The Rural City of Swan Hill is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in August 2021, had a population of 21,403.
History
The Rural City of Swan Hill was formed in 1995 in what was described as a "natural amalgamation" of the City of Swan Hill, Shire of Swan Hill, and a small portion of the Shire of Kerang comprising the southern Tresco district.
Proposing the new LGA in a 1994 report, the Local Government Board described the area as Victoria's "salad bowl". The Rural City was to take in the regional service hub of Swan Hill, a mix of dryland and irrigated agriculture, and a tourism sector oriented around the Murray River and Lake Boga. A public consultation carried out by the Shire of Swan Hill in 1994 found that more than 60% of respondents were in favour of the merger.
{| class="wikitable"
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!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillor!!Notes
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| rowspan="4"|Central
| | || Independent || Chris Jeffery
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| | || United Australia Party || Stuart King
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| | || Independent || Bill Moar
| Mayor (2019–2022)
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| | || Independent || Ann Young
| Mayor (2016–2019)
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| Lakes
| | || Independent || Les McPhee
| Mayor (2022-present)
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| Murray-Mallee
| | || Independent|| Nicole McKay
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| Robinvale
| | || Independent || Jacqui Kelly
| Elected in 2023 on a countback to replace Jade Benham
|}
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Swan Hill Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Swan Hill, and its service centre in Robinvale.
Townships and localities
The 2021 census, the rural city had a population of 21,403 up from 20,584 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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| || 25 || 40
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| || 40 || 78
|-
| ^ || 44 || 44
|-
| || 336 || 337
|-
| || 12 || 15
|-
| || 132 || 154
|-
| || 3 || 0
|-
| || 131 || 139
|-
| || 5 || 3
|-
| || 6 || 3
|-
| || 32 || 17
|-
| || 4 || 4
|-
| || 15 || 11
|-
| || 21 || 11
|-
| || 27 || 35
|-
| || 3 || 8
|-
| || 85 || 87
|-
| || 48 || 64
|-
| || 39 || 19
|-
| || 36 || 45
|-
| || 985 || 982
|-
| || 19 || 86
|-
| || 38 || 33
|-
| || 309 || 274
|-
| ^ || 20 || 19
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 12 || 14
|-
| || 143 || 126
|-
| || 125 || 105
|-
| || 18 || 24
|-
| || 38 || 40
|-
| || 21 || 24
|-
| || 530 || 536
|-
| || 663 || 673
|-
| || 18 || 18
|-
| || 135 || 159
|-
| || 259 || 230
|-
| || 10 || 16
|-
| || 5 || 5
|-
| || 3,088 || 3,497
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || 10,905 || 11,186
|-
| || 4 || 11
|-
| || 142 || 175
|-
| || 11 || 13
|-
| || 209 || 162
|-
| || 152 || 153
|-
| || 0 || 8
|-
| || 151 || 157
|-
| || 268 || 250
|-
| ^ || 13 || 16
|-
| || 174 || 173
|-
| || 3 || 0
|-
| || 159 || 163
|-
| || 48 || 43
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 111 || 128
|-
| || 7 || 0
|-
| || 22 || 8
|-
| || 85 || 91
|-
| || 260 || 262
|-
| || 87 || 94
|-
| || 356 || 404
|}
^ - Territory divided with another LGA<br>
* - Not noted in 2016 Census<br>
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
Sister cities
- Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
See also
- List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Rural City of Swan Hill
References
External links
- Swan Hill Rural City Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps