,799
Mount Toolebewong 140119
Narre Warren East 419434
Olinda 1,7381,773
Powelltown 217214
Reefton 59102
Sassafras^1,061970
Selby 1,6521,626
Seville 2,3782,559
Seville East 797837
Sherbrooke 265294
Silvan 1,2461,323
Steels Creek 225276
Tarrawarra 7881
Tecoma 2,0822,064
The Patch 1,0651,046
Three Bridges 199188
Toolangi^344366
Toorongo^00
Tremont 7769
Upper Ferntree Gully^3,4163,417
Upwey 6,6526,818
Wandin East 431408
Wandin North 3,0513,132
Warburton 2,0122,020
Wesburn 1,0191,052
Wonga Park^3,7963,843
Woori Yallock 2,9132,964
Yarra Glen 2,8693,012
Yarra Junction 2,5492,875
Yellingbo 534582
Yering 115138

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Major thoroughfares

Pre-2010 Council logo Shire of Yarra Ranges.png
Pre-2010 Council logo

Notes

  1. ↑ First elected to Shire of Lillydale before council amalgamations in 1994.
  2. ↑ This number is inclusive of the total number of enrolled voters across all wards.
  3. ↑ This number does not include enrolled voters from uncontested wards. It is the total turnout for contested wards only.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Demographic Profile". Yarra Ranges Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 "About the region". Yarra Ranges Council. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Our history". Yarra Ranges Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "About the region - Our history". Yarra Ranges Council. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Your councillors". Shire of Yarra Ranges. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Results for Yarra Ranges Shire Council Elections 2012". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. ↑ VEC. "Results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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