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Alpine Shire
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Coordinates36°47′24″S 147°10′30″E / 36.79°S 147.175°E / -36.79; 147.175
Population
  • 13,235 (2021)[1]
  • 12,337 (2016)[2]
 • Density2.76411/km2 (7.15901/sq mi)
Established18 November 1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[3]
Area4,788.16[4]
MayorJohn Forsyth
Council seatBright
RegionHume (region)
County
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteAlpine Shire
LGAs around Alpine Shire:
Wangaratta Indigo Towong
Wangaratta Alpine Shire East Gippsland
Wellington Wellington East Gippsland

The Alpine Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state.

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The council is composed of ... councillors elected to represent the municipality. In order of election in 2020, they are: [5]

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The Shire is subdivided into ... wards. The Shire is currently not subdivided into wards, and its seven councillors represented the entire area.

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Administration and governance edit

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Colac Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Colac, and its service centre in Apollo Bay.

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The original inhabitants of the area are the Gulidjan people (from the Colac region) and the Gadubanud people (from the southern area of the municipality) [6] 

of the Eastern Maar Nation.

[7] Colac was known as “Kolak” or “Kolakgnat” which means ‘belonging to sand’ in the Gulidjan language.[7]

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The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235, up from 12,337 in the 2016 census[4].

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Abbeyard 0 4
Barwidgee 106 96
Bogong 5 8
Bright 2,406 2,620
Buckland 135 156
Buffalo River 255 285
Cobungra^ 53 58
Coral Bank 83 88
Dandongadale 3 8
Dargo^ 99 105
Dederang 167 198
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Dinner Plain 230 128
Eurobin 212 239
Falls Creek^ 293 326
Freeburgh 110 136
Gapsted 173 156
Germantown 0 0
Glen Creek 54 59
Gundowring^ 214 208
Harrietville 338 488
Havilah 21 22
Hotham Heights^ 196 128
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Kancoona 84 74
Kergunyah South 58 76
Merriang 178 182
Merriang South 41 43
Mongans Bridge 35 49
Mount Beauty 824 910
Mount Buffalo 0 5
Mudgegonga 172 184
Myrtleford 3,193 3,285
Nug Nug 21 36
Ovens 219 197
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Porepunkah 941 1,024
Rosewhite 134 141
Running Creek 42 36
Selwyn 0 0
Smoko 46 56
Tawonga 574 568
Tawonga South 862 1,012
Upper Gundowring 99 120
Wandiligong 453 522
Wongungarra^ 0 0
Wonnangatta 0 0

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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Ages as declared in the 2021 census[4]

  0-4 (4.07%)
  5-9 (5.15%)
  10-14 (6.12%)
  15-19 (5.03%)
  20-24 (3.9%)
  25-29 (4.47%)
  30-34 (4.59%)
  35-39 (5.21%)
  40-44 (5.83%)
  45-49 (6.73%)
  50-54 (6.57%)
  55-59 (7.58%)
  60-64 (8.71%)
  65-69 (7.85%)
  70-74 (7.11%)
  75-79 (5.05%)
  80-84 (3.14%)
  85+ (3.01%)

The median age in 2021 was 49, same as in the 2016 census[4].

Ages 2016[4] 2021[4]
Count % Count %
0-4 519 4.21 539 4.07
5-9 714 5.79 681 5.15
10-14 713 5.78 810 6.12
15-19 665 5.39 666 5.03
20-24 427 3.46 516 3.9
25-29 452 3.66 592 4.47
30-34 485 3.93 607 4.59
35-39 565 4.58 689 5.21
40-44 810 6.57 772 5.83
45-49 844 6.84 891 6.73
50-54 968 7.85 870 6.57
55-59 1,083 8.78 1,003 7.58
60-64 1,059 8.58 1,153 8.71
65-69 975 7.9 1,039 7.85
70-74 745 6.04 941 7.11
75-79 533 4.32 668 5.05
80-84 382 3.1 415 3.14
85-89 244 1.98 250 1.89
90-94 110 0.89 116 0.88
95-99 28 0.23 25 0.19
100+ 4 0.03 8 0.06

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Religion in Australia as declared in the 2021 census[4]

  Buddhism (0.62%)
  Catholicism (20.05%)
  Protestantism (17.2%)
  Other Christian (3.71%)
  Hinduism (0.47%)
  Islam (0.25%)
  Judaism (0.07%)
  Sikhism (0.11%)
  Other religions (0.38%)
  No religion (48.47%)
  Not stated or unclear (8.73%)
Main article: Religion in Australia
Affiliation 2016[4] 2021[4]
Count % Count %
 Catholic 2,898 23.49 2,654 20.05
  Anglican 1,587 12.86 1,216 9.19
  Baptist 93 0.75 88 0.66
  Lutheran 64 0.52 51 0.39
  Pentecostal 75 0.61 72 0.54
  Presbyterian & Reformed 268 2.17 225 1.7
  Salvation Army 14 0.11 14 0.11
  Seventh-day Adventist 21 0.17 21 0.16
  Uniting Church 722 5.85 565 4.27
  Other Protestantism 40 0.32 25 0.19
 Protestantism total 2,884 23.38 2,277 17.2
  Churches of Christ 44 0.36 59 0.45
  Eastern Orthodox 71 0.58 51 0.39
  Jehovah's Witnesses 68 0.55 78 0.59
  Latter Day Saints 14 0.11 14 0.11
  Other Christian 294 2.38 289 2.18
 Other Christian total 491 3.98 491 3.71
Christian total 6,286 50.95 5,418 40.94
 Buddhism 84 0.68 82 0.62
 Hinduism 34 0.28 62 0.47
 Islam 19 0.15 33 0.25
 Judaism 10 0.08 9 0.07
 Sikhism 0 0 15 0.11
 Other non-Christian 41 0.33 50 0.38
Non-Christian total 188 1.52 257 1.94
 No Religion, so described1 4,333 35.12 6,347 47.96
 Other Beliefs2 59 0.48 71 0.54
Irreligion total 4,400 35.67 6,415 48.47
Not Stated3 1,471 11.92 1,156 8.73
Totals4 12,337 100% 13,235 100%

1: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs

2: Includes relatively small numbers of so-called 'Secular Beliefs' such as Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism &, Rationalism, and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as New Age, Own Spiritual Beliefs, Theism(!), etc.[8]

3: Includes 'Inadequately described'

4: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to the totals shown.

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References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alpine". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alpine". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Part 6 - Alpine Shire (per S87 of 1994)". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 18 November 1994. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Colac Otway Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Colac Otway Regional Profile". Colac Otway Shire. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "About Colac Otway". Colac Otway Shire. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Religious affiliation (RELP) | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Abs.gov.au. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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