The South Gippsland Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,576. It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong, Mirboo North and Meeniyan.
The Shire is governed and administered by the South Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Leongatha, it also has a service centre located in Mirboo North. The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the southernmost portion, including Wilsons Promontory at the southern tip of the Australian continent.
History
The South Gippsland Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former Shire of South Gippsland with the Shire of Mirboo and most of the Shire of Korumburra and Shire of Woorayl. The entire council were sacked by the state government on 19 June 2019 due to bullying allegations and general dysfunctionality. The council was run by administrators until 2021 when a new council was elected.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Leongatha Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Leongatha, and its service centre in Mirboo North.
Election results
2021
Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 30,577, up from 28,703 in the 2016 census.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| || 57 || 61
|-
| ^ || 95 || 96
|-
| || 79 || 92
|-
| || 127 || 149
|-
| || 294 || 303
|-
| || 43 || 42
|-
| || 152 || 174
|-
| ^ || 130 || 134
|-
| || 15 || 5
|-
| || 51 || 54
|-
| || 272 || 284
|-
| ^ || 30 || 46
|-
| ^ || 32 || 37
|-
| || 57 || 61
|-
| || 413 || 455
|-
| || 95 || 90
|-
| || 41 || 52
|-
| || 827 || 858
|-
| || 1,842 || 2,044
|-
| || 165 || 152
|-
| || 4 || 0
|-
| || 156 || 157
|-
| || 41 || 55
|-
| ^ || 125 || 108
|-
| ^ || 5,437 || 6,526
|-
| || 106 || 124
|-
| || 127 || 150
|-
| || 172 || 169
|-
| || 108 || 135
|-
| ^ || 197 || 207
|-
| || 404 || 366
|-
| || 105 || 115
|-
| || 4,469 || 4,749
|-
| || 103 || 114
|-
| ^ || 108 || 134
|-
| ^ || 1,585 || 2,556
|-
| || 5,654 || 5,869
|-
| || 138 || 141
|-
| || 628 || 616
|-
| ^ || 638 || 707
|-
| || 210 || 248
|-
| || 771 || 840
|-
| || 95 || 91
|-
| ^ || 290 || 334
|-
| || 2,197 || 2,263
|-
| || 16 || 46
|-
| || 104 || 139
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || 248 || 238
|-
| ^ || 1,527 || 1,644
|-
| ^ || 235 || 270
|-
| || 643 || 717
|-
| ^ || 82 || 88
|-
| ^ || 186 || 202
|-
| || 134 || 174
|-
| || 209 || 220
|-
| ^ || 104 || 126
|-
| || 71 || 83
|-
| || 188 || 187
|-
| || 270 || 312
|-
| || 6 || 0
|-
| ^ || 89 || 107
|-
| || 56 || 59
|-
| || 358 || 462
|-
| ^ || 30 || 27
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || 681 || 713
|-
| || 103 || 107
|-
| ^ || 62 || 87
|-
| || 30 || 33
|-
| || 944 || 904
|-
| || 84 || 130
|-
| || 5 || 5
|-
| || 3 || 13
|-
| || 56 || 48
|-
| || 331 || 361
|-
| || 29 || 30
|-
| || 62 || 78
|-
| || 13 || 16
|-
| || 33 || 44
|-
| || 40 || 43
|-
| || 56 || 48
|-
| || 89 || 91
|-
| || 251 || 283
|}
^ - Territory divided with another LGA<br>
* - Not noted in 2016 Census<br>
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
See also
List of localities (Victoria)
References
External links
- South Gippsland Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps