Liverpool Plains Shire
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Liverpool Plains Shire is a
The mayor of Liverpool Plains Shire Council is Cr. Doug Hawkins OAM.
Main towns
The main town and council seat is located in
.Heritage listings
The Liverpool Plains Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Pine Ridge, Windy Road: Windy Station Woolshed[2]
- Quirindi, Main Northern railway: Quirindi railway station[3]
- Warrah Creek, Merriwa-Murrurundi Road: East Warrah Woolshed[4]
- Werris Creek, Main Northern railway: Werris Creek railway station[5]
Demographics
At the
Population growth in the Liverpool Plains Shire between the 2006 census and the 2011 census was −0.80 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.32 per cent, population growth in the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area was significantly lower than the national average.
At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 88 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 75% of all residents in the Liverpool Plains Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was much higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (2.1 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.5 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).[6]
Selected historical census data for the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area | |||||
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Census year | 2001 | 2006[7] | 2011[6] | 2021[8] | |
Population | Estimated residents on Census night | n/a | 7,540 | 7,480 | 7,551 |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | |||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.11% | ||||
% of Australian population | n/a | 0.04% | ![]() |
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Cultural and language diversity | |||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 38.4% | ![]() | ||
English | 30.6% | ![]() | |||
Australian Aboriginal | 13.6% | ||||
Irish | 8.8% | ![]() | |||
Scottish | 7.5% | ![]() | |||
German | 2.8% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Italian | nom | ![]() |
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Cantonese |
0.3% | ![]() |
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Vietnamese | n/c | ![]() |
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German | n/c | ![]() |
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Afrikaans |
n/c | ![]() |
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Religious affiliation | |||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Anglican | 42.7% | ![]() |
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Catholic |
23.9% | ![]() |
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No Religion | 8.4% | ![]() |
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Uniting Church |
6.3% | ![]() |
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Presbyterian and Reformed |
3.6% | ![]() |
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Median weekly incomes | |||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$438 | A$433 | A$620 | |
% of Australian median income | 94.0% | ![]() |
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Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,090 | A$988 | A$1,479 | |
% of Australian median income | 93.1% | ![]() |
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Household income |
Median weekly household income | A$882 | A$797 | A$1,165 | |
% of Australian median income | 85.9% | ![]() |
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Council
Current composition and election method
Liverpool Plains Shire Council is composed of seven
The current Council, elected in 2021, is:[9]
Councillor | Notes | |
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Jason Allen | ||
Terry Cohen | ||
Ken Cudmore | Deputy Mayor[10] | |
Doug Hawkins | Mayor | |
Donna Lawson | ||
Paul Moules | ||
Yvonne Wynne |
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Donna Lawson (elected) | 973 | 21.8 | ||
Independent | Jason Allan (elected) | 668 | 15.0 | ||
Independent | Doug Hawkins (elected) | 629 | 14.1 | ||
Independent | Terry Cohen (elected) | 577 | 12.9 | ||
Independent | Ken Cudmore (elected) | 537 | 12.0 | ||
Independent | Paul Moules (elected) | 273 | 6.1 | ||
Independent | Ian Lobsey | 235 | 5.3 | ||
Independent | Yvonne Wynne (elected) | 178 | 4.0 | ||
Independent | Anthony Jackson | 171 | 3.8 | ||
Independent | James Robertson | 135 | 3.0 | ||
Independent | Mark Guthrie | 84 | 1.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,460 | 94.6 | |||
Informal votes | 256 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,716 | 82.6 |
Geography
The Liverpool Plains have a generally flat to undulating terrain formed from the remnants of old
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Wheat and cotton are the chief crops, although production fluctuates wildly according to rainfall and soil erosion is a major problem occurring both after droughts and floods. The climate is hot in summer, mild in winter, and of moderate rainfall. The average is generally around 635 millimetres (25.0 in) with a slight summer maximum, but is quite erratic and can vary from 1,150 millimetres (45 in) in very wet years to as little as 370 millimetres (15 in). Temperatures in summer frequently exceed 35 °C (95 °F) and make cropping without irrigation risky without sophisticated meteorological forecasting techniques.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Liverpool Plains (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Liverpool Plains (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Liverpool Plains (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "2021 Liverpool Plains, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Liverpool Plains Shire Council: Election of Councillors". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Councillors & Management Staff". Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool Plains". ABC News.
External links
Media related to Liverpool Plains Shire at Wikimedia Commons