Cabonne Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°06′S148°51′E / 33.100°S 148.850°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 2.22137/km2 (5.7533/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6,026 km2 (2,326.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Kevin Beatty (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Molong [3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
Website | Cabonne Council | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
The towns and localities in the Cabonne Council area are:
Selected historical census data for Cabonne Shire local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2011 [6] | 2016 | ||||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 12,821 | 13,386 | |||
% of New South Wales population | 0.19% | 0.18% | ||||
% of Australian population | 0.06% | 0.06% | ||||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | English | 36.1% | 35.8% | |||
Australian | 31.8% | 31.7% | ||||
Irish | 10.4% | 9.5% | ||||
Scottish | 7.7% | 7.6% | ||||
German | 2.8% | 2.5% | ||||
Language | English only spoken at home | 95.6% | 91.3% | |||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 30.3% | 27.9% | |||
Anglican | 30.1% | 26.6% | ||||
No Religion | 13.1% | 17.5% | ||||
Uniting Church | 9.5% | 7.8% | ||||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | $523 | $631 | |||
% of Australian median income | 93.2% | 95.0% | ||||
Family income | Median weekly family income | $1,293 | $1,618 | |||
% of Australian median income | 87.5% | 90.9% | ||||
Household income | Median weekly household income | $1,036 | $1,301 | |||
% of Australian median income | 83.8% | 87.6% | ||||
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]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is: [7]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Marlene Nash | Independent | ||
Kevin Beatty | Independent | Mayor [5] | |
Jamie Jones | Independent | Deputy Mayor [5] | |
Andrew Pull | Unaligned | ||
Peter Batten | Independent | ||
Andrew Rawson | Independent | ||
Kathryn O'Ryan | Unaligned | ||
Jenny Weaver | Unaligned | ||
Libby Oldham | Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kevin Beatty (elected) | 1,859 | 23.7 | ||
Independent | Marlene Nash (elected) | 1,090 | 13.9 | ||
Independent | Andrew Pull (elected) | 726 | 9.3 | ||
Independent | Kathryn O'Ryan (elected) | 657 | 8.4 | ||
Independent | Andrew Rawson (elected) | 641 | 8.2 | ||
Independent | Jamie Jones (elected) | 638 | 8.1 | ||
Independent | Peter Batten (elected) | 511 | 6.5 | ||
Independent | Libby Oldham (elected) | 378 | 4.8 | ||
Independent | Aaron Pearson | 375 | 4.8 | ||
Independent | Kevin Walker | 293 | 3.7 | ||
Independent | Jenny Weaver (elected) | 250 | 3.2 | ||
Independent | Paul Mullins | 205 | 2.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,836 | 92.7 | |||
Informal votes | 618 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 8,454 | 84.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kevin Beatty (elected) | 919 | 12.2 | ||
Independent | Peter Batten (elected) | 867 | 11.5 | ||
Independent | Kevin Walker (elected) | 842 | 11.1 | ||
Independent | Greg Treavors (elected) | 705 | 9.3 | ||
Independent | Marlene Nash (elected) | 629 | 8.3 | ||
Independent | Cheryl Newsom (elected) | 624 | 8.1 | ||
Independent | Jamie Jones (elected) | 592 | 7.8 | ||
Independent | Ian Davison (elected) | 545 | 7.2 | ||
Independent | Libby Oldham (elected) | 411 | 5.4 | ||
Independent | Anthony Durkin (elected) | 396 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | Jenny Waver (elected) | 324 | 4.3 | ||
Independent | Paul Mullins (elected) | 301 | 4.0 | ||
Independent | Duncan Brakell | 226 | 3.0 | ||
Independent | Derek Johnson | 184 | 2.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,555 | 89.88 | |||
Informal votes | 851 | 10.12 | |||
Turnout | 8,406 | 84.80 |
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. [10]
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. [11] As a result of the state government's decision to not proceed with proposed council amalgamations, this no longer applies.
The Manildra Group flour mill, one of the ten largest flour mills globally, is located within the shire at Manildra. [12]
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