Coonamble Shire

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Coonamble Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 30°57′S148°24′E / 30.950°S 148.400°E / -30.950; 148.400
Population
 • Density0.39472/km2 (1.02232/sq mi)
Established1 May 1952 (1952-05-01) [3]
Area9,926 km2 (3,832.5 sq mi)
MayorTim Horan (Independent)
Council seat Coonamble
Region Orana
State electorate(s) Barwon
Federal division(s) Parkes
Coonamble Shire Council Logo.png
Website Coonamble Shire
LGAs around Coonamble Shire:
Brewarrina Walgett Narrabri
Warren Coonamble Shire Warrumbungle
Warren Gilgandra Warrumbungle

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.

Contents

Coonamble Shire includes the towns of Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone.

The mayor of Coonamble Shire Council is Cr. Tim Horan, who is an independent politician. [4]

History

Local government in the area was first established with the Municipal District of Coonamble formed on 3 May 1880. [5] Wingadee Shire was formed later, one of 134 shires proclaimed on 7 March 1906 following passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 . [6]

Coonamble Shire itself was formed on 1 May 1952 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Coonamble with Wingadee Shire. [3]

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Coonamble Shire local government area
Census year2011 [7] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 4,030Decrease2.svg 3,918
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 118thIncrease2.svg 116th
% of New South Wales population
% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English
Australian
Italian
Chinese
Irish
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Italian
Mandarin
Cantonese
Korean
Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic
No religion
Anglican
Eastern Orthodox
Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal incomeA$
% of Australian median income
Family incomeMedian weekly family income
% of Australian median income
Household incomeMedian weekly household income
% of Australian median income

Council

Current composition and election method

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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [8]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is: [8]

CouncillorPartyNotes
Ahmad (Al) Karanouh  Independent
Tim Horan IndependentMayor [4]
Karen Churchill IndependentDeputy Mayor [4]
Brian Sommerville Independent
Adam Cohen Independent
Bill Fisher Independent
Terence (Eccles) Lees Independent
Barbara Deans Independent
Pat Cullen Independent

2021 election results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Coonamble [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Horan (elected)34616.5
Independent Ahmad Karanouh (elected)26712.7
Independent Karen Churchill (elected)1848.8
Independent Adam Cohen (elected)1748.3
Independent Bill Fisher (elected)1738.3
Independent Brian Sommerville (elected)1667.9
Independent Barbara Deans (elected)1276.1
Independent Pat Cullen (elected)1075.1
Independent Steven 'Jay' Smith1075.1
Independent Robert Thomas1004.8
Independent Terry Lees (elected)974.6
Independent Chris Newbold733.5
Independent Narelle Mayoh562.7
Independent Tracy Mood462.2
Independent Robert Ryan412.0
Independent Luke Day180.9
Independent Karen McCusker140.7
Total formal votes2,09697.6
Informal votes512.4
Turnout 2,14778.6

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