Global InformationRural City of Wangaratta information
| Rural City of Wangaratta Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 29,808 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.1778/km2 (21.180/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,645 km2 (1,407.3 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Dean Rees | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wangaratta | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Rural City of Wangaratta | ||||||||||||||
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The Rural City of Wangaratta is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 3,645 square kilometres (1,407 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 29,808.[1] It includes the towns of Cheshunt, Eldorado, Everton, Glenrowan, Greta, Greta West, Milawa, Moyhu, Oxley, Tarrawingee, Wangaratta and Whitfield. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Wangaratta, Shire of Wangaratta, Shire of Oxley, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Benalla and Shire of Yarrawonga. When formed the municipality was originally called the Shire of Milawa, but a few months later, was renamed to its current name.[2]
The Rural City is governed and administered by the Wangaratta Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wangaratta. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Wangaratta, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of around 18,500.[3]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wangaratta (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 5) the Shire of Milawa". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Census QuickStats (2016). "Wangaratta (UCL) – UCL213017". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
