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Shire of Mansfield


FieldValue
typelga
nameMansfield Shire
statevic
image{{multiple image
borderinfobox
total_width280
perrow1/1
caption_aligncenter
image1Australia Victoria Mansfield Shire.svg
caption1Location in Victoria
image2Mansfield Shire office entrance in September 2025.jpg
caption2Council offices in Mansfield
pop10,178
pop_year
pop_footnotes
area3844
area_footnotes
est17 October 2002
seatMansfield
mayorCr Steve Rabie
regionHume
logoMansfield Shire Logo.gif
urlhttp://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au/
stategovEildon
fedgovIndi
near-nwStrathbogie
near-nBenalla
near-neWangaratta
near-wMurrindindi
near-eWellington
near-swYarra Ranges
near-sBaw Baw
near-seWellington
Note

a current local government area created in 2002

| near-nw = Strathbogie | near-n = Benalla | near-ne = Wangaratta | near-w = Murrindindi | near-e = Wellington | near-sw = Yarra Ranges | near-s = Baw Baw | near-se = 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 3844 km2 and in August 2021, had a population of 10,178.

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 Delatite Shire into the current shire and the Rural City of Benalla.

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.

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.

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

Current composition

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

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.

PopulationLocality20162021
8499
132141
228269
570666
143166
^97117
^1634
1513
^03
103
261328
7067
PopulationLocality20162021
110158
45
5663
301382
^5953
4336
00
73
91121
212239
4,7875,541
^47
PopulationLocality20162021
549721
^190216
^*0
^243333
4354
5866
^00
8886
^447547
3733
3662

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

***** - Not noted in 2016 Census

References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search. "G42 of 2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield". State Government of Victoria.
  3. "'They are not like us'". University of Melbourne.
  4. Census QuickStats. (2011). "Mansfield (SS) – SSC20844". Government of Australia.
  5. "Meet Your Councillors | Mansfield Shire Council".
  6. (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
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