Borough of Queenscliffe
The Borough of Queenscliffe is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the southern part of the state. It is the smallest local government area in Victoria, covering an area of 10.83 square kilometres (4.18 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 2,982. It includes only two settlements, which are Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. It is situated on the south coast, south-east of Geelong on the Bellarine Peninsula south of Swan Bay and next to the Port Phillip Heads, the entrance to Port Phillip Bay from Bass Strait.
| Borough of Queenscliffe Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,982 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 275.35/km2 (713.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 12 May 1863 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.83 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Isabelle Tolhurst | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Queenscliff | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bellarine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Borough of Queenscliffe | ||||||||||||||
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The Borough is governed and administered by the Queenscliffe Borough Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Queenscliff. The Borough is named after the main settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Queenscliff, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 1,315.