Hilltops Council
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Hilltops Council is a
Boorowa Council, Harden Shire and Young Shire.[4] The local government area covers much the same area as the Hilltops wine region
.
The mayor of Hilltops Council is Margaret Roles, an independent, and was elected unopposed after the inaugural election held on 4 December 2021.[5]
Main towns and villages
The largest town in Hilltops Council is
(part).Demographics
| Selected historical census data for Hilltops local government area | |||||
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| Census year | 2016[1] | ||||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 18,498 | |||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | |||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.25% | ||||
| % of Australian population | nom% | ||||
| Estimated ATSI population on census night |
819 | ||||
| % of ATSI population to residents | 4.40% | ||||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 35.5% | |||
| English | 30.8% | ||||
| Irish | 11.1% | ||||
| Scottish | 6.9% | ||||
German |
2.7% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Arabic |
1.1% | |||
Italian |
0.2% | ||||
| Mandarin | 0.2% | ||||
Serbian |
0.2% | ||||
| Tagalog | 0.1% | ||||
| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic |
34.4% | |||
| Anglican | 25.9% | ||||
| No religion, so described | 15.7% | ||||
| Not stated | 8.4% | ||||
| Uniting Church | 4.6% | ||||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$538 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 0.81% | ||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,261 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 0.73% | ||||
Household income |
Median weekly household income | A$976 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 0.68% | ||||
Council
Current composition and election method
Hilltops Council is composed of eleven
ward
. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council.
The current council, elected on 4 December 2021, is:[6]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| John Piper | Independent
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| Margaret Roles | Independent
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Mayor | |
| Tony Hewson | Independent
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| Tony Flanery | |||
| Alison Foreman | Independent
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Deputy Mayor | |
| Greg Armstrong | Independent
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| Joanne Mackay | |||
| Matthew Stadtmiller | |||
| Brian Ingram | Independent
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| Mary Dodd | Independent
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| Patrick Fitzgerald | Independent
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2021 election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alison Foreman (elected) | 1,769 | 16.1 | ||
| Independent | Margaret Roles (elected) | 1,450 | 13.2 | ||
| Independent | Matthew Stadtmiller (elected) | 1,436 | 13.0 | ||
| Independent | Brian Ingram (elected) | 999 | 9.1 | ||
| Independent | John Piper (elected) | 952 | 8.6 | ||
| Independent | Joanne Mackay (elected) | 869 | 7.9 | ||
| Independent | Tony Flanery (elected) | 798 | 7.2 | ||
| Independent | Mary Dodd (elected) | 567 | 5.1 | ||
| Independent | Tony Hewson (elected) | 482 | 4.4 | ||
| Independent | Greg Armstrong (elected) | 462 | 4.2 | ||
| Independent | Patrick Fitzgerald (elected) | 452 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | John Horton | 413 | 3.7 | ||
| Independent | John Niven | 372 | 3.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 11,021 | 93.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 788 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 11,809 | 82.5 | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hilltops (A) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 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.
- ^ "Council Offices / Customer Service". Hilltops Council. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Hilltops Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Thomson, Craig (21 September 2017). "Ingram is new Hilltops mayor". The Young Witness. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Hilltops Council: Results by local government area". Local Government Elections 2021. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Hilltops". ABC News.
External links
Media related to Hilltops Council at Wikimedia Commons