The Shire of Hepburn is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. Located in the central part of the state, it covers an area of . The recorded a population of 16,604 in the shire.
History
The Shire of Hepburn was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Creswick, Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon, the Trentham district of the Shire of Kyneton, and the Clunes district of the Shire of Talbot and Clunes.
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!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party
!Councillor!!Notes
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| | || Independent
|Pat Hockey||
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| | || Independent
|Lesley Hewitt||
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| | || Independent
|Shirley Cornish||
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| | || Independent
|Brian Hood||
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| | || Independent
|Don Henderson||
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| | || Greens
|Tim Drylie||
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| | || Independent
|Tony Clark||
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Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Daylesford Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Daylesford, and its service centre in Creswick.
Election results
2024
Townships and localities
At the , the shire had a population of 16,604, up from 15,330 at the 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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| || 166 || 185
|-
| ^ || 107 || 114
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| || 10 || 23
|-
| || 212 || 237
|-
| || 228 || 213
|-
| ^ || 99 || 77
|-
| || 73 || 89
|-
| ^ || 33 || 48
|-
| ^ || 51 || 63
|-
| || 18 || 10
|-
| ^ || 55 || 51
|-
| || 1,728 || 1,844
|-
| || 58 || 62
|-
| || 252 || 308
|-
| ^ || 3,170 || 3,279
|-
| || 58 || 55
|-
| || 2,548 || 2,781
|-
| || 120 || 132
|-
| ^ || 150 || 148
|-
| ^ || 283 || 294
|-
| ^ || 187 || 203
|-
| || 25 || 41
|-
| || 203 || 206
|-
| || 37 || 39
|-
| ^ || 131 || 147
|-
| ^ || 104 || 125
|-
| ^ || 66 || 71
|-
| ^ || 13 || 15
|-
| || 389 || 431
|-
| ^ || 333 || 330
|-
| || 599 || 631
|-
| || 329 || 368
|-
| || 177 || 190
|-
| || 28 || 41
|-
| ^ || 168 || 196
|-
| || 21 || 23
|-
| || 17 || 8
|-
| || 45 || 47
|-
| ^ || 29 || 85
|-
| || 62 || 74
|-
| || 175 || 189
|-
| ^ || 831 || 905
|-
| ^ || 89 || 105
|-
| || 9 || 15
|-
| ^ || 9 || 15
|-
| || 89 || 99
|-
| || 41 || 41
|-
| || 150 || 177
|-
| || 132 || 170
|-
| || 71 || 84
|-
| || 128 || 136
|-
| || 174 || 230
|-
| || 51 || 50
|-
| || 122 || 149
|-
| || 62 || 43
|-
| || 62 || 79
|-
| || 81 || 72
|-
| || 66 || 71
|-
| || 231 || 245
|-
| || 31 || 32
|-
| ^ || 198 || 200
|-
| || 181 || 184
|-
| || 6 || 0
|-
| ^ || 87 || 101
|-
| ^ || 232 || 234
|-
| ^ || 448 || 524
|-
| ^ || 21 || 26
|-
| ^ || 1,180 || 1,382
|-
| ^ || 153 || 181
|-
| ^ || 535 || 645
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || 34 || 25
|-
| ^ || 97 || 104
|-
| ^ || 275 || 308
|-
| ^ || 46 || 43
|-
| || 241 || 252
|-
| || 154 || 181
|}
^ - Territory divided with another LGA<br>
* - Not noted in 2016 Census<br>
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
Traditional owners
The traditional owners of the Shire of Hepburn are the Dja Dja Wurrung.
See also
- List of places of worship in Hepburn Shire
References
External links
- Hepburn Shire Council official website
- PTV local public transport map