This article is about the local government area in Victoria. For other uses, see Baw Baw.
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
Shire of Baw Baw Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population
52,015 (2018)[1]
• Density
12.9134/km2 (33.445/sq mi)
Established
1994
Gazetted
2 December 1994[2]
Area
4,028 km2 (1,555.2 sq mi)[1]
Mayor
Cr Michael Leaney
Council seat
Warragul
Region
Gippsland
State electorate(s)
Narracan
Federal division(s)
Monash
Gippsland
Website
Shire of Baw Baw
LGAs around Shire of Baw Baw:
Yarra Ranges
Mansfield
Wellington
Cardinia
Shire of Baw Baw
Latrobe
South Gippsland
South Gippsland
Latrobe
Thorpdale, one of the towns administered by the Shire of Baw Baw
The Shire of Baw Baw (/ˈbɔːˈbɔː/) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 4,028 square kilometres (1,555 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 52,015.[1]
It includes the towns of Drouin, Longwarry, Neerim South, Trafalgar, Warragul and Yarragon. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Buln Buln, Shire of Narracan, Rural City of Warragul, and some parts of the Shire of Upper Yarra.[2]
The shire is governed and administered by the Baw Baw Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Drouin, and it has a service centre located in Warragul. The shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Baw Baw Plateau with Mount Baw Baw being the second highest peak in the region. An unincorporated area, the Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort, is enclaved within the shire.
^ abc"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^ abVictoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994: Order estg (Part 3) the Shire of Baw Baw". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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