State/Territory: Victoria

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 26 July 2021

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1901 Federal Election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: First federal election following the 2019 federal election.

Name Derivation: Named after the geographic area covered at one time by the electoral division. 'Corangamite' is believed to be derived from the Gulidjan word for 'bitter water'.

Square Area: 1, 506 Sq Km

Location Description: The Division of Corangamite consists of: Borough of Queenscliffe, part of the Golden Plains Shire Council, part of the Greater Geelong City Council, and part of the Surf Coast Shire Council. 

Demographic Rating: Provincial – outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.