Blayney Shire

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Blayney Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
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Council Chambers, Blayney
Coordinates 33°32′S149°15′E / 33.533°S 149.250°E / -33.533; 149.250
Population
 • Density4.7587/km2 (12.325/sq mi)
Area1,525 km2 (588.8 sq mi)
MayorBruce Reynolds (Independent
Council seat Blayney [3]
Region Central West
State electorate(s) Bathurst
Federal division(s) Calare
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Website Blayney Shire
LGAs around Blayney Shire:
Cabonne Orange Bathurst
Cabonne Blayney Shire Bathurst
Cowra Cowra Bathurst

Blayney Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line, and is centred on the town of Blayney.

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Blayney Shire consists of approximately 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi) of well watered, gently undulating to hilly country and the climate is partially suitable for cool climate crops and trees. There is also significant mining industry in the shire.

Towns and localities

Towns and localities within the Blayney Shire are:

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Blayney Shire local government area
Census year2011 [4] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 6,985Increase2.svg 7,257
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 100th
% of New South Wales population
% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 35.0%35.4%
English 32.0%31.1%
Irish 11.1%10.9%
Chinese 7.4%7.4%
German 2.3%2.4%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
German n/a0.2%
Arabic 0.2%0.2%
Cantonese n/a0.2%
Tamil n/a0.1%
French n/a0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic 31.0%28.6%
Anglican 27.9%24.2%
No religion 14.4%20.8%
Not statednot reported8.5%
Uniting Church 7.6%6.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$553A$620
% of Australian median income%%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1376A$1581
% of Australian median income%%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1092A$1227
% of Australian median income%%

Council

Current composition and election method

Blayney Shire Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally as a single 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 most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [5]

PartyCouncillors
  Independent 6
  Independent National 1
Total7

The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is: [5]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Bruce Reynolds Independent National Mayor [6]
 Michelle Pryse Jones Independent
 Karl Hutchings Independent
 John NewsteadIndependent
 Craig GosewischIndependent
 Rebecca ScottIndependentDeputy Mayor [6]
 Iris DorsettIndependent

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Blayney [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent National Bruce Reynolds (elected)1,07423.6+9.7
Independent Michelle Pryse Jones (elected)62913.8+0.6
Independent Karl Hutchings (elected)62213.7
Independent John Newstead (elected)55612.2+3.1
Independent Craig Gosewisch (elected)48510.7−1.6
Independent Rebecca Scott (elected)4509.9
Independent Iris Dorsett (elected)3948.7+1.2
Independent Stephen Johnston2645.8
Independent Angus Norton731.6
Total formal votes4,54794.1
Informal votes2845.9
Turnout 4,83186.8

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Blayney [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Scott Ferguson (elected)1,03622.7
Independent Bruce Reynolds (elected)63513.9
Independent Michelle Pryse Jones (elected)60513.3
Independent Craig Gosewisch (elected)55912.3
Independent Allan Ewin (elected)52611.5
Independent David Somervaille (elected)4439.7
Independent John Newstead (elected)4169.1
Independent Iris Dorsett3407.5
Total formal votes4,56095.3
Informal votes2244.7
Turnout 4,78487.7

2017

2017 New South Wales local elections: Blayney [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Scott Ferguson (elected)1,32930.9+19.4
Independent Allan Ewin (elected)60514.1−3.9
Independent David Kingham (elected)44710.4−0.1
Country Labor Scott Denton (elected)4189.7+9.7
Independent John Newstead (elected)4169.1
Independent Bruce Reynolds (elected)3939.1+9.1
Independent David Somervaille (elected)3117.2−0.1
Greens 2726.3+6.3
Independent Nyree Reynolds1393.2+3.2
Total formal votes4,29994.82
Informal votes2355.18
Turnout 4,78485.73

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Blayney Shire merge with the Cabonne Shire and the City of Orange to form a new council with an area of 7,833 square kilometres (3,024 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 63,000. [10] Despite originally planning for the amalgamation to go ahead, the merger scheduled for May 2016 was delayed due to legal action, and in February 2017 the NSW Government decided not to proceed with the amalgamation. [11] [12] [13]

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