City profile
Hepburn Shire is in central Victoria, north of Ballarat and next to the Macedon Ranges. Its four main towns are Daylesford, Creswick, Clunes and Trentham, along with Hepburn Springs, Hepburn and Glenlyon; the council says nearly 43% of residents live in and around Daylesford. Its forests, mineral springs and towns make it a popular visitor area. The council's offices are in Daylesford, with customer service centres in Creswick, Clunes and Trentham.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
The area at a glance
- Population (ERP, 30 June 2025)
- 17,011ABS Estimated Resident Population (preliminary). The council's Local communities page gives 16,824, from an earlier estimate.
- Area
- 1,473 km²ABS: 1,473.0 km². The council also gives 1,473 km²; the VEC gives 1,472 km².
- Population density
- About 12 people per km²ABS ERP ÷ ABS area.
- Wards
- None — 7 councillors elected shire-wide
- Council group (LGPRF)
- Small shire
- Traditional Owners
- The Dja Dja Wurrung (Djaara) peopleAs acknowledged in the council's Council Plan 2025–2029.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Allendale3364
- Basalt3460
- Blampied3364
- Broomfield3364
- Bullarook (part)3352
- Bullarto3461
- Bullarto South (part)3461
- Cabbage Tree3364
- Campbelltown (part)3364
- Clunes3370
- Clydesdale3461
- Coomoora3461
- Creswick3363
- Creswick North3363
- Daylesford3460
- Dean3363
- Denver (part)3461
- Drummond3461
- Drummond North (part)3446
- Dry Diggings3461
- Dunach (part)3371
- Eganstown3461
- Elevated Plains3461
- Evansford (part)3371
- Fern Hill (part)3458
- Franklinford (part)3461
- Glengower (part)3370
- Glenlyon3461
- Guildford (part)3451
- Hepburn3461
- Hepburn Springs3461
- Kingston3364
- Kooroocheang3364
- Korweinguboora (part)3461
- Langdons Hill3363
- Lawrence3364
- Leonards Hill3461
- Little Hampton3458
- Lyonville3461
- Malmsbury (part)3446
- Mollongghip (part)3352
- Mount Beckworth3363
- Mount Franklin3461
- Mount Prospect3364
- Musk3461
- Musk Vale3461
- Newbury3458
- Newlyn3364
- Newlyn North3364
- North Blackwood3458
- Porcupine Ridge3461
- Rocklyn3364
- Sailors Falls3461
- Sailors Hill3461
- Shepherds Flat3461
- Smeaton3364
- Smokeytown3364
- Spring Hill (part)3444
- Springmount3364
- Stony Creek (part)3371
- Strangways (part)3461
- Sulky (part)3352
- Tarilta (part)3451
- Trentham (part)3458
- Trentham East (part)3458
- Tylden (part)3444
- Tylden South3444
- Ullina3370
- Wattle Flat (part)3352
- Werona (part)3364
- Wheatsheaf3461
- Yandoit3461
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The council doesn't publish a single list of its localities, so this list comes from the official Vicmap locality boundaries, checked against the council boundary. A locality is listed when at least 5% of its area is inside the council, and marked '(part)' when less than 95% is. Shares inside Hepburn: Bullarook about 6%, Malmsbury 6%, Korweinguboora 12%, Tylden 18%, Strangways 20%, Stony Creek (the Vicmap locality 'Stony Creek (Talbot)') 23%, Bullarto South 26%, Trentham East 26%, Tarilta 32%, Wattle Flat 33%, Werona 35%, Evansford 38%, Dunach 39%, Spring Hill 43%, Campbelltown 43%, Sulky 45%, Fern Hill 49%, Mollongghip 62%, Glengower 66%, Guildford 70%, Trentham 90%, Denver 91%, Franklinford 92%, Drummond North 94%. Postcodes come from the CSA's suburb and postcode table for Hepburn and, for the localities it doesn't list, from Vicmap postcode boundaries. The shaded area on the map is the council boundary from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASGS 2025) — the same boundary the ABS area and population figures are measured on.
Sources — check it yourself
- ABS — Regional population 2024–25, data cube 32180DS0002 Table 2 (Victoria) · ERP 30 Jun 2025
- ABS — Regional population, latest release · Released Mar 2026
- Hepburn Shire Council — Local communities · Sep 2026
- Hepburn Shire Council — Council Plan 2025–2029, Acknowledgement of Country (PDF) · 2025–2029
- Hepburn Shire Council — Contact us (council offices) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Hepburn Shire Council (unsubdivided, 7 councillors) · Sep 2026
- Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) — LGA Recorded Offences, Table 03 (suburb and postcode by LGA) · Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin locality polygons · Sep 2026
- Local Government Victoria — LGPRF 2020–2025 Full Council Data Set (council group: Small Shire) · 2024–25
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.