| Shire of Baw Baw Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 57,626 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 14.3064/km2 (37.053/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2 December 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,028 km2 (1,555.2 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Annemarie McCabe[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warragul | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Baw Baw | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Baw Baw (/ˈbɔː ˈbɔː/) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 4,028 square kilometres (1,555 sq mi) and in 2021 had a population of 57,626.[1]
It includes the towns of Drouin, Longwarry, Neerim South, Trafalgar, Warragul and Yarragon. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Buln Buln, Shire of Narracan, Rural City of Warragul, and some parts of the Shire of Upper Yarra.[2]
The shire is governed and administered by the Baw Baw Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Drouin, and it has a service centre located in Warragul. The shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Baw Baw Plateau with Mount Baw Baw being the second highest peak in the region. An unincorporated area, the Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort, is enclaved within the shire.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baw Baw (Local Government Areas". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994: Order estg (Part 3) the Shire of Baw Baw". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Baw Baw Shire Council. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
