Meander Valley Council is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 19,713.

On 2 April 1993, the municipalities of Deloraine and Westbury were amalgamated to form the Meander Valley Council.

[2] Meander Valley is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.

[4] The municipality includes the localities of Bracknell, Carrick, Chudleigh, Hagley, Meander, Whitemore, Bracknell, Mole Creek, Westbury, Deloraine, Elizabeth Town, Caveside, Exton and Travellers Rest.

A majority of the Great Western Tiers mountain range is within the Meander Valley municipal area.