| Borough of Queenscliffe Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,982 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 275.35/km2 (713.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 12 May 1863[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.83 km2 (4.2 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Isabelle Tolhurst | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Queenscliff | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bellarine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Borough of Queenscliffe | ||||||||||||||
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The Borough of Queenscliffe is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the southern part of the state. It is the smallest local government area in Victoria, covering an area of 10.83 square kilometres (4.18 sq mi)[3] and, in June 2018, had a population of 2,982.[1] It includes only two settlements, which are Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. It is situated on the south coast, south-east of Geelong on the Bellarine Peninsula south of Swan Bay and next to the Port Phillip Heads, the entrance to Port Phillip Bay from Bass Strait.
The Borough is governed and administered by the Queenscliffe Borough Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Queenscliff. The Borough is named after the main settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Queenscliff, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 1,315.[4]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "Proclamation of the Municipal District of Queenscliffe". State Library of Victoria. G47 of 1863. State Government of Victoria (published 12 May 1863). p. 1039. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Borough of Queenscliffe Council profile - Victorian Electoral Commission". Victorian Electoral Commission. 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Census QuickStats (2011). "Queenscliff (SS) – SSC21123". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2018.