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Shire of Pyrenees
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | lga |
| name | Shire of Pyrenees |
| state | vic |
| image | Australia Victoria Pyrenees Shire.svg |
| caption | Location in Victoria |
| pop | 7,671 |
| pop_year | 2021 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 3435 |
| area_footnotes | |
| est | 1994 |
| gazetted | 23 September 1994 |
| mayor | Cr Tanya Kehoe |
| seat | Beaufort |
| region | Grampians |
| logo | Pyrenees Shire Council Logo - 2022.svg |
| url | http://www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au/ |
| stategov | Ripon |
| fedgov | Mallee |
| fedgov2 | Wannon |
| near-nw | Northern Grampians |
| near-n | Northern Grampians |
| near-ne | Central Goldfields |
| near-w | Ararat |
| near-e | Hepburn, Ballarat |
| near-sw | Ararat |
| near-s | Corangamite |
| near-se | Golden Plains |
| near-nw = Northern Grampians | near-n = Northern Grampians | near-ne = Central Goldfields | near-w = Ararat | near-e = Hepburn, Ballarat | near-sw = Ararat | near-s = Corangamite | near-se = Golden Plains
The Shire of Pyrenees is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 3435 km2 and in June 2018 had a population of 7,353. It includes the towns of Avoca, Beaufort, Lexton, Snake Valley and Trawalla.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Pyrenees Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Beaufort, it also has a service centre located in Avoca. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Pyrenees Ranges, located in the north of the Shire, which also lends its name to the Pyrenees wine region.
History
The Pyrenees Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Avoca (less the township of Navarre in the extreme north-west corner), Shire of Lexton, and Shire of Ripon (less the Lake Burrumbeet area).
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward. Council Composition as of August 2025:
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca | Rebecca Wardlaw | ||
| Beaufort | Damian Ferrari | ||
| De Cameron | Megan Phelan | ||
| Ercildoune | Simon Tol | ||
| Mount Emu | Tanya Kehoe |
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Beaufort Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Beaufort, and its service centre in Avoca.
Traditional owners
The traditional owners of this land are the Wadawurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Eastern Maar, Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jardwadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk.
Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 7,671, up from 7,238 in the 2016 census.
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | 223 | ||
| 1,193 | 1,356 | ||
| ^ | 43 | 49 | |
| 1,539 | 1,712 | ||
| ^ | 21 | 25 | |
| 51 | 47 | ||
| ^ | 103 | 112 | |
| ^ | 51 | 63 | |
| 59 | 47 | ||
| ^ | 232 | 249 | |
| 146 | 171 | ||
| ^ | 42 | 43 | |
| 61 | 60 | ||
| 18 | 13 | ||
| 19 | 27 | ||
| ^ | 89 | 72 | |
| ^ | 183 | 185 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ^ | 70 | 90 | |
| ^ | 131 | 147 | |
| ^ | 10 | 14 | |
| 13 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 11 | ||
| ^ | 33 | 29 | |
| 31 | 13 | ||
| 95 | 99 | ||
| 36 | 31 | ||
| 29 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 3 | ||
| 61 | 49 | ||
| 180 | 200 | ||
| ^ | 41 | 49 | |
| 400 | 336 | ||
| 231 | 284 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ^ | 29 | 85 | |
| ^ | 580 | 635 | |
| 46 | 42 | ||
| 27 | 32 | ||
| ^ | 19 | 22 | |
| 167 | 185 | ||
| 26 | 28 | ||
| 42 | 44 | ||
| ^ | 94 | 89 | |
| ^ | 98 | 99 | |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| 17 | 20 | ||
| 39 | 22 | ||
| ^ | 15 | 12 | |
| 231 | 223 | ||
| ^ | 21 | 19 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 31 | ||
| ^ | 94 | 102 | |
| ^ | 13 | 3 | |
| ^ | 586 | 609 | |
| ^ | 1,032 | 1,189 | |
| 743 | 820 | ||
| 49 | 49 | ||
| ^ | 45 | 45 | |
| ^ | 156 | 158 | |
| 26 | 15 | ||
| 141 | 140 | ||
| ^ | 68 | 72 | |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| 110 | 122 | ||
| ^ | 0 | 0 | |
| ^ | 275 | 308 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
References
References
- (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
- Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg the Shire of Pyrenees". State Government of Victoria.
- Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order altg (Part 12) the Shire of Pyrenees". State Government of Victoria.
- Victorian Electoral Commission. "Pyrenees Shire Council election results 2024".
- "Reconciliation".
- (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
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