Shire of Towong

Shire of Towong
Victoria
Shire of Towong; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	6,223 (2021 census)
• Density	0.93228/km2 (2.4146/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	18 November 1994
Area	6,675 km2 (2,577.2 sq mi)
Mayor	Andrew Whitehead
Council seat	Tallangatta
Region	Hume
State electorate(s)	Benambra
Federal division(s)	Indi
Website	Shire of Towong
	LGAs around Shire of Towong:

The Shire of Towong 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 6,675 square kilometres (2,577 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 6,223.^[1]

It includes the towns of Corryong, Tallangatta, Cudgewa, Bethanga, Bellbridge, Walwa, Tintaldra and Towong. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Tallangatta and Shire of Upper Murray.^[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Towong Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta, it also has a service centre located in Corryong. The Shire is named after an earlier shire, the Shire of Towong (1874–1920), which occupied the same region as the current LGA.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.^[3]

Ward		Notes
Unsubdivided	David Wortmann	Mayor
	Aaron Scales
	Jennifer Star
	Peter Tolsher
	Andrew Whitehead

Administration and governance

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

Townships and localities

According to the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 6,223, up from 5,985 in the 2016 census.^[4]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Bellbridge	370	393
Berringama	37	35
Bethanga	471	485
Biggara	49	61
Bullioh	75	63
Bungil	11	0
Burrowye	43	24
Colac Colac	51	61
Corryong	1,348	1,352
Cudgewa	261	254

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Dartmouth	104	130
Eskdale	242	238
Georges Creek	62	75
Granya	99	88
Guys Forest	18	20
Jarvis Creek	43	46
Koetong	20	26
Lucyvale	28	25
Mitta Mitta	171	171

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Mount Alfred	26	39
Nariel Valley^	90	87
Old Tallangatta	35	45
Pine Mountain	34	32
Shelley	7	5
Talgarno	219	245
Tallandoon	79	92
Tallangatta	1,082	1,175
Tallangatta East	56	39

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Tallangatta South	139	142
Tallangatta Valley	202	194
Thologolong	11	22
Thowgla Valley	82	70
Tintaldra	60	66
Tom Groggin	0	7
Towong	132	143
Towong Upper	34	37
Walwa	177	191

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Towong (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 2) the Shire of Towong". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ Local Government in Victoria. "Towong Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.