Area profile
A quick snapshot of Towong Shire, in far North East Victoria along the upper Murray River and Lake Hume, bordering New South Wales. The council's offices are in Tallangatta and Corryong. The council describes agriculture as the mainstay of the economy, with about two-thirds of businesses in agriculture and forestry, alongside tourism and timber.
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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.
The area at a glance
- Population (ERP, 30 Jun 2025)
- 6,158ABS Estimated Resident Population (preliminary). The council's pages give 'around 6,223 residents', a figure from the 2021 Census.
- Area
- 6,675.2 km²ABS figure. The Victorian Electoral Commission's council page gives 6,661 km²; the sources measure the area differently.
- Population density
- ~0.9 people per km²ERP ÷ ABS area.
- Region
- North East Victoria (upper Murray, Mitta Valley and Lake Hume)
- Council group
- Small Shire (LGPRF comparison group)
- Rateable properties
- 4,590 (2026–27 Budget)
- Localities
- 39 localities, 6 of them only partly in the ShireDartmouth, Ebden, Huon, Mitta Mitta, Nariel Valley and Tom Groggin extend into neighbouring areas and are marked '(part)'. Check your rates notice to see which council you pay.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Bellbridge3691
- Berringama3691
- Bethanga3691
- Bungil3691
- Ebden (part)3691
- Lucyvale3691
- Talgarno3691
- Thologolong3691
- Huon (part)3695
- Bullioh3700
- Georges Creek3700
- Jarvis Creek3700
- Tallangatta3700
- Tallangatta East3700
- Dartmouth (part)3701
- Eskdale3701
- Granya3701
- Mitta Mitta (part)3701
- Old Tallangatta3701
- Shelley3701
- Tallandoon3701
- Tallangatta South3701
- Tallangatta Valley3701
- Koetong3704
- Cudgewa3705
- Biggara3707
- Colac Colac3707
- Corryong3707
- Nariel Valley (part)3707
- Thowgla Valley3707
- Tom Groggin (part)3707
- Towong3707
- Towong Upper3707
- Tintaldra3708
- Burrowye3709
- Guys Forest3709
- Mount Alfred3709
- Pine Mountain3709
- Walwa3709
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The shaded area on the map is the Local Government Area boundary (ABS ASGS 2025); area and density figures come from the ABS, not from the map. Localities are the Vicmap gazetted localities that overlap the Shire by at least 5% of their area; '(part)' marks those with less than 95% inside. Postcodes are from Vicmap postcode boundaries and match CSA's postcode-and-suburb table. The council acknowledges all the Traditional Custodians throughout the Shire.
Sources — check it yourself
- ABS — Regional population, 2024–25 (data cube 32180DS0002, Table 2: Victoria; LGA 26670) · ERP 30 Jun 2025
- ABS — Regional population (latest release) · Mar 2026
- Towong Shire Council — About Council · Sep 2026
- Towong Shire Council — Council Plan 2025–2029 (PDF; townships and localities) · 2025
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Towong Shire Council (council area) · Sep 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin locality polygons · Sep 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin postcode polygons · Sep 2026
- Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) — LGA Recorded Offences, Table 03 (postcode and suburb by LGA) · Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
- Towong Shire Council — Budget 2026–27 (PDF; number of rateable properties) · 2026–27
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.