Ballarat City Council
Address
25 Armstrong Street South, BALLARAT 3350
Postal
PO Box 655, BALLARAT 3353
Tel
03 5320 5500
Fax
03 5320 5832
ballcity@ballarat.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
The City of Ballarat lies within a gently undulating section of the midland plains in western Victoria, about 80 kms from Melbourne. It is positioned at the centre of some of Victoria’s most important freight, tourist and commuter transport routes, with the Western, the Midland, the Glenelg and the Sunraysia highways radiating from it.
Ballarat has traditionally prospered on mineral and agricultural based resources, however manufacturing, tourism, health and community services, education and retailing are now the key industries. These industries, along with banking, finance and government services, are strengthening Ballarat’s role as a regional service provider.
Localities
Addington, Alfredton, Ascot, Bakery Hill, Bald Hills, Ballarat, Ballarat East, Black Hill, Blowhard, Bo Peep, Bonshaw, Brown Hill, Buninyong, Bunkers Hill, Burrumbeet, Canadian, Cardigan, Cardigan Village, Chapel Flat, Coghills Creek, Creswick, Delacombe, Durham Lead, Ercildoune, Eureka, Glen Park, Glendaruel, Glendonnel, Golden Point, Gong Gong, Invermay, Invermay Park, Lake Gardens, Lake Wendouree, Learmonth, Magpie, Miners Rest, Mitchell Park, Mount Bolton, Mount Clear, Mount Helen, Mount Pleasant, Mount Rowan, Nerrina, Newington, Redan, Scotchmans Lead, Scotsburn, Sebastopol, Smythes Creek, Soldiers Hill, Sovereign Hill, Tourello, Warrenheip, Wattle Flat, Weatherboard, Wendouree, Wendouree Village, Windermere.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
740 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 88,437 | 24% | 24% | 37% | 14% |
| 2007 | 89,665 | 25% | 24% | 38% | 15% |
| 2016 | 98,466 | 21% | 23% | 38% | 19% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Ballarat City is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 9 councillors.
Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting.
From November 2008 general council elections, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2016 elections.
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Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.Councillors
9 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Central - Cr Craig Fletcher
Central - Cr Mark Harris
Central - Cr Judy Verlin (Mayor)
North - Cr John Philips
North - Cr Samantha McIntosh
North - Cr Noel Perry
South - Cr Des Hudson
South - Cr Cheryl Bromfield
South - Cr Ben Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Anthony Schinck
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 84.858 M | $ 7.918 M | $ 44.087 M | 52% |
| 2006/07 | $ 91.690 M | $ 8.481 M | $ 48.763 M | 53% |
| 2007/08 | $ 102.787 M | $ 9.065 M | $ 53.705 M | 52% |
Map Source: Maps prepared by the Victorian Electoral Commission using Vicmap spatial data provided by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
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