Casey City Council
Address
Magid Drive, NARRE WARREN 3805
Postal
PO Box 1000, NARRE WARREN 3805
Tel
03 9705 5200
Fax
03 9704 9544
caseycc@casey.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
The City of Casey is 40km south east of Melbourne. It is Victoria’s largest and fastest-growing municipality and the dominant growth area for south-eastern Melbourne. Casey is also the third-fastest growing council in Australia behind the Gold Coast and Brisbane City Councils. It has five distinct geographic regions stretching from the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges to the coastal villages of Western Port Bay. Urban development is concentrated in the northern part of the municipality.
The main industries include building construction, agriculture, and building structure services.
Localities
Beaconsfield, Berwick, Blind Bight, Cannons Creek, Clyde, Clyde North, Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, Devon Meadows, Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmerring, Fountain Gate, Hallam, Hampton Park, Harkaway, Junction Village, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst, Lysterfield South, Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South, Pearcedale, Tooradin and Warneet. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
813 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ | |
| 2006 | 222,236 | 29% | 25% | 38% | 8% |
| 2007 | 229,080 | 30% | 26% | 40% | 8% |
| 2016 | 253,986 | 24% | 23% | 41% | 12% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Casey City is a subdivided municipality consisting of 6 wards and 11 councillors.
Councillors in the 1 single member wards are elected through preferential voting.
Councillors in the 5 multi-member wards are elected through proportional representation voting.
From November 2008 general council elections, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2016 elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
11 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Balla Balla - Cr Geoff Ablett (Mayor)
Edrington - Cr Simon Curtis
Edrington - Cr Daniel Mulino
Four Oaks - Cr Shar Balmes
Four Oaks - Cr Karen Baxter
Mayfield - Cr Kevin Bradford
Mayfield - Cr Amanda Stapledon
River Gum - Cr Wayne Smith
River Gum - Cr Lynette Keleher
Springfield - Cr Lorraine Wreford
Springfield - Cr Sam Aziz
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mike Tyler
Finances
Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates | |
| 2005/06 | $ 128.407 M | $ 11.971 M | $ 77.303 M | 60% |
| 2006/07 | $ 142.464 M | $ 12.492 M | $ 84.868 M | 60% |
| 2007/08 | $ 165.598 M | $ 13.478 M | $ 93.909 M | 57% |
Map Source: Maps prepared by the Victorian Electoral Commission using Vicmap spatial data provided by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.