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Shire of Corangamite Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	16,115 (2021)
• Density	3.6559/km (9.4686/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	23 September 1994
Area	4,408 km (1,701.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Kate Makin
Council seat	Camperdown
Region	Barwon South West
State electorate(s)	Polwarth Ripon South-West Coast
Federal division(s)	Wannon
Website	Shire of Corangamite
LGAs around Shire of Corangamite: Ararat Pyrenees Golden Plains Moyne Shire of Corangamite Colac Otway Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,408 square kilometres (1,702 sq mi) and in 2021 had a population of 16,115. It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden, Shire of Heytesbury, and parts of the Shire of Otway, Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.

It came into existence on 23 September 1994 through the amalgamation of the local government areas of Camperdown Town, Hampden Shire (part), Heytesbury Shire (part), Mortlake Shire (part), Otway Shire (part) & Warrnambool Shire (part).

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward.

Administration and governance

The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 16,115, compared to 16,051 in the 2016 census.

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

• List of localities in Victoria (Australia)

References

1. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
2. ^ Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 3) the Shire of Corangamite". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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4. "Corangamite Shire Council election results 2024". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
5. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

External links

Media related to Shire of Corangamite at Wikimedia Commons

• Corangamite Shire Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

v t e Localities in the Shire of Corangamite
Town	Camperdown Cobden Cooriemungle Derrinallum Ecklin South^ Garvoc^ Lismore Noorat^ Peterborough^ Port Campbell Princetown Scotts Creek Simpson^ Skipton^ Terang^ Timboon
Locality	Ayrford^ Berrybank^ Bookaar Boorcan Bostocks Creek Bradvale Brucknell^ Bullaharre Carlisle River^ Carpendeit^ Chapple Vale^ Chocolyn Cobrico Cowleys Creek Cressy^ Cundare North^ Curdies River Curdievale^ Darlington^ Dixie Duverney Elingamite Elingamite North Foxhow Gellibrand Lower^ Glenfyne Glenormiston North^ Glenormiston South Gnotuk Heytesbury Lower Jancourt Jancourt East^ Kariah Kennedys Creek Koallah Kolora^ Larralea Leslie Manor Mingay Mount Bute^ Naroghid Newfield Nirranda East^ Noorat East Paaratte Pirron Yallock^ Pittong^ Pomborneit Pomborneit East Pomborneit North Skibo South Purrumbete Stonyford^ Tandarook Taroon^ Tesbury Timboon West Vite Vite Vite Vite North Waarre Wattle Hill Weerite Werneth^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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