Shire of Yarra Ranges Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 158,173 (2018) [1] ( 45th) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 64.090/km2 (165.99/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 15 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,468 km2 (952.9 sq mi) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Sophie Todorov | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Lilydale | ||||||||||||||
Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Casey | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||||
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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]
It 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. [3]
Prior to European settlement, the land within and beyond the Yarra Ranges was occupied by the Wurundjeri people. [4]
European settlement was established from the 1830s with settlers engaging in agriculture and gold mining. [4]
Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years. [3]
Ward [6] | Suburbs [6] | Party | Councillor [7] | Elected | |
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Billanook | Lilydale, Mt Evelyn, Wandin North | Independent | Tim Heenan | 2016 | |
Chandler | Kalorama, Macclesfield, Monbulk, Seville, Silvan, Wandin, Olinda (part), Montrose (part), Mt Evelyn (part) | Independent | David Eastham | 2020 | |
Chirnside | Chirnside Park, Mooroolbark | Independent | Richard Higgins | 2016 | |
Lyster | Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Kallista, Lyserfield, Menzies Creek, Narre Warren East, Selby, Sherbrooke, Tecoma, The Patch. | Independent | Johanna Skelton | 2020 | |
Melba | Lilydale, Mooroolbark | Independent | Sophie Todorov | 2020 | |
O'Shannassy | Don Valley, Gladysdale, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo | Independent | Jim Child | 2012 | |
Ryrie | Badger Creek, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixon's Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Yarra Glen, Yering | Independent | Fiona McAllister | 2012 | |
Streeton | Ferny Creek, Montrose, Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Sassafras, Tremont, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey | Independent | Andrew Fullagar | 2022 | |
Walling | Kilsyth, Mooroolbark, Montrose | Independent | Len Cox | 1982 [note 1] |
The shire had a population of 156,068 at the 2021 census, an increase from 149,537 recorded at the 2016 census. [8]
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Badger Creek | 1,563 | 1,610 |
Beenak | 25 | 17 |
Belgrave | 3,929 | 3,894 |
Belgrave Heights | 1,360 | 1,398 |
Belgrave South | 1,645 | 1,670 |
Big Pats Creek | 73 | 60 |
Cambarville | 0 | 0 |
Chirnside Park | 9,872 | 11,779 |
Chum Creek | 983 | 981 |
Coldstream | 2,164 | 2,199 |
Dixons Creek | 334 | 344 |
Don Valley | 576 | 586 |
East Warburton | 864 | 906 |
Emerald^ | 5,778 | 5,890 |
Fernshaw | 0 | 0 |
Ferny Creek | 1,518 | 1,524 |
Gilderoy | 65 | 62 |
Gladysdale | 444 | 423 |
Gruyere | 946 | 966 |
Healesville | 7,461 | 7,589 |
Hoddles Creek | 627 | 676 |
Kallista | 1,437 | 1,418 |
Kalorama | 1,239 | 1,277 |
Kilsyth^ | 10,891 | 11,699 |
Launching Place | 2,394 | 2,495 |
Lilydale | 16,531 | 17,348 |
Lysterfield^ | 6,663 | 6,681 |
Macclesfield | 851 | 878 |
Matlock^ | 4 | 7 |
McMahons Creek | 125 | 143 |
Menzies Creek^ | 998 | 966 |
Millgrove | 1,653 | 1,666 |
Monbulk | 3,577 | 3,651 |
Montrose | 6,761 | 6,900 |
Mooroolbark | 21,967 | 23,059 |
Mount Dandenong | 1,251 | 1,271 |
Mount Evelyn | 9,702 | 9,799 |
Mount Toolebewong | 140 | 119 |
Narre Warren East | 419 | 434 |
Olinda | 1,738 | 1,773 |
Powelltown | 217 | 214 |
Reefton | 59 | 102 |
Sassafras^ | 1,061 | 970 |
Selby | 1,652 | 1,626 |
Seville | 2,378 | 2,559 |
Seville East | 797 | 837 |
Sherbrooke | 265 | 294 |
Silvan | 1,246 | 1,323 |
Steels Creek | 225 | 276 |
Tarrawarra | 78 | 81 |
Tecoma | 2,082 | 2,064 |
The Patch | 1,065 | 1,046 |
Three Bridges | 199 | 188 |
Toolangi^ | 344 | 366 |
Toorongo^ | 0 | 0 |
Tremont | 77 | 69 |
Upper Ferntree Gully^ | 3,416 | 3,417 |
Upwey | 6,652 | 6,818 |
Wandin East | 431 | 408 |
Wandin North | 3,051 | 3,132 |
Warburton | 2,012 | 2,020 |
Wesburn | 1,019 | 1,052 |
Wonga Park^ | 3,796 | 3,843 |
Woori Yallock | 2,913 | 2,964 |
Yarra Glen | 2,869 | 3,012 |
Yarra Junction | 2,549 | 2,875 |
Yellingbo | 534 | 582 |
Yering | 115 | 138 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA