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Shire of Yarra Ranges

Shire of Yarra Ranges
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Location in Victoria
Map of Melbourne with Yarra Ranges Highlighted
Map of Melbourne with Yarra Ranges LGA highlighted.
Population 150,661 (2015 est)
 • Density 60.9988/km2 (157.986/sq mi)
Established 1994
Area 2,469.9 km2 (953.6 sq mi)
Mayor Noel Cliff
Council seat Lilydale
Region Outer Eastern Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
Yarra Ranges Council Logo.jpg
Website Shire of Yarra Ranges
LGAs around Shire of Yarra Ranges:
Nillumbik Murrindindi Mansfield
Maroondah Shire of Yarra Ranges Baw Baw
Knox Casey Cardinia

The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an area of 2,469.9 square kilometres (953.6 sq mi), and at the 2011 census, it had a population of 144,541.

It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, Shire of Lillydale, Shire of Healesville and Shire of Upper Yarra.

Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years.

Suburbs and towns within the boundaries of the Shire include:

Coordinates: 37°44′S 145°41′E / 37.733°S 145.683°E / -37.733; 145.683


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