City of Victor Harbor
| City of Victor Harbor South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 16,139 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 41,76/km2 (10,820/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 386.5 km2 (149.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Moira Jenkins | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Victor Harbor | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Finniss | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Victor Harbor | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Victor Harbor is a local government area of South Australia. It covers an area of 386.5 square kilometres (149.2 sq mi) along the coast, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The council is responsible for the town of Victor Harbor, which contains over 85% of its population, and the surrounding rural area to the north and west. The City of Victor Harbor had an estimated population of over 14,000 at the 2016 Census.
History
[edit]The City, then known as the District Council of Victor Harbor, was the product of a merger on 31 October 1975 between the District Council of Encounter Bay and the Corporation of Victor Harbor.
In 1996–1997, a merger with the small neighbouring councils in Port Elliot and Goolwa, (which, with the town of Middleton, form a contiguous coastal conurbation with Victor Harbor), was considered, but ultimately the District Council of Victor Harbor remained distinct, and the other councils merged on 1 July 1997 to form the Alexandrina Council.
On 1 February 2000, the District Council of Victor Harbor was renamed as the City of Victor Harbor.[3]
Council
[edit]The City has 10 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term; the last election was in November 2018; the next election is due in 2022.[4]
The current council consists of:
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Mayor | Independent | Moira Jenkins | ||
| Unsubdivided | Independent | Brayden Mann | ||
| Independent | Nicholas Hayles | |||
| Independent | Marylin Henderson | |||
| Independent | Andrew Robertson | |||
| Independent | Tim Glazbrook | |||
| Independent | Peter Charles | |||
| Independent | Bryan Littlely | |||
| Independent | David Kemp | |||
| Liberal | Carol Schofield | |||
Localities
[edit]The city consists of the following localities (also called suburbs):[5]
- Back Valley
- Encounter Bay
- Hayborough
- Hindmarsh Tiers
- Hindmarsh Valley
- Inman Valley
- Lower Inman Valley
- Mount Jagged
- McCracken
- Victor Harbor
- Waitpinga
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Victor Harbor (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ City of Victor Harbor (12 July 2007). "Council Information". Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ Council Elections, City of Victor Harbor
- ^ "Suburbs Map - District" (PDF). City of Victor Harbor. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
