State/Territory: Victoria

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 26 July 2021

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1949 federal election

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

Name Derivation: Named after the geographic location covered by the electoral division. 'Mallee' is believed to be an Aboriginal word for dwarf eucalypts which grow in the area.

Square Area: 83, 412 Sq Km

Location Description: The Division of Mallee consists of: Buloke Shire Council, Central Goldfields Shire Council, Gannawarra Shire Council, Hindmarsh Shire Council, Horsham Rural City Council, Loddon Shire Council, Mildura Rural City Council, Swan Hill Rural City Council, West Wimmera Shire Council, Yarriambiack Shire Council, part of the Northern Grampians Shire Council, and part of the Pyrenees Shire Council. 

Demographic Rating: Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.