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City of Greater Bendigo

City of Greater Bendigo
FieldValue
nameCity of Greater Bendigo
statevic
imageAustralia_Victoria_Greater_Bendigo_City.svg
captionLocation in Victoria
pop121,470
pop_year2021
pop_footnotes
area3000
area_footnotes
est1994
gazetted7 April 1994
mayorThomas Prince
seatBendigo
regionLoddon Mallee
logoIcon of City of Greater Bendigo.svg
logo_upright0.5
urlhttp://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/
stategovBendigo East
stategov2Bendigo West
stategov3Euroa
fedgovBendigo
near-nwLoddon
near-nCampaspe
near-neCampaspe
near-wLoddon
near-eStrathbogie
near-swMount Alexander
near-sMount Alexander
near-seMitchell

| near-nw = Loddon | near-n = Campaspe | near-ne = Campaspe | near-w = Loddon | near-e = Strathbogie | near-sw = Mount Alexander | near-s = Mount Alexander | near-se = Mitchell

The City of Greater Bendigo is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 3000 km2 and, in August 2021, had a population of 121,470.

The city is governed and administered by the Greater Bendigo City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bendigo, it also has service centres located in Heathcote, Huntly, Marong and a couple of other locations within Bendigo. The city is named after the main urban settlement lying in the centre-west of the LGA, that is Bendigo, which is also the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 99,122.

History

The City of Greater Bendigo was formed on 7 April 1994, initially from the amalgamation of the former City of Bendigo with the Borough of Eaglehawk, Shire of Strathfieldsaye, Shire of Huntly, and the Rural City of Marong.

In November 1994, the City gained the Heathcote district and the Lake Eppalock hinterland from the Shire of McIvor. In January 1995, the rural western flank of the City (part of the former Rural City of Marong) was moved into the new Shire of Loddon, while the City gained the Redesdale district from the Shire of Metcalfe.

The City's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.

Council

[[Bendigo Town Hall

Current composition

The council is composed of nine single member wards. The most recent election was held in October 2024.

Lockwood Ward has been vacant since 17 November 2025 when John McIlrath, who was elected at the 2024 election, resigned. He will be replaced in a by-election to be held in March 2026.

WardPartyCouncillorNotes
AxedaleIndependent LiberalShivali Chatley
EppalockIndependentAaron Spong
EpsomIndependentAndrea Metcalf
Golden SquareIndependentKaren Corr
KenningtonIndependent LaborAbhishek Awasthi
Lake WeeroonaIndependentThomas Prince
LockwoodN/AVacant
RavenswoodIndependent LaborDamien Hurrell
WhipstickVictorian SocialistsOwen Cosgriff

List of mayors

Main article: List of mayors of Bendigo#City of Greater Bendigo (1996–present)

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bendigo Town Hall offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre on Lyttleton Terrace in Bendigo and its service centres in Heathcote, Huntly and Marong and also on Hopetoun Street and St Andrews Avenue in Bendigo.

2023 Council Election Review

In the lead up to the 2024 Victorian local elections, The Victorian Electoral Commission conducted a review into the electoral structure of multiple Victorian councils, including the City of Greater Bendigo, The review found that the city should adopt nine single-councillor wards at the election, namely:

  • Axedale Ward
  • Eppalock Ward
  • Epsom Ward
  • Golden Square Ward
  • Kennington Ward
  • Lake Weeroona Ward
  • Lockwood Ward
  • Ravenswood Ward
  • Whipstick Ward

Towns, suburbs and localities

At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 121,470 up from 110,477 in the 2016 census

PopulationLocality20162021
215272
Ascot1,9682,571
4342
352452
802984
288355
Bagshot North3039
1712
Bendigo5,5125,652
Big Hill261281
4,3634,476
7570
Derrinal4999
3842
5,6915,538
513
2,0922,246
776847
359376
PopulationLocality20162021
Eppalock685746
4,3255,014
3,9553,989
6357
211213
8,8209,220
654718
^265291
2,7932,962
4423
2,3793,585
4346
1,0951,163
1,1411,907
3,2013,862
^9289
10,39411,328
5,6495,880
7396
PopulationLocality20162021
160168
Ladys Pass111118
^125167
754806
^9611,052
3,3833,420
506570
4,9925,407
Mandurang641753
247280
^1,4162,005
^178213
106136
459545
^6768
290379
4,0594,277
PopulationLocality20162021
2,3392,365
^436443
^318329
^6867
^240299
711743
^217251
546614
^452423
3,0003,092
5,6635,756
5,4286,850
^182221
126144
375378
Whipstick1018
3,2193,620
Wilsons Hill7788
449556

^ – Territory divided with another LGA

References

References

  1. "2021 Greater Bendigo, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  2. (27 March 2021). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2021: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2021), 2021". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
  3. (7 April 1994). "Order Constituting the Greater Bendigo City Council ...". State Government of Victoria.
  4. "About Greater Bendigo".
  5. (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
  6. Office of the Minister for Local Government. (1994-11-18). "Twelve councils for North East".
  7. Office of the Minister for Local Government. (1995-01-19). "North Central super shires get the green light".
  8. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 7) the Shire of Loddon". State Government of Victoria.
  9. Local Government in Victoria. "Greater Bendigo City Council". State Government of Victoria.
  10. (18 November 2025). "10,000 people could wait months for new councillor after resignation". [[Bendigo Advertiser]].
  11. "Greater Bendigo City Council, Lockwood Ward by-election". [[Victorian Electoral Commission]].
  12. VEC. "Results". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  13. (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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