# Local government areas of Victoria

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region.
Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a city council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a shire council. Local councils have the same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification.
Local elections are held in Victoria every four years with the most recent elections held in 2024.

## Current local government areas
### Greater Melbourne

| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area | Population (2021) | Councillors (2022) |
| City of Banyule | Greensborough | 15 December 1994 | 63 km$^2$ (24 sq mi) | 126,236 | 9 |
| City of Bayside | Sandringham | 15 December 1994 | 37 km$^2$ (14 sq mi) | 101,306 | 7 |
| City of Boroondara | Camberwell | 22 June 1994 | 60 km$^2$ (23 sq mi) | 167,900 | 11 |
| City of Brimbank | Sunshine | 15 December 1994 | 123 km$^2$ (47 sq mi) | 194,618 | 11 |
| Shire of Cardinia | Officer | 15 December 1994 | 1,283 km$^2$ (495 sq mi) | 118,194 | 9 |
| City of Casey | Narre Warren | 15 December 1994 | 409 km$^2$ (158 sq mi) | 365,239 | 11 |
| City of Darebin | Preston | 22 June 1994 | 54 km$^2$ (21 sq mi) | 148,570 | 9 |
| City of Frankston | Frankston | 15 December 1994 | 130 km$^2$ (50 sq mi) | 139,281 | 9 |
| City of Glen Eira | Caulfield North | 15 December 1994 | 39 km$^2$ (15 sq mi) | 148,908 | 9 |
| City of Greater Dandenong | Dandenong | 15 December 1994 | 130 km$^2$ (50 sq mi) | 158,208 | 11 |
| City of Hobsons Bay | Altona | 22 June 1994 | 64 km$^2$ (25 sq mi) | 91,322 | 7 |
| City of Hume | Broadmeadows | 15 December 1994 | 504 km$^2$ (195 sq mi) | 243,901 | 11 |
| City of Kingston | Cheltenham | 15 December 1994 | 91 km$^2$ (35 sq mi) | 158,129 | 9 |
| City of Knox | Wantirna South | 16 November 1963 | 114 km$^2$ (44 sq mi) | 159,103 | 9 |
| City of Manningham | Doncaster | 15 December 1994 | 113 km$^2$ (44 sq mi) | 124,700 | 9 |
| City of Maribyrnong | Footscray | 15 December 1994 | 31 km$^2$ (12 sq mi) | 85,209 | 7 |
| City of Maroondah | Ringwood | 15 December 1994 | 61 km$^2$ (24 sq mi) | 115,043 | 9 |
| City of Melbourne | Melbourne | 12 August 1842 | 37 km$^2$ (14 sq mi) | 149,615 | 11 |
| City of Melton | Melton | 16 September 1862 | 528 km$^2$ (204 sq mi) | 178,960 | 9 |
| City of Merri-bek | Coburg | 22 June 1994 | 51 km$^2$ (20 sq mi) | 171,357 | 11 |
| City of Monash | Glen Waverley | 15 December 1994 | 82 km$^2$ (32 sq mi) | 190,397 | 11 |
| City of Moonee Valley | Moonee Ponds | 15 December 1994 | 43 km$^2$ (17 sq mi) | 121,851 | 9 |
| Shire of Mornington Peninsula | Rosebud | 15 December 1994 | 724 km$^2$ (280 sq mi) | 168,948 | 11 |
| Shire of Nillumbik | Greensborough | 15 December 1994 | 432 km$^2$ (167 sq mi) | 62,895 | 7 |
| City of Port Phillip | St Kilda | 22 June 1994 | 21 km$^2$ (8.1 sq mi) | 101,942 | 9 |
| City of Stonnington | Malvern | 22 June 1994 | 26 km$^2$ (10 sq mi) | 104,703 | 9 |
| City of Whitehorse | Nunawading | 15 December 1994 | 64 km$^2$ (25 sq mi) | 169,346 | 11 |
| City of Whittlesea | South Morang | 12 December 1862 | 490 km$^2$ (190 sq mi) | 229,396 | 11 |
| City of Wyndham | Werribee | 6 October 1862 | 542 km$^2$ (209 sq mi) | 292,011 | 11 |
| City of Yarra | Richmond | 22 June 1994 | 20 km$^2$ (7.7 sq mi) | 90,114 | 9 |
| Yarra Ranges Shire | Lilydale | 15 December 1994 | 2,468 km$^2$ (953 sq mi) | 156,068 | 9 |

