Coonamble Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 30°57′S148°24′E / 30.950°S 148.400°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,732 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.37598/km2 (0.97379/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 May 1952 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9,926 km2 (3,832.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Daniel Keady (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Coonamble | ||||||||||||||
Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
Website | Coonamble Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Coonamble Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway and the Castlereagh River.
Coonamble Shire includes the towns of Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone.
The mayor of Coonamble Shire Council is Cr. Daniel Keady. [3]
Local government in the area was first established with the Municipal District of Coonamble formed on 3 May 1880. [4] Wingadee Shire was formed later, one of 134 shires proclaimed on 7 March 1906 following passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 . [5]
Coonamble Shire itself was formed on 1 May 1952 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Coonamble with Wingadee Shire. [2]
Selected historical census data for Coonamble Shire local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2011 [6] | 2016 [1] | 2021 | |||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 4,030 | 3,918 | 3,732 | ||
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 118th | 116th | 116th | |||
% of New South Wales population | ||||||
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Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | English | |||||
Australian | ||||||
Italian | ||||||
Chinese | ||||||
Irish | ||||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Italian | |||||
Mandarin | ||||||
Cantonese | ||||||
Korean | ||||||
Greek | ||||||
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Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | |||||
No religion | ||||||
Anglican | ||||||
Eastern Orthodox | ||||||
Buddhism | ||||||
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Coonamble 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 14 September 2024, 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 2024, in order of election, is: [7]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Daniel Keady | Independent | Mayor | |
Pip Goldsmith | |||
Paul Fisher | Independent | ||
Ahmad (Al) Karanouh | |||
Paul Wheelhouse | Independent | ||
Adam Cohen | Independent | ||
Karen Churchill | Independent | ||
Steve Butler | Independent | Deputy Mayor | |
Margaret Garnsey | Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Daniel Keady (elected) | 330 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Independent | Pip Goldsmith (elected) | 247 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Independent | Paul Fisher (elected) | 227 | 11.1 | +11.1 | |
Independent | Ahmad (Al) Karanouh (elected) | 205 | 10.1 | −2.6 | |
Independent | Paul Wheelhouse (elected) | 186 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Independent | Adam Cohen (elected) | 175 | 8.6 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Karen Churchill (elected) | 156 | 7.7 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Steve Butler (elected) | 156 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Independent | Margaret Garnsey (elected) | 106 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Independent | Steven Smith | 82 | 4.0 | −5.1 | |
Independent | Donna Norris | 44 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Neil Fester | 43 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Independent | William Landers | 41 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Independent | Barbara Deans | 30 | 1.5 | −4.6 | |
Independent | Melissa Skuthorp | 11 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 2,039 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 102 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,141 | 75.9 |
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