The Rural City of Horsham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 19,875.

The region is the site of lakes and the Wimmera River system and in normal seasons is popular with fishing, boating, swimming and water enthusiasts.

Traditional owners

There are multiple traditional owners of this land, the Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Jupagulk, Wergaia and Wotjobaluk people.

History

The Rural City of Horsham was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of the City of Horsham, most of the Shire of Wimmera and Shire of Arapiles, and part of the Shire of Kowree.

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!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party

!Councillor!!Notes

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|Green Park

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|Independent|| Dean O'Loughlin ||

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|Horsham North

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|Independent|| Todd C. Wilson ||

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|Kalimna

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|Independent|| Rebecca Sluggett ||

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|May Park

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|Independent|| Cam McDonald ||

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|Oatlands

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|Independent|| Angela Munn ||

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|Pine Lake

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|Independent|| Ian Ross ||

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|Wyn Wyn

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|Independent|| Brian Klowss ||Mayor

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Administration and governance

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

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the rural city had a population of 20,429 up from 19,642 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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| || * || #

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| || * || #

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| ^ || 79 || 80

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| || 95 || 93

|-

| || 78 || 57

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| ^ || 71 || 69

|-

| || 240 || 250

|-

| ^ || 65 || 74

|-

| || 147 || 119

|-

| || 38 || 47

|-

| ^ || * || #

|-

| || 1,304 || 1,443

|-

| || 14,543 || 15,134

|-

| || * || #

|-

| ^ || 241 || #

|-

| || 52 || 48

|-

| || 18 || 28

|-

| ^ || 48 || 57

|-

| ^ || 196 || 162

|-

| ^ || * || 237

|-

| || 231 || 236

|-

| || 136 || 140

|-

| ^ || 69 || 66

|-

| || 33 || 30

|-

| ^ || 72 || 63

|-

| || 514 || 548

|-

| || 83 || 89

|-

| || 61 || 43

|-

| || 184 || 191

|-

| || 310 || 354

|-

| || 276 || 287

|-

| || 42 || 40

|-

| || 65 || 75

|-

| || 19 || 23

|-

| || 59 || 74

|-

| || 179 || 184

|-

| || 42 || 44

|-

| ^ || 84 || 88

|-

| || 103 || 114

|}

^ - Territory divided with another LGA<br>

* - Not noted in 2016 Census<br>

# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

  • List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Rural City of Horsham
  • Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v Victoria

References

  • Horsham Rural City Council official website
  • Official tourist website for Horsham
  • Metlink local public transport map
  • Link to Land Victoria interactive maps