Shire of Yarriambiack
| Shire of Yarriambiack Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,556 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.89489/km2 (2.3178/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,326 km2 (2,828.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Kylie Zanker | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warracknabeal | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Yarriambiack | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,326 square kilometres (2,829 sq mi) and at the 2021 census, had a population of 6,556. It includes the towns of Hopetoun, Murtoa, Rupanyup and Warracknabeal. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Warracknabeal, Shire of Karkarooc, and parts of the Shire of Dunmunkle and Shire of Wimmera.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Yarriambiack Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Warracknabeal, it also has service centres located in Hopetoun and Rupanyup. The Shire is named after Yarriambiack Creek, a geographical feature that meanders through the LGA from the Wimmera River, through Warracknabeal, to Lake Coorong at Hopetoun.