City of Wagga Wagga

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Wagga Wagga
New South Wales
Wagga wagga LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°08′S147°22′E / 35.133°S 147.367°E / -35.133; 147.367
Population
  • 62,385 (2016) [1]
  • 70,339 (2022 est.) [2]
 • Density12.92712/km2 (33.4811/sq mi)
Established15 March 1870 (Borough) [3]
17 April 1946 (City) [4]
Area4,825.9 km2 (1,863.3 sq mi) [5]
MayorDallas Tout [6]
Council seat Wagga Wagga [7]
Region Riverina
State electorate(s) Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s) Riverina
City of Wagga Wagga logo.png
Website Wagga Wagga
LGAs around Wagga Wagga:
Coolamon Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai
Narrandera Wagga Wagga Snowy Valleys
Lockhart Greater Hume Snowy Valleys

City of Wagga Wagga is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

The mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga is Cr. Dallas Tout, an independent politician. [6]

City, town and localities

The City of Wagga Wagga includes the suburbs of

as well as the villages of

History

Wagga Wagga was first incorporated as the Borough of Wagga Wagga on 15 March 1870. [8] It received city status and became the City of Wagga Wagga on 17 April 1946. The municipality enlarged substantially on 1 January 1981 when the adjoining Shire of Kyeamba and Shire of Mitchell were amalgamated into the City. [9]

Heritage listings

The City of Wagga Wagga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

At the 2021 census, there were 69,047 people in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population, close to twice the national average of 3.2%. The median age of people in the City of Wagga Wagga was 35 years, which was lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 44.8% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated. [14]

At the 2021 Census, 40.0% of residents stated their ancestry as Australian. Excluding not stated responses, 60.9% of residents in the City of Wagga Wagga nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity, which was higher than the national average of 47.1%. 85.3% of households only speak English at home, higher than the national average of 72%. [14]

Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government area
Census year2001 [15] 2006 [16] 2011 [17] 2016 [18] 2021 [14]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 54,845Increase2.svg 57,015Increase2.svg 59,458Increase2.svg 62,385Increase2.svg 67,609
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales39thDecrease2.svg 38th
% of New South Wales population0.87%Steady2.svg 0.87%Decrease2.svg 0.86%Decrease2.svg 0.83%Increase2.svg 0.84%
% of Australian population0.29%Steady2.svg 0.29%Decrease2.svg 0.28%Decrease2.svg 0.27%Steady2.svg 0.27%
Estimated ATSI population on census night1,767Increase2.svg 2,336Increase2.svg 2,731Increase2.svg 3,508Increase2.svg 4,471
% of ATSI population to residents3.2%Increase2.svg 4.1%Increase2.svg 4.6%Increase2.svg 5.6%Increase2.svg 6.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeNo DataA$463A$586A$696A$839
% of Australian median income99.36%101.56%105.14%104.22%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,137A$1,418A$1,682A$2,060
% of Australian median income97.10%95.75%97.00%97.17%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$967A$1,149A$1,354A$1,638
% of Australian median income94.16%93.11%94.16%93.81%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type Flat or apartment 8.8%10.9%10.3%9.8%9.2%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse 4.6%4.1%4.2%4.1%4.8%
Separate house 84.5%84.2%84.8%84.9%85.5%
Other dwellings0.8%0.9%0.6%0.9%0.4%
Unoccupied dwellings8.3%8.2%9.7%10.2%7.5%
Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government area
Ancestry, top responses
200120062011 [19] 2016 [20] 2021 [14]
No DataNo Data Australian [N 1] 45.4%AustralianDecrease2.svg 43.1%AustralianDecrease2.svg 40.0%
English 38.8%EnglishDecrease2.svg 39.7%EnglishDecrease2.svg 39.4%
Irish 13.8%IrishIncrease2.svg 14.3%IrishDecrease2.svg 12.9%
Scottish 10.1%ScottishIncrease2.svg 10.7%ScottishSteady2.svg 10.7%
German 5.4%GermanDecrease2.svg 5.3% Aboriginal [N 2] Increase2.svg 6.4%
Country of Birth, top responses
2001 [15] 2006 [16] 2011 [17] 2016 [18] 2021 [14]
Australia89.3%AustraliaDecrease2.svg 88.9%AustraliaDecrease2.svg 87.8%AustraliaDecrease2.svg 84.1%AustraliaDecrease2.svg 83.0%
England1.5%EnglandSteady2.svg 1.5%EnglandDecrease2.svg 1.4%EnglandDecrease2.svg 1.3%IndiaIncrease2.svg 1.5%
New Zealand0.7%New ZealandSteady2.svg 0.7%New ZealandSteady2.svg 0.7%IndiaIncrease2.svg 1.0%IraqIncrease2.svg 1.2%
Scotland0.3%IndiaIncrease2.svg 0.3%IndiaIncrease2.svg 0.5%New ZealandSteady2.svg 0.7%EnglandDecrease2.svg 1.2%
Netherlands0.3%ScotlandSteady2.svg 0.3%ChinaIncrease2.svg 0.4%PhilippinesIncrease2.svg 0.7%New ZealandSteady2.svg 0.7%
Germany0.2%NetherlandsDecrease2.svg 0.2%South AfricaIncrease2.svg 0.3%ChinaSteady2.svg 0.4%PhilippinesSteady2.svg 0.7%
Language, top responses (other than English)
2001 [15] 2006 [16] 2011 [17] 2016 [18] 2021 [14]
Italian 0.3% Arabic Increase2.svg 0.3%ArabicIncrease2.svg 0.5% Malayalam Increase2.svg 0.6% Kurdish Increase2.svg 1.0%
Greek 0.2%MandarinIncrease2.svg 0.2%MandarinIncrease2.svg 0.4%MandarinIncrease2.svg 0.5%MalayalamIncrease2.svg 0.8%
Cantonese 0.2%CantoneseSteady2.svg 0.2%CantoneseSteady2.svg 0.2%ArabicSteady2.svg 0.5%MandarinIncrease2.svg 0.6%
Mandarin 0.1%ItalianDecrease2.svg 0.2% Hindi Increase2.svg 0.2% Tagalog Increase2.svg 0.3%ArabicSteady2.svg 0.5%
German 0.1%GreekDecrease2.svg 0.1%GermanIncrease2.svg 0.2% Filipino Increase2.svg 0.3% Punjabi Increase2.svg 0.4%
Religious affiliation, top responses
2001 [15] 2006 [16] 2011 [17] 2016 [18] 2021 [14]
Catholic 33.5%CatholicDecrease2.svg 33.4%CatholicDecrease2.svg 33.2%CatholicDecrease2.svg 30.6%No ReligionIncrease2.svg 31.3%
Anglican 26.6%AnglicanDecrease2.svg 25.5%AnglicanDecrease2.svg 23.9%No ReligionIncrease2.svg 22.2%CatholicDecrease2.svg 27.1%
No Religion 9.4%No ReligionIncrease2.svg 11.6%No ReligionIncrease2.svg 15.0%AnglicanDecrease2.svg 19.5%AnglicanDecrease2.svg 15.3%
Presbyterian/Reformed 7.6%Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease2.svg 7.1%Uniting ChurchDecrease2.svg 5.5%Presbyterian/

Reformed

Steady2.svg 4.9%Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease2.svg 3.8%
Uniting Church 7.1%Uniting ChurchDecrease2.svg 6.4%Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease2.svg 4.9%Uniting ChurchDecrease2.svg 4.5%Uniting ChurchDecrease2.svg 3.4%
Not Statedn/cNot Statedn/cNot Statedn/cNot Stated7.9%Not StatedDecrease2.svg 6.4%

Council

Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Cr Dallas Tout and Deputy Mayor Cr Jenny McKinnon WaggaMayorDeputyMayor.jpg
Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Cr Dallas Tout and Deputy Mayor Cr Jenny McKinnon

Current composition and election method

Wagga Wagga City Council (WWCC) 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: [21]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents 5
  Labor Party 2
 Getting It Done1
  Greens 1
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2021, is: [21]

Councillor PartyNotes
 Dallas Tout Independent Mayor [22]
 Jenny McKinnonGreensDeputy Mayor
 Dan HayesLabor
 Amelia ParkinsLabor
 Richard FoleyIndependent
 Tim KoschelIndependent
 Michael HendersonIndependent
 Rod KendallIndependent
 Georgie DavisGetting It Done

A referendum was held on 8 September 2012 and an absolute majority of voters resolved in favour to reduce the number of councillors from eleven to nine. [23] The change came into effect at the September 2016 elections.

