City of Ballarat
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The city is governed and administered by the Ballarat City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Ballarat, it also has a service centre located in Buninyong. The city is named after the main urban settlement lying in the centre-south of the LGA, Ballarat, which is also the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 105,471.[3]
History
The City of Ballarat was formed on 6 May 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Ballaarat, Shire of Ballarat, Borough of Sebastopol and parts of the Shire of Bungaree, Shire of Buninyong, Shire of Grenville and Shire of Ripon.[4]
Council
Current composition
Template:Victoria LGA ward map The council has nine elected Councillors, each representing a municipal electoral ward.[5] The current Council, elected in November 2024, is:[6]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredton | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Damon Saunders | |
| Brown Hill | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Ted Lapkin | |
| Buninyong | Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Ben Taylor | Deputy Mayor |
| Central | Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Samantha McIntosh | |
| Delacombe | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Tracey Hargreaves | Mayor |
| Golden Point | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Tess Morgan | |
| North | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Jim Rinaldi | |
| Sebastopol | Template:Australian party style| | Labor | Des Hudson | |
| Wendouree | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Jay Morrison | |
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Ballarat Town Hall Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Ballarat, and its service centre in Buninyong.
The council's main offices are in a modern extension behind the Town Hall called The Phoenix. In 2009 the council voted to move to a new headquarters at Civic Hall on Mair Street,[7] which would turn the heritage listed Town Hall building into a public general purpose venue.
2023 Council Review
Prior to the 2024 Election, The Victorian Electoral Commission conducted a review into the electoral structure of multiple Victorian Councils including the City of Ballarat.[8] As part of this review it was deemed that from the 2024 Election, the council would take up nine single-councillor wards, namely:
- Alfredton Ward
- Brown Hill Ward
- Buninyong Ward
- Central Ward
- Delacombe Ward
- Golden Point Ward
- North Ward
- Sebastopol Ward
- Wendouree Ward
Election results
2024
2020
2016
2012
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style | | Independents | 20,676 | 37.70 | 2 | |||
| Template:Australian party style | | Independent Liberal | 19,849 | 36.19 | 5 | |||
| Template:Australian party style | | Independent Labor | 9,829 | 17.92 | 1 | |||
| Template:Australian party style | | Greens | 4,489 | 8.19 | 1 | |||
| Formal votes | 54,843 | 97.30 | |||||
| Informal votes | 1,524 | 2.70 | |||||
| Total | 56,367 | 100 | |||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 72,725 | 77.51 | |||||
Central Ward
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| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Samantha McIntosh | 4,355 | 26.10 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Belinda Coates | 3,197 | 19.16 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | John Burt | 3,006 | 18.02 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Mark Harris | 2,379 | 14.16 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Glen Crompton | 1,337 | 8.01 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Jenny Overington | 1,051 | 6.30 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Matthew Freeman | 836 | 5.01 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Gary Fitzgerald | 523 | 3.13 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Turnout | 17,163 | 75.22 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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North
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| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Vicki Coltman | 4,963 | 28.38 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | John Philips | 4,046 | 21.02 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Amy Johnson | 3,908 | 20.30 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Daniel Moloney | 2,901 | 15.07 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Scott Hebbard | 1,894 | 9.84 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Allan Carter | 1,535 | 7.98 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Turnout | 19,735 | 79.57 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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South
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| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Des Hudson | 5,034 | 26.62 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Joshua Morris | 3,617 | 19.13 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Peter Innes | 3,075 | 16.26 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Jim Rinaldi | 2,930 | 15.49 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Stephen Pelchen | 1,726 | 9.13 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | David Eldridge | 1,292 | 6.83 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Sundram Sivamalai | 849 | 4.49 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Template:Australian party style | | Template:Australian politics/name | Matt Mattson | 889 | 4.80 | Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". |
| Turnout | 19,469 | 77.55 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Townships and localities
The 2021 census, the city had a population of 113,763 up from 101,686 in the 2016 census[10]
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| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 71 | 65 |
| Template:VICcity | 9,220 | 11,822 |
| Ascot | 96 | 93 |
| Template:VICcity | 164 | 180 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 107 | 114 |
| Template:VICcity | 5,328 | 5,378 |
| Template:VICcity | 5,623 | 5,937 |
| Template:VICcity | 3,925 | 4,041 |
| Template:VICcity | 2,126 | 2,124 |
| Template:VICcity | 84 | 82 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 21 | 25 |
| Template:VICcity | 210 | 949 |
| Template:VICcity | 3,582 | 4,489 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 3,714 | 3,797 |
| Template:VICcity | 261 | 270 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 232 | 249 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 3,609 | 4,098 |
| Template:VICcity | 754 | 1,064 |
| Template:VICcity | 667 | 957 |
| Template:VICcity | 0 | 0 |
| Template:VICcity | 71 | 80 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 3,170 | 3,279 |
| Template:VICcity | 6,297 | 5,408 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 392 | 408 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 70 | 90 |
| Template:VICcity | 626 | 633 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 103 | 110 |
| Template:VICcity | 52 | 49 |
| Template:VICcity | 11 | 12 |
| Template:VICcity | 2,107 | 2,217 |
| Template:VICcity | 9 | 6 |
| Template:VICcity | 835 | 900 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 1,814 | 1,692 |
| Template:VICcity | 1,695 | 1,801 |
| Template:VICcity | 2,882 | 2,878 |
| Template:VICcity | 438 | 396 |
| Template:VICcity | 1,014 | 2,994 |
| Template:VICcity | 371 | 368 |
| Template:VICcity | 3,095 | 3,829 |
| Template:VICcity | 868 | 887 |
| Template:VICcity | 29 | 29 |
| Template:VICcity | 3,390 | 3,671 |
| Template:VICcity | 2,975 | 3,011 |
| Template:VICcity | 2,203 | 2,225 |
| Template:VICcity | 294 | 295 |
| Template:VICcity | 962 | 970 |
| Template:VICcity | 1,900 | 1,844 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 2,889 | 3,000 |
| Template:VICcity | 97 | 105 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 258 | 244 |
| Template:VICcity | 10,032 | 10,194 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 1,467 | 1,762 |
| Template:VICcity | 2,803 | 2,813 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 232 | 234 |
| Template:VICcity | 39 | 46 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 669 | 721 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 97 | 104 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 275 | 308 |
| Template:VICcity | 51 | 52 |
| Template:VICcity | 10,445 | 10,376 |
| Template:VICcity | 97 | 96 |
| Template:VICcity | * | 3,440 |
^ – Territory divided with another LGA
* – Not noted in 2016 Census
Sister cities
The City of Ballarat's sister cities are:[11]
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See also
References
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External links
- Ballarat City Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps Template:Webarchive
- Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link
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