### Regional Victoria
#### Barwon South West

| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area | Land area | Population | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | km$^2$ | sq mi | (2013) | (2021) | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Colac Otway Shire | Colac | 1994 | 3,438 | 1,327 | 21,035 | 22,423 | 7 | |
| Corangamite Shire | Camperdown | 1994 | 4,408 | 1,702 | 16,410 | 16,115 | 7 | |
| Shire of Glenelg | Portland | 1994 | 6,219 | 2,401 | 19,797 | 20,152 | 7 | |
| City of Greater Geelong | Geelong | 1993 | 1,248 | 482 | 223,357 | 271,057 | 11 | |
| Shire of Moyne | Port Fairy | 1994 | 5,482 | 2,117 | 16,431 | 17,374 | 7 | |
| Borough of Queenscliffe | Queenscliff | 1863 | 8.6 | 3 | 3,002 | 3,276 | 5 | |
| Shire of Southern Grampians | Hamilton | 1994 | 6,654 | 2,569 | 16,355 | 16,588 | 7 | |
| Surf Coast Shire | Torquay | 1994 | 1,553 | 600 | 28,228 | 37,694 | 9 | |
| City of Warrnambool | Warrnambool | 1855 | 121 | 47 | 33,423 | 35,406 | 7 | |

#### Grampians

| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area | Land area | Population | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | km$^2$ | sq mi | (2013) | (2021) | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Rural City of Ararat | Ararat | 1994 | 4,211 | 1,626 | 11,490 | 11,880 | 7 | |
| City of Ballarat | Ballarat | 1994 | 739 | 285 | 98,344 | 113,763 | 9 | |
| Golden Plains Shire | Bannockburn | 1994 | 2,703 | 1,044 | 20,362 | 24,985 | 7 | |
| Shire of Hepburn | Daylesford | 1995 | 1,473 | 569 | 15,022 | 16,604 | 7 | |
| Shire of Hindmarsh | Nhill | 1995 | 7,524 | 2,905 | 5,852 | 5,698 | 6 | |
| Rural City of Horsham | Horsham | 1995 | 4,267 | 1,647 | 19,694 | 20,429 | 7 | |
| Shire of Moorabool | Ballan | 1994 | 2,111 | 815 | 30,410 | 37,632 | 7 | |
| Shire of Northern Grampians | Stawell | 1995 | 5,730 | 2,212 | 11,880 | 11,948 | 7 | |
| Pyrenees Shire | Beaufort | 1994 | 3,435 | 1,326 | 6,938 | 7,671 | 5 | |
| Shire of West Wimmera | Edenhope | 1995 | 9,108 | 3,517 | 4,124 | 4,006 | 5 | |
| Shire of Yarriambiack | Warracknabeal | 1995 | 7,326 | 2,829 | 7,032 | 6,556 | 7 | |

#### Gippsland

| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area | Land area | Population | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | km$^2$ | sq mi | (2013) | (2021) | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Bass Coast Shire | Wonthaggi | 1994 | 866 | 334 | 31,331 | 40,789 | 9 | |
| Shire of Baw Baw | Warragul | 1994 | 4,028 | 1,555 | 45,627 | 57,626 | 9 | |
| Shire of East Gippsland | Bairnsdale | 1994 | 20,940 | 8,085 | 43,809 | 48,715 | 9 | |
| City of Latrobe | Morwell | 1994 | 1,426 | 551 | 74,124 | 77,318 | 9 | |
| South Gippsland Shire | Leongatha | 1994 | 3,435 | 1,326 | 28,273 | 30,577 | 9 | |
| Shire of Wellington | Sale | 1994 | 10,817 | 4,176 | 42,721 | 45,639 | 9 | |

#### Hume

| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area | Land area | Population | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | km$^2$ | sq mi | (2013) | (2021) | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Alpine Shire | Bright | 1994 | 4,788 | 1,849 | 12,283 | 13,235 | 7 | |
| Rural City of Benalla | Benalla | 2002 | 2,353 | 908 | 13,878 | 14,528 | 7 | |
| City of Greater Shepparton | Shepparton | 1994 | 2,422 | 935 | 63,244 | 68,409 | 9 | |
| Shire of Indigo | Beechworth | 1994 | 2,040 | 788 | 15,605 | 17,368 | 7 | |
| Shire of Mansfield | Mansfield | 2002 | 3,844 | 1,484 | 8,276 | 10,178 | 5 | |
| Shire of Mitchell | Broadford | 1994 | 2,862 | 1,105 | 37,788 | 49,460 | 9 | |
| Shire of Moira | Cobram | 1994 | 4,046 | 1,562 | 25,401 | 30,522 | 9 | |
| Shire of Murrindindi | Alexandra | 1994 | 3,880 | 1,498 | 13,563 | 15,197 | 7 | |
| Shire of Strathbogie | Euroa | 1994 | 3,303 | 1,275 | 9,119 | 11,455 | 7 | |
| Shire of Towong | Tallangatta | 1994 | 6,675 | 2,577 | 5,961 | 6,223 | 5 | |
| Rural City of Wangaratta | Wangaratta | 1997 | 3,645 | 1,407 | 27,650 | 29,808 | 7 | |
| City of Wodonga | Wodonga | 1876 | 433 | 167 | 37,575 | 43,253 | 7 | |

