Regional councils

48 municipalities cover land in regional Victoria that lies outside of Melbourne's metropolitan area.

The largest regional council in terms of land size is the Rural City of Mildura, while the City of Greater Geelong is home to the most people.

No.	Council	Website	Details
1		Alpine Shire	Population - 13,235 Size - 4,839 km² Headquarters - Bright
2		Rural City of Ararat	Population - 11,880 Size - 4,207 km² Headquarters - Ararat
3		City of Ballarat	Population - 113,763 Size - 740 km² Headquarters - Ballarat
4		Bass Coast Shire	Population - 40,789 Size - 865 km² Headquarters - Wonthaggi
5		Baw Baw Shire	Population - 57,626 Size - 4,028 km² Headquarters - Warragul
6		Rural City of Benalla	Population - 14,528 Size - 2,351 km² Headquarters - Benalla
7		City of Greater Bendigo	Population - 121,470 Size - 2,999 km² Headquarters - Bendigo
8		Buloke Shire	Population - 6,178 Size - 8,004 km² Headquarters - Wycheproof
9		Campaspe Shire	Population - 38,735 Size - 4,526 km² Headquarters - Echuca
10		Central Goldfields Shire	Population - 13,483 Size - 1,534 km² Headquarters - Maryborough
11		Colac Otway Shire	Population - 22,423 Size - 3,433 km² Headquarters - Colac
12		Corangamite Shire	Population - 16,115 Size - 4,404 km² Headquarters - Camperdown
13		East Gippsland Shire	Population - 48,715 Size - 20,931 km² Headquarters - Bairnsdale
14		Gannawarra Shire	Population - 10,683 Size - 3,732 km² Headquarters - Kerang
15		City of Greater Geelong	Population - 271,057 Size - 1,247 km² Headquarters - Geelong
16		Glenelg Shire	Population - 20,152 Size - 6,212 km² Headquarters - Portland
17		Golden Plains Shire	Population - 24,985 Size - 2,704 km² Headquarters - Bannockburn
18		Hepburn Shire	Population - 16,604 Size - 1,470 km² Headquarters - Daylesford
19		Hindmarsh Shire	Population - 5,698 Size - 7,527 km² Headquarters - Nhill
20		Rural City of Horsham	Population - 20,429 Size - 4,249 km² Headquarters - Horsham
21		Indigo Shire	Population - 17,368 Size - 2,044 km² Headquarters - Beechworth
22		City of Latrobe	Population - 77,318 Size - 1,422 km² Headquarters - Morwell
23		Loddon Shire	Population - 7,759 Size - 6,694 km² Headquarters - Wedderburn
24		Macedon Ranges Shire	Population - 51,458 Size - 1,747 km² Headquarters - Kyneton
25		Mansfield Shire	Population - 10,178 Size - 3,892 km² Headquarters - Mansfield
26		Rural City of Mildura	Population - 56,972 Size - 22,087 km² Headquarters - Mildura
27		Mitchell Shire	Population - 49,460 Size - 2,862 km² Headquarters - Broadford
28		Moira Shire	Population - 30,522 Size - 4,057 km² Headquarters - Cobram
29		Moorabool Shire	Population - 37,632 Size - 2,110 km² Headquarters - Ballan
30		Mount Alexander Shire	Population - 20,253 Size - 1,529 km² Headquarters - Castlemaine
31		Moyne Shire	Population - 17,374 Size - 5,478 km² Headquarters - Port Fairy
32		Murrindindi Shire	Population - 15,197 Size - 3,889 km² Headquarters - Alexandra
33		Northern Grampians Shire	Population - 11,948 Size - 5,728 km² Headquarters - Stawell
34		Pyrenees Shire	Population - 7,671 Size - 3,433 km² Headquarters - Beaufort
35		Borough of Queenscliffe	Population - 3,276 Size - 13 km² Headquarters - Queenscliff
36		City of Greater Shepparton	Population - 68,409 Size - 2,422 km² Headquarters - Shepparton
37		South Gippsland Shire	Population - 30,577 Size - 3,280 km² Headquarters - Leongatha
38		Southern Grampians Shire	Population - 16,588 Size - 6,652 km² Headquarters - Hamilton
39		Strathbogie Shire	Population - 11,455 Size - 3,302 km² Headquarters - Euroa
40		Surf Coast Shire	Population - 37,694 Size - 1,560 km² Headquarters - Torquay
41		Rural City of Swan Hill	Population - 21,403 Size - 6,116 km² Headquarters - Swan Hill
42		Towong Shire	Population - 6,223 Size - 6,635 km² Headquarters - Tallangatta
43		Rural City of Wangaratta	Population - 29,808 Size - 3,764 km² Headquarters - Wangaratta
44		City of Warrnambool	Population - 35,406 Size - 121 km² Headquarters - Warrnambool
45		Wellington Shire	Population - 45,639 Size - 10,989 km² Headquarters - Sale
46		West Wimmera Shire	Population - 4,006 Size - 9,116 km² Headquarters - Edenhope
47		City of Wodonga	Population - 43,253 Size - 433 km² Headquarters - Wodonga
48		Yarriambiack Shire	Population - 6,556 Size - 7,310 km² Headquarters - Warracknabeal

• Population data is taken from the 2021 ABS Census
• Some councils have multiple offices and customer service centres located within the municipality