# Shire of Moorabool

The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,111 square kilometres (815 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158. It includes the towns of Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Mount Wallace, Myrniong, Blackwood, Greendale, Gordon, Korweinguboora and Mount Egerton, Bungaree, Elaine and Wallace. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bacchus Marsh, Shire of Ballan and parts of the Shire of Bungaree and City of Werribee.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Moorabool Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Ballan, it also has service centres located in Bacchus Marsh and Darley. The Shire is named after the Moorabool River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the area, which is named after the Wathawurrung word moo-roo-bul referring to Bunyip-like creature that lives in the river.

## Council
### Current composition

The council is composed of four wards and seven councillors, with four councillors elected to represent the East Moorabool Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards. Council Composition as of September 2022:
| Ward | Councillor | Notes |
| Central Moorabool | Paul Tatchell | |
| East Moorabool | Rod Ward | |
| East Moorabool | Tonia Dudzik | Deputy Mayor |
| East Moorabool | Moira Berry | |
| East Moorabool | David Edwards | |
| West Moorabool | Tom Sullivan | Mayor |
| Woodlands | Ally Munari | |

### Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Ballan Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Ballan, and its service centre in Bacchus Marsh.

## Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 37,632, compared to 31,818 in the 2016 census.
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Bacchus Marsh | 6,394 | 7,808 |
| Ballan | 2,985 | 3,392 |
| Balliang^ | 290 | 254 |
| Balliang East | 147 | 199 |
| Barkstead | 42 | 41 |
| Barrys Reef | 36 | 39 |
| Beremboke | 149 | 165 |
| Blackwood | 295 | 387 |
| Blakeville | 29 | 43 |
| Bolwarrah | 25 | 48 |
| Bullarook^ | 99 | 77 |
| Bullarto South^ | 33 | 48 |
| Bunding | 55 | 61 |
| Bungal | 43 | 32 |
| Bungaree | 269 | 302 |
| Buninyong^ | 3,714 | 3,797 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Cargerie | 35 | 38 |
| Clarendon | 145 | 163 |
| Claretown | 24 | 35 |
| Clarkes Hill | 67 | 75 |
| Coimadai | 416 | 409 |
| Colbrook | 29 | 41 |
| Dales Creek | 398 | 403 |
| Darley | 8,372 | 9,190 |
| Dunnstown | 244 | 259 |
| Durham Lead^ | 392 | 408 |
| Elaine | 228 | 232 |
| Fiskville | 19 | 18 |
| Glen Park^ | 103 | 110 |
| Glenmore | 63 | 75 |
| Gordon | 1,151 | 1,393 |
| Greendale | 602 | 623 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Grenville^ | 99 | 113 |
| Hopetoun Park | 798 | 914 |
| Ingliston | 50 | 96 |
| Korobeit | 77 | 75 |
| Korweinguboora^ | 168 | 196 |
| Lal Lal | 476 | 621 |
| Leigh Creek | 63 | 65 |
| Lerderderg | 0 | 0 |
| Long Forest | 361 | 343 |
| Maddingley | 3,453 | 5,491 |
| Meredith^ | 788 | 821 |
| Merrimu | 374 | 397 |
| Millbrook | 156 | 180 |
| Mollongghip^ | 89 | 105 |
| Morrisons^ | 128 | 118 |
| Mount Doran | 130 | 118 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Mount Egerton | 582 | 706 |
| Mount Wallace | 113 | 117 |
| Myrniong | 404 | 387 |
| Navigators | 253 | 276 |
| Parwan^ | 170 | 188 |
| Pentland Hills | 185 | 158 |
| Pootilla | 75 | 79 |
| Rowsley | 192 | 231 |
| Scotsburn^ | 258 | 244 |
| Spargo Creek | 36 | 42 |
| Springbank | 111 | 117 |
| Trentham^ | 1,180 | 1,382 |
| Wallace | 187 | 227 |
| Warrenheip^ | 669 | 721 |
| Wattle Flat^ | 97 | 104 |
| Yendon | 307 | 320 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA