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Shire of Loddon

Field	Value
type	lga
name	Shire of Loddon
state	vic
image	Australia Victoria Loddon Shire.svg
caption	Location in Victoria
pop	7759
pop_year	2021
pop_footnotes
area	6696
area_footnotes
est	1995
gazetted	19 January 1995
mayor	Cr Dan Straub
seat	Wedderburn
local_map	yes
region	Loddon Mallee
logo	Loddon Shire Council logo.jpg
url	http://www.loddon.vic.gov.au/
stategov	Bendigo East
stategov2	Bendigo West
stategov3	Murray Plains
stategov4	Ripon
fedgov	Mallee
near-nw	Gannawarra
near-n	Gannawarra
near-ne	Campaspe
near-w	Buloke
near-e	Greater Bendigo
near-sw	Northern Grampians
near-s	Central Goldfields
near-se	Mount Alexander

Trees south of Wedderburn Road, Gowar East

The Shire of Loddon is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 6696 km2 and in 2021 had a population of 7,759. It includes the towns of Inglewood, Boort, Serpentine, Pyramid Hill and Wedderburn.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Loddon Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wedderburn. There is also a service centre located in Serpentine. The Shire is named after the Loddon River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

History

The Shire of Loddon was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of East Loddon, Shire of Gordon, Shire of Korong, and parts of the Rural City of Marong, Shire of Bet Bet, Shire of Maldon and Shire of Tullaroop.

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

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward.

Ward	Councillor	Notes
Boort			Neil Beattie
Inglewood			Wendy Murphy
Tarnagulla			Linda Jungwirth
Terrick			Dan Straub
Wedderburn			Gavan Holt

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the Wedderburn Municipal Offices. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Wedderburn, and its service centre in Serpentine.

Traditional owners

The Dja Dja Wurrung and Barababaraba are the traditional owners of this land.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census recorded the shire's population of 7,759, compared to 7,516 in the 2016 census.

Population	Locality	2016
^	29	38
	47	56
	22	19
	13	5
	37	45
	10	5
^	206	213
	72	53
	46	52
	873	940
	82	59
	28	29
	142	133
	57	54
	326	341
^	51	52
	14	20
	178	178
	45	50
	10	4
	18	14
	9	9
^	31	30
	17	18
	206	195
^	893	899
	74	60

Population	Locality	2016
^	24	13
^	96	113
^	32	37
	24	27
	20	32
	25	28
	24	32
	19	21
^	13	14
^	36	37
^	20	23
^	15	13
^	91	93
	855	886
^	*	#
	37	49
	0	0
^	92	89
	15	9
	32	46
	11	12
	168	143
	7	5
	10	0
	53	61
	177	179
^	21	21

Population	Locality	2016
^	23	22
	19	20
^	125	167
^	558	576
	38	62
	31	24
^	53	59
^	87	67
^	1,416	2,005
	42	47
^	13	12
^	35	37
	50	62
	21	13
^	117	116
^	88	80
	29	20
	37	46
	43	26
	192	171
^	22	19
	5	14
	50	38
	42	38
	66	37
	558	598
^	318	329

Population	Locality	2016
	56	52
^	3	9
	21	38
^	217	251
	192	222
^	452	423
	26	27
^	37	34
	17	22
	48	55
	133	153
^	22	20
	11	8
	22	57
	941	951
	20	20
	39	41
	28	36
	41	45
	3	13
^	11	12
	31	29
	9	18
	40	45
	23	17
	90	78
^	16	11

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

***** - Not noted in 2016 Census

# - Not noted in 2021 Census

Large gold specimen from Wychitella, Loddon Shire

References

(2021). "2021 Census All persons QuickStats - Loddon LGA". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 7) the Shire of Loddon". State Government of Victoria.
"2021 Loddon, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
Local Government in Victoria. "Loddon Shire Council". State Government of Victoria.
(23 October 2022). "Loddon Aboriginal Community Partnership Plan 2019-2022".
(11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".

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Population	Locality	2016
^	29	38
	47	56
	22	19
	13	5
	37	45
	10	5
^	206	213
	72	53
	46	52
	873	940
	82	59
	28	29
	142	133
	57	54
	326	341
^	51	52
	14	20
	178	178
	45	50
	10	4
	18	14
	9	9
^	31	30
	17	18
	206	195
^	893	899
	74	60

Population	Locality	2016
^	24	13
^	96	113
^	32	37
	24	27
	20	32
	25	28
	24	32
	19	21
^	13	14
^	36	37
^	20	23
^	15	13
^	91	93
	855	886
^	*	#
	37	49
	0	0
^	92	89
	15	9
	32	46
	11	12
	168	143
	7	5
	10	0
	53	61
	177	179
^	21	21

Population	Locality	2016
	56	52
^	3	9
	21	38
^	217	251
	192	222
^	452	423
	26	27
^	37	34
	17	22
	48	55
	133	153
^	22	20
	11	8
	22	57
	941	951
	20	20
	39	41
	28	36
	41	45
	3	13
^	11	12
	31	29
	9	18
	40	45
	23	17
	90	78
^	16	11

Population	Locality	2016
^	29	38
	47	56
	22	19
	13	5
	37	45
	10	5
^	206	213
	72	53
	46	52
	873	940
	82	59
	28	29
	142	133
	57	54
	326	341
^	51	52
	14	20
	178	178
	45	50
	10	4
	18	14
	9	9
^	31	30
	17	18
	206	195
^	893	899
	74	60

Population	Locality	2016
^	24	13
^	96	113
^	32	37
	24	27
	20	32
	25	28
	24	32
	19	21
^	13	14
^	36	37
^	20	23
^	15	13
^	91	93
	855	886
^	*	#
	37	49
	0	0
^	92	89
	15	9
	32	46
	11	12
	168	143
	7	5
	10	0
	53	61
	177	179
^	21	21

Population	Locality	2016
	56	52
^	3	9
	21	38
^	217	251
	192	222
^	452	423
	26	27
^	37	34
	17	22
	48	55
	133	153
^	22	20
	11	8
	22	57
	941	951
	20	20
	39	41
	28	36
	41	45
	3	13
^	11	12
	31	29
	9	18
	40	45
	23	17
	90	78
^	16	11

Population	Locality	2016
^	29	38
	47	56
	22	19
	13	5
	37	45
	10	5
^	206	213
	72	53
	46	52
	873	940
	82	59
	28	29
	142	133
	57	54
	326	341
^	51	52
	14	20
	178	178
	45	50
	10	4
	18	14
	9	9
^	31	30
	17	18
	206	195
^	893	899
	74	60

Population	Locality	2016
^	24	13
^	96	113
^	32	37
	24	27
	20	32
	25	28
	24	32
	19	21
^	13	14
^	36	37
^	20	23
^	15	13
^	91	93
	855	886
^	*	#
	37	49
	0	0
^	92	89
	15	9
	32	46
	11	12
	168	143
	7	5
	10	0
	53	61
	177	179
^	21	21

Population	Locality	2016
	56	52
^	3	9
	21	38
^	217	251
	192	222
^	452	423
	26	27
^	37	34
	17	22
	48	55
	133	153
^	22	20
	11	8
	22	57
	941	951
	20	20
	39	41
	28	36
	41	45
	3	13
^	11	12
	31	29
	9	18
	40	45
	23	17
	90	78
^	16	11