Rural City of Benalla

Rural City of Benalla
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population14,528 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density6.1742/km2 (15.991/sq mi)
Established2002
Gazetted17 October 2002[2]
Area2,353 km2 (908.5 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Danny Claridge
Council seatBenalla
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Euroa
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteRural City of Benalla
LGAs around Rural City of Benalla:
Campaspe Moira Wangaratta
Greater Shepparton Rural City of Benalla Wangaratta
Strathbogie Mansfield Wangaratta

The Rural City of Benalla is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 2,353 square kilometres (908 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 14,528.[1]

It includes the towns of Baddaginnie, Benalla, Devenish, Goorambat, Major Plains, Swanpool, Tatong, Thoona, Warrenbayne and Winton. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Delatite into the current rural city and the Shire of Mansfield,[2] the former being a merger between the latter, the Shire of Benalla and the City of Benalla.

The Rural City is governed and administered by the Benalla Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Benalla. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre-north of the LGA, that is Benalla, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 10,331.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benalla (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search (17 October 2002). "G42 of 2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria. pp. 85–97. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Census QuickStats (2011). "Benalla (SS) – SSC20115". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.