Shire of Macedon Ranges
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Shire of Macedon Ranges Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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| Population | 45,308 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 25.935/km2 (67.171/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 19 January 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1,747 km2 (674.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Jennifer Anderson | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kyneton | ||||||||||||
| Region | Northern Victoria | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Macedon Ranges is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,747 square kilometres (675 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 41,860. It includes the towns of Clarkefield, Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Malmsbury, Mount Macedon, New Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Romsey and Woodend. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Romsey, Shire of Gisborne, Shire of Newham and Woodend, and most of the Shire of Kyneton.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Kyneton, it also has service centres located in Gisborne, Romsey and Woodend. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Macedon Ranges, which is located near the centre of the LGA.
Macedon Ranges was rated thirteenth of 590 Australian local government areas (and the highest in Victoria outside Melbourne in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.
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