Administration staff

In December 2009, Wagga Wagga City Council announced that it had appointed Phil Pinyon as the general manager of the Wagga Wagga City Council replacing Lyn Russell, who suddenly announced her resignation in October 2009, after completing 18 months of her five-year contract. [24] [25] [26]

Cutting ties with China's Sister City

In April 2020, The Wagga council voted to cut ties with China's Kunming city; a week later they would vote again joining Kunming as a sister city. [27] [28] [29]

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Wagga Wagga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Your Voice Matters To Us1. Timothy Koschel (elected 1)
2. Allana Condron (elected 5)
3. Mick Henderson
4. Chris Ingram
5. Jacinta Evans
8,36922.9+14.1
Community First1. Dallas Tout (elected 2)
2. Karissa Subedi (elected 9)
3. Marie (Pascale) Vythilingum
4. Megan Norton
5. Nin Nin Sang Dong
5,95216.3+6.3
Labor 1. Amelia Parkins (elected 3)
2. Tim Kurylowicz
3. Peita Vincent
4. Steven Dale
5. Mark Jeffreson
4,71612.9−10.1
Getting It Done1. Georgina Davies (elected 4)
2. Karen Butts
3. Pradeep Kurien
4. Sarah Humphries
5. Steve Taylor
4,41212.1+5.7
Foley's Five1. Richard Foley (elected 6)
2. Christopher Kanck
3. Shahnaz Akter
4. Wayne Deaner
5. Alisha Watkins
2,9848.2−15.8
Greens 1. Jenny McKinnon (elected 7)
2. Sam Ryot
3. George Benedyka
4. Virginia Gawler
5. Emma Rush
2,2796.2−3.1
Building Tomorrow Together1. Lindsay Tanner (elected 8)
2. Ali Tanner
3. Clare Lawlor
4. Michael Nugent
5. Andrew Roberts
2,1445.9+5.9
Christians 1. Paul McCausland
2. Christopher Cowell
3. Paul Cocks
4. Dorcas Musyimi
5. Darcy Maybon
1,5854.3+4.3
Fix Our Roads1. Robert Sinclair
2. Kane Salamon
3. Rosina Gordon
4. Julie Sinclair
5. Cassidy Turner
1,5144.1+4.1
Supporting Diversity1. Rory McKenzie
2. Samuel Avo
3. Gail Manderson
4. Midya Bari
5. Anna Gannon
9392.6−9.7
Ready To Serve1. Ryan Dedini
2. Kelly O'Kane
3. Andrew Tuovi
4. John Kennedy
5. Sarah-Jane Jameson
8322.3+2.3
Voice of Wagga Residents1. Saba Nabi
2. Singh Manjinder
3. Birenbhai Patel
4. Priyanka Udeniya
5. Hina Ashfaq
6401.7+1.7
Independent Rosyln Prangnell1590.4+0.4
Total formal votes36,52591.9
Informal votes3,2338.1
Turnout 39,758

2021

Elected councillorParty
 Michael HendersonClean Out Council
 Richard FoleyClean Out Council
 Dan HayesLabor
 Amelia ParkinsLabor
 Rod KendallIndependent
(Group D)
 Dallas ToutCommunity First
 Jenny McKinnonGreens
 Tim KoschelHere For You
 Georgie DavisGetting It Done
2021 New South Wales local elections: Wagga Wagga [30] [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Clean Out Council9,20125.6
Labor 8,27923.1+6.1
Independent (Group D)4,41612.3
Community First3,57610.0
Greens 3,3479.3+5.0
Here For You2,8087.8
Getting It Done2,2916.4
Independent (Group F)8372.3+2.3
Independent Liberal Robert Sinclair5721.6
Independent Liberal Rosina Gordon2870.8
Independent Richard Salcole2350.7
Independent Liberal Robin Dennis200.1
Independent Liberal Daniel Vieria160.0
Total formal votes35,88593.2
Informal votes2,6346.8
Turnout 38,51983.3

