Alpine Shire Victoria
Location in Victoria
Coordinates	36°47′24″S 147°10′30″E / 36.79°S 147.175°E / -36.79; 147.175
Population	13,235 (2021) [1] 12,337 (2016) [2]
• Density	2.76411/km2 (7.15901/sq mi)
Established	18 November 1994
Gazetted	18 November 1994 [3]
Area	4,788.16 [4]
Mayor	John Forsyth
Council seat	Bright
Region	Hume (region)
County	Bogong Dargo Delatite
State electorate(s)	Benambra Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)	Indi
Website	Alpine Shire
LGAs around Alpine Shire: Wangaratta Indigo Towong Wangaratta Alpine Shire East Gippsland Wellington Wellington East Gippsland

The Alpine Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state.

Current Council structure Information (Geography)

The council is composed of ... councillors elected to represent the municipality. In order of election in 2020, they are: ^[5]

Current composition

Ward	Party		Councillor	Notes

Wards

The Shire is subdivided into ... wards. The Shire is currently not subdivided into wards, and its seven councillors represented the entire area.

... Ward

Administration and governance Information (Geography)

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Colac Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Colac, and its service centre in Apollo Bay.

Councillors

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Former councillors

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Mayors

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Former Mayors

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History Information (Geography)

Traditional owners

The original inhabitants of the area are the Gulidjan people (from the Colac region) and the Gadubanud people (from the southern area of the municipality) ^[6]

of the 
Eastern Maar Nation.

^[7] Colac was known as “Kolak” or “Kolakgnat” which means ‘belonging to sand’ in the Gulidjan language. ^[7]

European settlers

History of former municipalities

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Former compositions

Composition ... to ..

Former Wards

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Elections

... election

Townships and localities Information (Geography)

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235, up from 12,337 in the 2016 census ^[4].

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Demographics Information (Geography)

Ages

The median age in 2021 was 49, same as in the 2016 census ^[4].

Ages	2016 [4]		2021 [4]
	Count	%	Count	%
0-4	519	4.21	539	4.07
5-9	714	5.79	681	5.15
10-14	713	5.78	810	6.12
15-19	665	5.39	666	5.03
20-24	427	3.46	516	3.9
25-29	452	3.66	592	4.47
30-34	485	3.93	607	4.59
35-39	565	4.58	689	5.21
40-44	810	6.57	772	5.83
45-49	844	6.84	891	6.73
50-54	968	7.85	870	6.57
55-59	1,083	8.78	1,003	7.58
60-64	1,059	8.58	1,153	8.71
65-69	975	7.9	1,039	7.85
70-74	745	6.04	941	7.11
75-79	533	4.32	668	5.05
80-84	382	3.1	415	3.14
85-89	244	1.98	250	1.89
90-94	110	0.89	116	0.88
95-99	28	0.23	25	0.19
100+	4	0.03	8	0.06

Religion

Affiliation	2016 [4]		2021 [4]
	Count	%	Count	%
Catholic	2,898	23.49	2,654	20.05
Anglican	1,587	12.86	1,216	9.19
Baptist	93	0.75	88	0.66
Lutheran	64	0.52	51	0.39
Pentecostal	75	0.61	72	0.54
Presbyterian & Reformed	268	2.17	225	1.7
Salvation Army	14	0.11	14	0.11
Seventh-day Adventist	21	0.17	21	0.16
Uniting Church	722	5.85	565	4.27
Other Protestantism	40	0.32	25	0.19
Protestantism total	2,884	23.38	2,277	17.2
Churches of Christ	44	0.36	59	0.45
Eastern Orthodox	71	0.58	51	0.39
Jehovah's Witnesses	68	0.55	78	0.59
Latter Day Saints	14	0.11	14	0.11
Other Christian	294	2.38	289	2.18
Other Christian total	491	3.98	491	3.71
Christian total	6,286	50.95	5,418	40.94
Buddhism	84	0.68	82	0.62
Hinduism	34	0.28	62	0.47
Islam	19	0.15	33	0.25
Judaism	10	0.08	9	0.07
Sikhism	0	0	15	0.11
Other non-Christian	41	0.33	50	0.38
Non-Christian total	188	1.52	257	1.94
No Religion, so described1	4,333	35.12	6,347	47.96
Other Beliefs2	59	0.48	71	0.54
Irreligion total	4,400	35.67	6,415	48.47
Not Stated3	1,471	11.92	1,156	8.73
Totals4	12,337	100%	13,235	100%

1: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs

2: Includes relatively small numbers of so-called 'Secular Beliefs' such as Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism &, Rationalism, and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as New Age, Own Spiritual Beliefs, Theism(!), etc. ^[8]

3: Includes 'Inadequately described'

4: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to the totals shown.

Infrastructure and Public transport Information (Geography)

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Art and culture Information (Geography)

Sport and recreation Information (Geography)

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Places of interest Information (Geography)

Sister cities Information (Geography)

Notable residents Information (Geography)

Controversies Information (Geography)

See also Information (Geography)

• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in Alpine Shire

References Information (Geography)

External links Information (Geography)

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