#### Loddon Mallee

| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area | Land area | Population | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Local government area | Council seat | Date established | km$^2$ | sq mi | (2013) | (2021) | Councillors (2022) | Map |
| Shire of Buloke | Wycheproof | 1995 | 8,000 | 3,089 | 6,388 | 6,178 | 7 | |
| Shire of Campaspe | Echuca | 1994 | 4,519 | 1,745 | 37,213 | 38,735 | 9 | |
| Shire of Central Goldfields | Maryborough | 1995 | 1,533 | 592 | 12,815 | 13,483 | 7 | |
| Shire of Gannawarra | Kerang | 1995 | 3,735 | 1,442 | 10,526 | 10,683 | 7 | |
| City of Greater Bendigo | Bendigo | 1994 | 3,000 | 1,158 | 105,957 | 121,470 | 9 | |
| Shire of Loddon | Wedderburn | 1995 | 6,696 | 2,585 | 7,518 | 7,759 | 5 | |
| Shire of Macedon Ranges | Kyneton | 1994 | 1,748 | 675 | 44,595 | 51,458 | 9 | |
| Rural City of Mildura | Mildura | 1995 | 22,083 | 8,526 | 53,156 | 56,972 | 9 | |
| Shire of Mount Alexander | Castlemaine | 1995 | 1,530 | 591 | 18,247 | 20,253 | 7 | |
| Rural City of Swan Hill | Swan Hill | 1995 | 6,115 | 2,361 | 21,003 | 21,403 | 7 | |

## Former local government areas

This is a list of former local government areas in Victoria. Many of these existed from the 19th century until the 1994 statewite local government amalgamations.

