Cabonne Council

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Cabonne Council
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
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The Cabonne Council chambers in Bank Street, Molong.
Coordinates 33°06′S148°51′E / 33.100°S 148.850°E / -33.100; 148.850
Population
 • Density2.22137/km2 (5.7533/sq mi)
Established1978
Area6,026 km2 (2,326.7 sq mi)
MayorKevin Beatty (Independent)
Council seat Molong [3]
Region Central West
State electorate(s) Orange
Federal division(s) Calare
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Website Cabonne Council
LGAs around Cabonne Council:
Parkes Dubbo Dubbo
Forbes Cabonne Council Orange
Weddin Cowra Blayney

Cabonne Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell Highway and the Broken Hill railway line, partly surrounding the City of Orange. The administrative centre is located at Molong.

Contents

As at the 2016 census, the population of the Shire was estimated to be 13,860. More than half of the businesses in the region, being 858 of 1683, are classified as part of the agricultural sector. [4]

The mayor of the Cabonne Council is Cr. Kevin Beatty, an independent politician. [5]

Towns and localities

The towns and localities in the Cabonne Council area are:

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Cabonne Shire local government area
Census year2011 [6] 2016
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 12,82113,386
% of New South Wales population0.19%0.18%
% of Australian population0.06%0.06%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English 36.1%35.8%
Australian 31.8%31.7%
Irish10.4%9.5%
Scottish7.7%7.6%
German2.8%2.5%
LanguageEnglish only spoken at home95.6%91.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic 30.3%27.9%
Anglican30.1%26.6%
No Religion13.1%17.5%
Uniting Church9.5%7.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal income$523$631
% of Australian median income93.2%95.0%
Family incomeMedian weekly family income$1,293$1,618
% of Australian median income87.5%90.9%
Household incomeMedian weekly household income$1,036$1,301
% of Australian median income83.8%87.6%

Council

Current composition and election method

Cabonne Shire Council is composed of nine 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [7]

PartyCouncillors
  Independent 8
  Independent National 1
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is: [7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Marlene Nash Independent
 Kevin BeattyIndependentMayor [5]
 Jamie Jones Independent National Deputy Mayor [5]
 Andrew PullUnaligned
 Peter BattenIndependent
 Andrew RawsonIndependent
 Kathryn O'RyanUnaligned
 Jenny WeaverUnaligned
 Libby OldhamIndependent

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cabonne [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Guin Dickie
Independent Peter Batten
Independent Marlene Nash
Independent Andrew Rawson
Independent National Jamie Jones
Independent Kevin Beatty
Independent Jennifer Weaver
Independent Kathryn O'Ryan
Independent Andrew Pull
Independent Aaron Pearson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cabonne [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Beatty (elected)1,85923.7
Independent Marlene Nash (elected)1,09013.9
Independent Andrew Pull (elected)7269.3
Independent Kathryn O'Ryan (elected)6578.4
Independent Andrew Rawson (elected)6418.2
Independent Jamie Jones (elected)6388.1
Independent Peter Batten (elected)5116.5
Independent Libby Oldham (elected)3784.8
Independent Aaron Pearson3754.8
Independent Kevin Walker2933.7
Independent Jenny Weaver (elected)2503.2
Independent Paul Mullins2052.6
Total formal votes7,83692.7
Informal votes6187.3
Turnout 8,45484.0

2017

2017 New South Wales local elections: Cabonne [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Beatty (elected)91912.2
Independent Peter Batten (elected)86711.5
Independent Kevin Walker (elected)84211.1
Independent Greg Treavors (elected)7059.3
Independent Marlene Nash (elected)6298.3
Independent Cheryl Newsom (elected)6248.1
Independent Jamie Jones (elected)5927.8
Independent Ian Davison (elected)5457.2
Independent Libby Oldham (elected)4115.4
Independent Anthony Durkin (elected)3965.2
Independent Jenny Waver (elected)3244.3
Independent Paul Mullins (elected)3014.0
Independent Duncan Brakell2263.0
Independent Derek Johnson1842.4
Total formal votes7,55589.88
Informal votes85110.12
Turnout 8,40684.80

History

The first Australian gold rush occurred at Ophir within the present shire boundary.

Cabonne Shire was formed in 1978 following the amalgamation of Molong Shire, Boree Shire and the greater part of Canobolas Shire. [11]

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Cabonne Shire merge with the Orange City and Blayney Shire Councils 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. [12] As a result of the state government's decision to not proceed with proposed council amalgamations, this no longer applies.

Industry

The Manildra Group flour mill, one of the ten largest flour mills globally, is located within the shire at Manildra. [13]

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