# Shire of East Gippsland

The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and as of the 2021 census had a population of 48,715.
It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.
The shire is governed and administered by the East Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bairnsdale. It also has service centres located in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost. The shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.

## Council
### Current composition

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes |
| Unsubdivided | Tom Crook | Independent | Mayor 2023– |
| Unsubdivided | Mendy Urie | Independent | |
| Unsubdivided | Kirsten Van Diggele | Independent | |
| Unsubdivided | Arthur Allen | Independent | |
| Unsubdivided | Mark Reeves | Labor | |
| Unsubdivided | Sonia Buckley | Independent | |
| Unsubdivided | Jane Greacen OAM | Independent | Deputy Mayor 2023– |
| Unsubdivided | Trevor Stow | Independent | |
| Unsubdivided | John White | Independent | |
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bairnsdale Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bairnsdale, and its service centres in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost.

## Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 48,715 up from 45,040 in the 2016 census
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Anglers Rest | 21 | 31 |
| Bairnsdale | 7,580 | 7,905 |
| Banksia Peninsula | * | # |
| Bellbird Creek | 0 | 5 |
| Bemm River | 60 | 72 |
| Benambra | 149 | 173 |
| Bendoc | 115 | 109 |
| Bengworden | 59 | 93 |
| Bete Bolong | 93 | 84 |
| Bete Bolong North | 12 | 13 |
| Bindi | 55 | 49 |
| Bingo Munjie | 0 | 8 |
| Bonang | 48 | 52 |
| Boole Poole | 0 | 9 |
| Broadlands | * | # |
| Brodribb River | 31 | 29 |
| Brookville | 5 | 16 |
| Brumby | 4 | 0 |
| Bruthen | 814 | 820 |
| Buchan | 236 | 201 |
| Buchan South | 82 | 102 |
| Buldah | 8 | 5 |
| Bullumwaal | 33 | 45 |
| Bumberrah | 80 | 101 |
| Bundara | 0 | 0 |
| Butchers Ridge | 7 | 7 |
| Cabbage Tree Creek | 43 | 52 |
| Calulu | 181 | 186 |
| Cann River | 194 | 197 |
| Cape Conran | 4 | 5 |
| Cassilis | 29 | 21 |
| Chandlers Creek | 0 | 0 |
| Clifton Creek | 237 | 252 |
| Club Terrace | 52 | 25 |
| Cobbannah | 6 | 0 |
| Cobberas | 0 | 0 |
| Cobungra^ | 53 | 58 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Combienbar | 19 | 7 |
| Corringle | 15 | 17 |
| Deddick Valley | 8 | 12 |
| Delegate River | 27 | 41 |
| Deptford | 0 | 0 |
| Doctors Flat | 19 | 13 |
| Double Bridges | 0 | 0 |
| Eagle Point | 1,094 | 1,306 |
| East Bairnsdale | 1,298 | 1,352 |
| Eastwood | 2,766 | 2,855 |
| Ellaswood | 185 | 206 |
| Ensay | 109 | 155 |
| Ensay North | 23 | 29 |
| Errinundra | 0 | 0 |
| Fairy Dell | 80 | 93 |
| Fernbank^ | 152 | 194 |
| Flaggy Creek | 99 | 104 |
| Forge Creek | 276 | 346 |
| Gelantipy | 20 | 23 |
| Genoa | 55 | 66 |
| Gipsy Point | 19 | 31 |
| Glen Valley | 18 | 23 |
| Glen Wills | 0 | 4 |
| Glenaladale | 61 | 48 |
| Goon Nure | 119 | 137 |
| Goongerah | 31 | 31 |
| Granite Rock | 248 | 261 |
| Hillside^ | 193 | 290 |
| Hinnomunjie | 25 | 21 |
| Iguana Creek | 44 | 51 |
| Jarrahmond | 105 | 117 |
| Johnsonville | 327 | 326 |
| Kalimna | 1,249 | 1,350 |
| Kalimna West | 141 | 161 |
| Lake Bunga | 330 | 408 |
| Lake Tyers | 67 | 4 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Lake Tyers Beach | 727 | 802 |
| Lakes Entrance | 4,810 | 5,145 |
| Lindenow | 449 | 527 |
| Lindenow South | 434 | 475 |
| Lucknow | 1,254 | 1,439 |
| Mallacoota | 1,063 | 1,183 |
| Manorina | 8 | 7 |
| Maramingo Creek | 17 | 6 |
| Marlo | 564 | 602 |
| Marthavale | 0 | 0 |
| Melwood | 26 | 17 |
| Merrijig | 0 | 0 |
| Metung | 1,449 | 1,899 |
| Mossiface | 131 | 138 |
| Mount Taylor | 286 | 330 |
| Murrindal | 11 | 8 |
| Nariel Valley^ | 90 | 87 |
| Nelse | 0 | 0 |
| Newlands Arm | 728 | 866 |
| Newmerella | 389 | 415 |
| Nicholson | 1,095 | 1,322 |
| Noorinbee | 70 | 84 |
| Noorinbee North | 24 | 37 |
| Nowa Nowa | 194 | 199 |
| Nungurner | 283 | 327 |
| Nunniong | 0 | 0 |
| Nurran | 3 | 7 |
| Nyerimilang | 4 | 3 |
| Ocean Grange^ | 0 | 5 |
| Omeo | 406 | 411 |
| Omeo Valley | 3 | 9 |
| Orbost | 2,227 | 2,264 |
| Paynesville | 3,480 | 3,636 |
| Raymond Island | 548 | 589 |
| Reedy Flat | 42 | 6 |
| Ryans | 0 | 0 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Sarsfield | 625 | 543 |
| Shennonvale | * | # |
| Simpsons Creek | 38 | 39 |
| Stirling | 0 | 0 |
| Suggan Buggan | 0 | 5 |
| Swan Reach | 751 | 861 |
| Swifts Creek | 278 | 232 |
| Tabberabbera | 0 | 0 |
| Tambo Crossing | 17 | 25 |
| Tambo Upper | 324 | 325 |
| Tamboon | 11 | 3 |
| Timbarra | 0 | 0 |
| Tonghi Creek | 12 | 5 |
| Tongio | 65 | 50 |
| Toorloo Arm | 362 | 509 |
| Tostaree | 25 | 23 |
| Tubbut | 11 | 13 |
| W Tree | 48 | 47 |
| Wairewa | 87 | 67 |
| Wallagaraugh | 3 | 0 |
| Walpa | 154 | 157 |
| Wangarabell | 9 | 8 |
| Waterholes | 11 | 12 |
| Waygara | 27 | 20 |
| Wentworth | 0 | 0 |
| Wingan River | 4 | 4 |
| Wiseleigh | 164 | 177 |
| Wombat Creek | 25 | 26 |
| Woodglen | 43 | 52 |
| Wroxham | 0 | 0 |
| Wuk Wuk | 88 | 86 |
| Wulgulmerang | 11 | 18 |
| Wulgulmerang East | 7 | 12 |
| Wulgulmerang West | 0 | 0 |
| Wy Yung | 1,657 | 1,940 |
| Yalmy | 0 | 0 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA * - Not noted in 2016 Census # - Not noted in 2021 Census