2016

2016 New South Wales local elections: Wagga Wagga [33] [34] [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 1. Rod Kendall (elected 1)
2. Tim Koschel (elected 5)
3. David Merlino
4. Donna Argus
5. Paul Watson
6. Leila Bright
7. Robyn Krik
6,84020.50
Country Labor 1. Dan Hayes (elected 2)
2. Vanessa Keenan (elected 8)
3. Leah Ellis
4. Bethany Saab
5. James Halliburton
5,67017.00
Independent 1. Kerry Pascoe (elected 3)
2. Michelle Bray
3. Belinda Coleman
4. Tim Sheather
5. Steven Wait
4,54013.61
Independent 1. Paul Funnell (elected 4)
2. Tina Gavel
3. Jack Egan
4. Mick Henderson
5. Denise Flack
4,54513.62
Independent 1. Yvonne Braid (elected 6)
2. Greg Packer
3. Simone Lieschke
4. Brett Grant
5. Myriam Hribar
1,8825.64
Independent Greg Conkey (elected 7)1,1813.54
Independent Dallas Tout (elected 9)8762.63
Independent 1. Andreia Schineanu
2. Atlanta Hall
3. Bianca Miller
4. Kerri-Anne Miller
5. Jenni Campbell
1,6534.96
Greens 1. Kevin Poynter
2. Jacquie Tinkler
3. Emma Rush
4. Michael Bayles
5. Ray Goodlass
1,4474.34
Australia First 1. Lorraine Sharp
2. Robbie Williams
3. Jean Williams
4. Chris Sharp
5. Jean Huges
1,4764.42
Independent Alan Brown5841.75
Independent Mary Kidson5461.64
Independent Simone Eyles4131.24
Independent Richard Foley5061.52
Independent Peter Dale4351.30
Independent Anabel Williams3951.18
Independent 1. Ros Prangnell
2. Patricia Murray
2230.67
Independent Peter Templeton1470.44
Total formal votes33,35993.85
Informal votes2,1866.15
Turnout 35,54580.54

Symbols and emblems

Crows are considered a symbol of the city of Wagga Wagga, appearing in the council's logo, coat of arms, and throughout local business logos and public artworks. This is due to the debated interpretation of 'Wagga Wagga' being derived from a Wiradjuri term meaning 'place of many crows'. The floral emblem for the city is the Silver Banksia. [36]

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the City of Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga Coat of Arms.jpg
Notes
Granted by the Kings of Arms.
Adopted
15 November 1965
Crest
Out of a Mural Crown in front of a Caduceus Or, winged Sable, eight leaves of the River Red Gum Tree (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) conjoined and in the form of two letters W proper.
Helm
A closed helmet.
Escutcheon
Vert, on a Fess between in chief eight stalks of Wheat, each four in the form of the letter W, and in base a Merino Ram's head caboshed, all Or, a Bar wavy Azure.
Supporters
On either side a Crow wings addorsed proper, gorged with a Collar dancetty Or, and perched on a forked twig.
Compartment
A compartment of grass divided by Water Barry wavy Argent and Azure.
Motto
Forward in Faith
Other elements
Mantling Vert doubled Or.
Symbolism
The colours of green and gold, and the gold band on green in the escutcheon are taken from the arms of Captain Charles Sturt, the first European explorer of the area. The wavy blue line represents the Murrumbidgee River. The wheat (arranged as two "W" letters for the city name), and the Merino Ram head are for the principal industries of the city. The eight River Red Gum leaves in the crest are also arranged as two "W" letters and are placed in front of the Caduceus, the symbol of Mercury, the Roman god of commerce. The crow supporters with "W" collars are taken from the former Council seal and allude to the meaning of Wagga Wagga ("the place of many crows"). The compartment of grass divided by water represents the building of the city on both sides of the river. [37]

See also

Notes

  1. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has stated that most who nominate "Australian" as their ancestry are part of the Anglo-Celtic group.
  2. Those who nominated their ancestry as "Australian Aboriginal". Does not include Torres Strait Islanders. This relates to nomination of ancestry and is distinct from persons who identify as Indigenous (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) which is a separate question.


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