The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of and at the , had a population of 6,556.
center|thumb|400x400px|Yarriambiack Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.<br>🞲 Area transferred from [[Northern Grampians Shire to Yarriambiack Shire in 1996]]
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of three wards and six councillors. The current councillors, elected at the 2024 election, are:
{| class="wikitable"
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|Dunmunkle
| | || Corinne Heintze ||
|-
| | || Melinda Keel||
|-
| rowspan="2"|Hopetoun
| | || Andrew Mclean || Deputy Mayor
|-
| | || Chris K. Lehmann||
|-
| rowspan="3"|Warracknabeal
| | || Karly Kirk ||
|-
| | || Kylie Zanker || Mayor
|}
Administration and governance
thumb|The municipal offices of the Yarriambiack Shire Council, 34 Lyle Street, Warracknabeal, Victoria
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Warracknabeal Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Warracknabeal, and its service centres in Hopetoun and Rupanyup.
Townships and localities
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| || 35 || 18
|-
| || 10 || 3
|-
| || 57 || 62
|-
| || 329 || 312
|-
| || 37 || 38
|-
| || 48 || 56
|-
| || 48 || 45
|-
| ^ || 11 || 15
|-
| ^ || 1,730 || 1,635
|-
| || 739 || 694
|-
| ^ || 241 || #
|-
| || 17 || 13
|-
| ^ || 48 || 57
|-
| ^ || * || 4
|-
| || 48 || 57
|-
| || 93 || 82
|-
| ^ || 19 || 16
|-
| ^ || * || 237
|-
| ^ || 36 || 40
|-
| || 524 || 525
|-
| ^ || 72 || 63
|-
| || 865 || 897
|-
| ^ || 133 || 149
|-
| ^ || 683 || 672
|-
| || 5 || 0
|-
| ^ || 536 || 545
|-
| || 28 || 27
|-
| || 78 || 53
|-
| ^ || 57 || 62
|-
| || 29 || 30
|-
| || 31 || 28
|-
| || 2,438 || 2,359
|-
| ^ || 18 || 29
|-
| ^ || 49 || 28
|-
| || 9 || 17
|-
| || 201 || 191
|-
| || 84 || 75
|}
^ - 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 Shire of Yarriambiack
References
External links
- Yarriambiack Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps