Gwydir Shire
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Gwydir Shire is a
The Shire was established on 17 March 2004, when the
The mayor of the Gwydir Shire Council is
Towns and localities
The towns of Gwydir Shire include
History
The first local government in the Gwydir region was the Bingara Municipality, incorporated to serve the town of Bingara in early 1889. The town of Warialda followed on 30 March 1900.[4]
With the passage of the Local Government Act 1906 (NSW), which established shires all over New South Wales, the Yallaroi,
On 17 March 2004, the Yallaroi, Bingara and Barraba Shires were abolished. Yallaroi and Bingara were fully amalgamated into the newly formed Gwydir Shire, while Barraba was split between Gwydir, which received 1,259.1 square kilometres (486.1 sq mi) (41%) of its area and 340 people in the former shire's north, and the newly formed Tamworth Regional Council.
Demographics
At the
Between the 2006 census and the 2011 census the Gwydir Shire experienced negative population growth in both absolute and real terms. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Gwydir local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median
At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Gwydir local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 92 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 77 per cent of all residents in the Gwydir 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 Gwydir local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (2 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (96.7 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).[5]
Selected historical census data
Selected historical census data for Gwydir Shire local government area | |||||
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Census year | 2006[6] | 2011[5] | |||
Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 5,311 | 4,965 | ||
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales |
113th | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.07% | ||||
% of Australian population | 0.03% | 0.02% | |||
Cultural and language diversity | |||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 37.4% | |||
English | 35.2% | ||||
Irish | 8.3% | ||||
Scottish | 8.0% | ||||
German |
3.3% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
German | 0.1% | 0.1% | ||
Hindi |
n/c | 0.1% | |||
Filipino | n/c | 0.1% | |||
Dutch | 0.2% | 0.1% | |||
Irish | n/c | 0.1% | |||
Religious affiliation | |||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Anglican | 45.1% | 43.9% | ||
Catholic |
21.2% | 21.3% | |||
No religion | 8.4% | 11.9% | |||
Presbyterian and Reformed |
7.8% | 7.4% | |||
Uniting Church | 5.1% | 4.7% | |||
Median weekly incomes | |||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$328 | A$387 | ||
% of Australian median personal income | 70.4% | 67.1% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$730 | A$907 | ||
% of Australian median family income | 62.3% | 61.2% | |||
Household income |
Median weekly household income | A$612 | A$726 | ||
% of Australian median household income | 59.6% | 58.8% |
Historical population data
Populations for the Yallaroi and Bingara Shires (including municipalities) over time are listed below. Totals are not provided as it is difficult to quantify the component from Bingara Shire. Using the Australian Bureau of Statistics' time series data and census collection district figures for 2006, this component had a population of 591 in 1996, 447 in 2001 and 340 in 2006.
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The census populations of the Gwydir Shire area were:
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Council
Current composition and election method
Gwydir Shire Council is made up of nine
2021 election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent National | John Coulton (elected) | 617 | 21.0 | ||
Independent | Tiffany Galvin (elected) | 449 | 15.3 | ||
Independent | Chris Matthews (elected) | 381 | 13.0 | ||
Independent | Marilyn Dixon (elected) | 293 | 10.0 | ||
Independent | David Coulton (elected) | 262 | 8.9 | ||
Independent | Lyndon Mulligan (elected) | 245 | 8.3 | ||
Independent | Jim (Curly) Moore (elected) | 236 | 8.0 | ||
Independent | Catherine Egan (elected) | 200 | 6.8 | ||
Independent | Geoffrey Smith (elected) | 173 | 5.9 | ||
Independent | Frances Young | 84 | 2.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,940 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 133 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,073 | 81.5 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Independent | 2,323 | 79.0 | |||
Independent National | 617 | 21.0 |
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gwydir (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- Division of Local Government. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
- ^ a b Wilson, Graham. "Development of Local Government". Gwydir Shire Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gwydir (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gwydir (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Gwydir". ABC News.