Guyra Shire

Guyra Shire was a

The shire was located on the New England Highway.

The

Main towns and villages

The former Guyra Shire included the town of Guyra and villages including Ben Lomond, Black Mountain, Ebor, Llangothlin and Tingha.

Demographics

At the

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Guyra local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 90 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 77 per cent of all residents in the Guyra Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Guyra local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (1.6 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.8 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).^[1]

Selected historical census data

Selected historical census data for Guyra Shire local government area
Census year			2001[5]	2006[6]	2011[1]
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	4,201	4,229	4,397
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		131st
		% of New South Wales population		0.10%	0.06%
		% of Australian population	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			38.6%
		English			31.9%
		Irish			8.8%
		Scottish			7.2%
		German			3.5%
Language, top responses (other than English)		German	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
		Tongan	n/c	n/c	0.1%
		Romanian	0.1%	n/c	0.1%
		Sinhalese	n/c	n/c	0.1%
		Italian	n/c	0.1%	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Anglican	40.5%	38.4%	35.2%
		Catholic	22.7%	22.4%	23.0%
		No Religion	7.3%	9.9%	13.6%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	8.5%	7.9%	7.1%
		Uniting Church	4.7%	4.3%	4.1%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$352	A$418
		% of Australian median personal income		75.5%	72.4%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$896	A$985
		% of Australian median family income		76.5%	66.5%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$704	A$805
		% of Australian median household income		68.5%	65.2%

Council

Current composition and election method

Guyra Shire Council was composed of six councillors elected proportionally. The shire was divided into three wards, each electing two councillors. The mayor was not directly elected.^[7] The current makeup of the council, prior to its abolition, was as follows:^[7]

The last Council, elected in 2008 until its abolition in 2016, in order of election, was:^[7]

Amalgamation

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