The Hume is an
economic rural region located in the north-eastern part of
Victoria,
Australia
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. Comprising an area in excess of with a population that ranges from (in 2011) to (in 2012),
the Hume region includes the
local government areas of
Alpine Shire,
Rural City of Benalla,
City of Wodonga,
City of Greater Shepparton,
Shire of Indigo,
Shire of Mansfield
The Mansfield Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 8,979.
It includes the towns of Mansfield, Mai ...
,
Shire of Strathbogie,
Shire of Towong and the
Rural City of Wangaratta, and also includes five
unincorporated areas encompassing the alpine ski resorts in the region.
The Hume region is located along the two major interstate transport corridors – the
Hume
Hume most commonly refers to:
* David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish philosopher
Hume may also refer to:
People
* Hume (surname)
* Hume (given name)
* James Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-born novelist and artist
In fiction
* Hume, the ...
corridor and the
Goulburn Valley corridor. The region comprises four distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Upper Hume, Central Hume,
Goulburn Valley, and Lower Hume. The regional cities and centres of ,
Shepparton
Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...
and (supported by ) function as a network of regional hubs that service their own distinct sub-regions. The region is bounded by the
Victorian Alps in the south and east, the
New South Wales border defined by the
Murray River in the north, the Loddon
Mallee region in the west and the
Greater Melbourne northern, western, and eastern metropolitan and
Gippsland regions to the south.
Administration
Political representation
For the purposes of
Australian federal elections for the
House of Representatives, the Hume region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...
,
Indi
Indi may refer to:
*Mag-indi language
*Division of Indi, an electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives
*Indi, Karnataka, a town in the state of Karnataka, India
*Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface, a distributed control sys ...
,
McEwen, and
Nicholls.
For the purposes of Victorian elections for the
Legislative Assembly, the Hume region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of
Benambra
Benambra is a small town 28 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Omeo and 430 kilometres (267 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne, in the Australian Alps of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Nearby towns incl ...
,
Eildon,
Euroa,
Ovens Valley, and
Shepparton
Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...
.
Local government areas
The region contains twelve
local government areas and five
unincorporated areas of Victoria, which are:
Environmental protection
The Hume region contains many protected areas such as
Barmah
Barmah is a town in the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia.
Barmah has the distinction of being located north of the border with the state of New South Wales. New South Wales is north of Victoria, with the border being the west ...
,
Burrowa-Pine Mountain and
Chiltern-Mt Pilot national parks; and the Winton Wetlands restoration site.
See also
*
Geography of Victoria
Victoria is the southernmost mainland state of Australia. With an area of , it is Australia's sixth largest state/territory, comparable in size to the island of Great Britain or the U.S. state of Utah. It is bound to the northwest by South Aust ...
*
Regions of Victoria
Notes
References
External links
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