The Rural City of Benalla 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 and, in August 2021, had a population of 14,528.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.

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!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Notes

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| rowspan="7"|Unsubdivided

| | || Justin King ||

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| | || Danny Claridge ||

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| | || Peter Davis ||

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| | || Don Firth ||

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| | || Bernie Hearn ||

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| | || Gail O'Brien||

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| | || Punarji Hewa Gunaratne ||

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Administration and governance

thumb|The Rural City is headquartered on the main street of Benalla.

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

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the rural city had a population of 14,528 up from 13,861 in the 2016 census

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

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! colspan="3" | Population

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! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021

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| || 17 || 16

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| ^ || 338 || 347

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| || 10,330 || 10,822

|-

| ^ || 77 || 93

|-

| ^ || 41 || 51

|-

| ^ || 20 || 19

|-

| ^ || 97 || 117

|-

| || 39 || 45

|-

| || 31 || 29

|-

| || 45 || 44

|-

| || 157 || 204

|-

| ^ || 16 || 34

|-

| || 197 || 208

|-

| ^ || 963 || 1,049

|-

| || 62 || 75

|-

| || 83 || 91

|-

| || 297 || 269

|-

| || 79 || 92

|-

| || 151 || 165

|-

| || 99 || 142

|-

| || 225 || 220

|-

| ^ || 37 || 36

|-

| || 131 || 160

|-

| || 96 || 75

|-

| || 54 || 47

|-

| || 57 || 57

|-

| ^ || 116 || 118

|-

| || 207 || 227

|-

| || 103 || 139

|-

| || 89 || 103

|-

| || 287 || 281

|-

| || 127 || 133

|-

| || 121 || 107

|-

| || 39 || 40

|-

| || 145 || 144

|-

| || 108 || 103

|-

| || 7 || 8

|}

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

  • List of localities (Victoria)
  • List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Rural City of Benalla

References

  • Benalla Rural City Council official website
  • Link to Land Victoria interactive maps