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Northern Grampians is a large rural shire in western Victoria, taking in Halls Gap and part of the Grampians (Gariwerd). Its two main towns are Stawell in the south, where the council's headquarters are, and St Arnaud in the north; both are service centres for the farming districts around them. Smaller townships include Great Western, Halls Gap, Glenorchy, Navarre, Marnoo and Stuart Mill.

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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.
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The area at a glance

Population (ERP, 30 June 2025)
11,804ABS Estimated Resident Population (preliminary). The council's 2026–27 budget gives 11,950 residents, and its website 'more than 11,900'.
Area
5,730 km²ABS: 5,729.9 km². The council's budget gives 5,918 km².
Population density
About 2 people per km²ABS ERP ÷ ABS area.
Wards
3, with two councillors each
Council group (LGPRF)
Small shire
Rateable properties
9,614 assessments (2026–27 budget)Of which 2,267 are farm properties (Budget §7.3.1(d)).
Traditional Owners
The Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia, Jupagalk, Dja Dja Wurrung and Djab Wurrung peoplesAs acknowledged by the council in its 2026–27 Annual Budget.

Suburbs & postcodes

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 Northern Grampians: Dunneworthy about 12%, Barkly 13%, Glenisla 15%, Laharum 23%, Pomonal 25%, Natte Yallock 25%, Archdale Junction 26%, Dadswells Bridge 26%, Lubeck 26%, Crowlands 29%, Logan 31%, Coonooer Bridge 43%, Archdale 44%, Redbank 55%, Gowar East 55%, Wartook 56%, Cope Cope 57%, Wattle Creek 68%, Navarre 68%, Emu 72%, Black Range 73%, Great Western 73%, Shays Flat 75%, Landsborough West 87%, Halls Gap 93%, Bellfield 94%, Slaty Creek just under 95%. Vicmap names two of them 'Bellfield (Grampians)' and 'Black Range (Stawell)'. Postcodes come from the CSA's suburb and postcode table for Northern Grampians 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

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.