### Greater Melbourne

This is a list of former Greater Melbourne local government areas. These local government areas were considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution.
| Local government area | Date established | Date dissolved | Amalgamated into: |
| City of Altona | 20 February 1957 | 22 June 1994 | City of Hobsons Bay |
| City of Box Hill | 7 August 1857 | 15 December 1994 | City of Whitehorse |
| City of Brighton | 18 January 1859 | 15 December 1994 | City of Bayside |
| City of Broadmeadows | 27 November 1857 | 15 December 1994 | City of HumeCity of Merri-bek |
| City of Brunswick | 29 September 1857 | 22 June 1994 | City of Merri-bek |
| City of Camberwell | 11 July 1864 | 22 June 1994 | City of Boroondara |
| City of Caulfield | 17 April 1871 | 15 December 1994 | City of Glen Eira |
| City of Chelsea | 1 May 1920 | 15 December 1994 | City of Kingston |
| City of Coburg | 1859 | 15 December 1994 | City of Merri-bekCity of Darebin |
| City of Collingwood | 24 April 1855 | 22 June 1994 | City of Yarra |
| City of Croydon | 24 May 1961 | 15 December 1994 | City of Maroondah |
| City of Dandenong | 1857 | 15 December 1994 | City of Greater Dandenong |
| Shire of Diamond Valley | 30 September 1964 | 15 December 1994 | City of BanyuleShire of NillumbikCity of Darebin |
| City of Doncaster & Templestowe | 19 December 1856 | 15 December 1994 | City of Manningham |
| City of Essendon | 27 December 1861 | 15 December 1994 | City of Moonee Valley |
| City of Fitzroy | 10 September 1858 | 22 June 1994 | City of Yarra |
| Borough of Flemington and Kensington | 17 March 1882 | 30 October 1905 | City of Melbourne |
| City of Footscray | 10 June 1859 | 15 December 1994 | City of MaribyrnongCity of Hobsons Bay |
| City of Frankston (former) | 6 November 1860 | 15 December 1994 | City of Frankston (new)Shire of Mornington Peninsula |
| City of Hawthorn | 27 July 1860 | 22 June 1994 | City of Boroondara |
| City of Heidelberg | 1840 | 15 December 1994 | City of BanyuleCity of Darebin |
| City of Keilor | 3 March 1863 | 15 December 1994 | City of BrimbankCity of Moonee ValleyCity of Hume |
| City of Kew | 19 December 1860 | 22 June 1994 | City of Boroondara |
| City of Malvern | 17 October 1856 | 22 June 1994 | City of Stonnington |
| City of Moorabbin | 27 February 1871 | 15 December 1994 | City of Glen EiraCity of BaysideCity of Kingston |
| City of Mordialloc | 26 May 1920 | 15 December 1994 | City of KingstonCity of Bayside |
| Town of North Melbourne | 30 September 1859 | 30 October 1905 | City of Melbourne |
| City of Northcote | 25 May 1883 | 22 June 1994 | City of DarebinCity of Darebin |
| City of Nunawading | 26 May 1925 | 15 December 1994 | City of Whitehorse |
| City of Oakleigh | 13 March 1891 | 15 December 1994 | City of MonashCity of Kingston |
| City of Port Melbourne | 13 July 1860 | 22 June 1994 | City of Port Phillip |
| City of Prahran | 24 April 1855 | 22 June 1994 | City of StonningtonCity of Port Phillip |
| City of Preston | 8 November 1871 | 22 June 1994 | City of Darebin |
| City of Richmond | 24 April 1855 | 22 June 1994 | City of Yarra |
| City of Ringwood | 22 October 1924 | 15 December 1994 | City of Maroondah |
| City of Sandringham | 28 February 1917 | 15 December 1994 | City of Bayside |
| City of South Melbourne | 26 May 1855 | 22 June 1994 | City of Port Phillip |
| City of Springvale | 6 February 1857 | 15 December 1994 | City of Greater DandenongCity of Kingston |
| City of St Kilda | 24 April 1855 | 22 June 1994 | City of Port Phillip |
| City of Sunshine | 28 May 1860 | 15 December 1994 | City of BrimbankCity of Maribyrnong |
| City of Waverley | 1 January 1857 | 15 December 1994 | City of Monash |
| City of Williamstown | 14 March 1856 | 22 June 1994 | City of Hobsons Bay |

### Regional Victoria

This is a list of former regional local government areas around Geelong and surrounding the Greater Melbourne area. These local government areas were not considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution.
| Local government area | Date established | Date dissolved | Amalgamated into: |
| Shire of Bannockburn | 31 October 1862 | 6 May 1994 | Golden Plains Shire |
| Shire of Barrabool | 28 December 1853 | 18 May 1993 | City of Greater GeelongSurf Coast Shire |
| Rural City of Bellarine | 12 December 1853 | 18 May 1993 | City of Greater Geelong |
| City of Berwick | 1 October 1973 | 15 December 1994 | City of CaseyCity of Greater Dandenong |
| Shire of Bulla | 16 September 1862 | 15 December 1994 | City of Hume |
| Shire of Corio | 3 April 1861 | 18 May 1993 | City of Greater Geelong |
| City of Cranbourne | 6 March 1868 | 15 December 1994 | City of CaseyCity of FrankstonCity of Greater DandenongBass Coast ShireShire of Mornington Peninsula |
| Shire of Eltham | 26 September 1856 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of NillumbikShire of MurrindindiCity of Banyule |
| Shire of Flinders | 24 December 1874 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Mornington Peninsula |
| City of Geelong | 1 October 1849 | 18 May 1993 | City of Greater Geelong |
| City of Geelong West | 29 May 1875 | 18 May 1993 | City of Greater Geelong |
| Shire of Hastings | 19 October 1960 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Mornington Peninsula |
| Shire of Healesville | 30 September 1887 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Yarra Ranges |
| Shire of Lillydale | 19 September 1856 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Yarra Ranges |
| Shire of Mornington | 31 May 1893 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Mornington Peninsula |
| City of Newtown | 9 March 1858 | 18 May 1993 | City of Greater Geelong |
| Shire of Pakenham | 24 October 1862 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Cardinia |
| Shire of Sherbrooke | 23 May 1889 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Yarra RangesShire of CardiniaCity of Knox |
| City of South Barwon | 2 June 1857 | 9 March 1994 | City of Greater GeelongSurf Coast Shire |
| Shire of Upper Yarra | 19 October 1888 | 15 December 1994 | Shire of Yarra Ranges |