Narrabri Shire
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Narrabri Shire is a
It was formed on 1 January 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Narrabri and Namoi Shire resulting from the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[3]
The mayor of Narrabri Shire Council is Cr. Darrell Tiemens, who is an Independent.
Towns and localities
The seat of Council and major town in the Shire is
Heritage listings
The Narrabri Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Narrabri, Bowen Street: Narrabri Gaol and Residence[5]
Demographics
At the
Between the 2001 census and the 2011 census the Narrabri 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% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Narrabri local government area was significantly lower than the national average.
At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Narrabri local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 88% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 80% of all residents in the Narrabri Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Narrabri local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (2.3%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (93.6%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).[6]
Selected historical census data for Narrabri Shire local government area | |||||
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Census year | 2001[7] | 2006[8] | 2011[6] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 13,800 | ![]() |
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LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | |||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.19% | ||||
% of Australian population | 0.07% | ![]() |
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Cultural and language diversity | |||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 41.2% | |||
English | 29.5% | ||||
Irish | 7.9% | ||||
Scottish | 6.7% | ||||
German |
2.9% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Cantonese |
0.1% | ![]() |
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German | 0.2% | ![]() |
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Filipino | 0.1 | ![]() |
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Afrikaans |
n/c | n/c | ![]() | ||
Spanish | n/c | n/c | ![]() | ||
Religious affiliation | |||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Anglican | 41.7% | ![]() |
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Catholic |
26.9% | ![]() |
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No Religion | 6.3% | ![]() |
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Presbyterian and Reformed |
7.0% | ![]() |
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Uniting Church | 5.1% | ![]() |
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Median weekly incomes | |||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$410 | A$520 | ||
% of Australian median income | 88.0% | 90.1% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,034 | A$1,246 | ||
% of Australian median income | 88.3% | 84.1% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$792 | A$982 | ||
% of Australian median income | 77.1% | 79.6% |
Council
2018 AR Bluett Award Recipient
The Narrabri Shire Council was awarded the prestigious AR Bluett Memorial Award in 2018.
The mayor and general manager (CEO) at the time were Cr. Cathy Redding and Stewart Todd respectively.
The AR Bluett Award is awarded to the most progressive council in the state (of NSW) judged by a Trustee panel for the Award. The Award is considered as "The greatest accolade a council can achieve" and "The pinnacle of local government achievement".
Winning the Award was quite a significant achievement, as the General Manager, Stewart Todd, had only been appointed for a little over 3 years in the role and was his first appointment as a General Manager.
Current composition and election method
Narrabri Shire Council is composed of nine
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned
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9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2020 is:
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Brett DICKINSON | Independent | Deputy Mayor[10] | |
Rohan BOEHM | Independent | ||
Robert BROWNING | Independent | ||
John CLEMENTS | Independent | ||
Darrell TIEMENS | Independent | Mayor[10] | |
Cathy REDDING | Independent | ||
Ron CAMPBELL | Independent | ||
Greg LAMONT | Independent | ||
Lisa RICHARDSON | Independent |
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Narrabri (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2018-19". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2019.
- ^ a b Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.
- Division of Local Government. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
- .
- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Narrabri (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Narrabri (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Narrabri (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Narrabri Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Announcement of Mayor & Deputy Mayor". Narrabri Shire Council. Narrabri Shire Council. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.