City of Greater Shepparton Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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Population | 63,366 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
• Density | 26.163/km2 (67.761/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
Gazetted | 18 November 1994 | ||||||||||||
Area | 2,422 km2 (935.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr Dinny Adem | ||||||||||||
Council seat | Shepparton | ||||||||||||
Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||
Website | City of Greater Shepparton | ||||||||||||
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The City of Greater Shepparton 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 2,422 square kilometres (935 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 60,449. It includes the city of Shepparton and the towns of Arcadia, Congupna, Dookie, Grahamvale, Kialla, Lemnos, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Tallygaroopna, Tatura, Toolamba and Undera. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Shepparton, Shire of Shepparton, and parts of the Shire of Rodney, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Goulburn, Shire of Tungamah, Shire of Violet Town and Shire of Waranga.