North Central Victoria
Local government areas
For administration purposes the region is divided into eight local government areas:

North Central Victoria

Section Title: Local government areas
Table Section Text: For administration purposes the region is divided into eight local government areas:

Local government area	Area	Population (2011 census)	Source(s)	Population (2016 census)	Source(s)

km2	sq mi

City of Greater Bendigo	3,048	1,177	100,617	110,477

Buloke Shire	8,004	3,090	6,384	6,201

Shire of Campaspe	1,280	490	36,365	37,061

Central Goldfields Shire	20,941	8,085	12,496	12,995

Gannawarra Shire	3,732	1,441	10,366	10,549

Shire of Loddon	6,694	2,585	7,459	7,516

Shire of Macedon Ranges	1,534	592	48,160	46,100

Shire of Mount Alexander	1,529	590	17,591	18,761

Totals	46,762	18,055	239,438	249,660

Sentence(s)

As of the 2016 census, North Central Victoria had a population of 249,660, representing the population of the eight local government areas that comprise the region.

final_sentence: As of the 2016 census, North Central Victoria had a population of 249,660, representing the population of the eight local government areas that comprise the region.