Hay Shire

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Hay Shire
New South Wales
Hay LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°30′S144°51′E / 34.500°S 144.850°E / -34.500; 144.850
Population2,884 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.25464/km2 (0.65951/sq mi)
Established1 January 1965
Area11,325.89 km2 (4,373.0 sq mi) [2]
Mayor Cr. Carol Oataway (Unaligned) [3]
Council seat Hay
Region Riverina
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal division(s) Farrer
Hay Shire Council logo.svg
Website Hay Shire
LGAs around Hay Shire:
Balranald Carrathool Carrathool
Balranald Hay Shire Murrumbidgee
Murray River Edward River Edward River

The Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises 11,326 square kilometres (4,373 sq mi) and is located adjacent to the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways. The area includes the towns of Hay, Booligal and Maude.

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Hay Shire was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Hay with the surrounding Waradgery Shire. [4]

The mayor of Hay Shire is Cr. Carol Oataway, an unaligned politician who had previously held the position of Principal of Hay Public School. [3] [5]

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Hay Shire local government area
Census year2001 [6] 2006 [7] 2011 [8] 2016 [9] 2021 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 3,562Decrease2.svg 3,383Decrease2.svg 2,956Decrease2.svg 2,946Decrease2.svg 2,884
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders (%)3.5%Increase2.svg 4.2%Increase2.svg 5.6%Increase2.svg 6.0%Increase2.svg 8.3%
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 123rdIncrease2.svg 121stSteady2.svg 121st
% of New South Wales population0.06%Decrease2.svg 0.05%Decrease2.svg 0.04%Steady2.svg 0.04%Steady2.svg 0.04%
% of Australian population0.02%Steady2.svg 0.02%Decrease2.svg 0.01%Steady2.svg 0.01%Steady2.svg 0.01%
Cultural and linguistic diversity20012006201120162021
Country of birth
(top responses)
Australia 90.4%Increase2.svg 90.5%Decrease2.svg 88.2%Decrease2.svg 80.3%Decrease2.svg 80.0%
India 0.7%Decrease2.svg 0.5%Increase2.svg 1.3%
New Zealand 0.8%Increase2.svg 1.1%Decrease2.svg 0.8%Increase2.svg 1.3%Decrease2.svg 1.1%
England 1.0%Decrease2.svg 0.8%Increase2.svg 1.0%Decrease2.svg 0.9%Steady2.svg 0.9%
Fiji 0.4%Increase2.svg 0.6%
Scotland 0.3%Increase2.svg 0.4%Steady2.svg 0.4%Steady2.svg 0.4%Increase2.svg 0.5%
Language
(top responses,
other than English)
Italian 1.1%Decrease2.svg 0.8%Increase2.svg 1.2%Decrease2.svg 0.8%Decrease2.svg 0.7%
Punjabi Increase2.svg 0.3%Increase2.svg 0.6%
Fijian 0.2%Increase2.svg 0.5%Decrease2.svg 0.4%
Afrikaans 0.4%
Malayalam 0.3%
Religious affiliation20012006201120162021
Religious affiliation
(top responses)
Catholic 36.4%Decrease2.svg 36.1%Decrease2.svg 35.8%Decrease2.svg 31.9%Decrease2.svg 27.6%
No Religion 7.1%Increase2.svg 10.4%Increase2.svg 10.9%Increase2.svg 16.3%Increase2.svg 24.3%
Anglican 31.8%Decrease2.svg 31.1%Steady2.svg 31.1%Decrease2.svg 24.7%Decrease2.svg 21.7%
Not statedn/cn/cn/c12.8%Decrease2.svg 12.3%
Presbyterian and Reformed 9.2%Decrease2.svg 7.9%Steady2.svg 7.9%Decrease2.svg 5.8%Decrease2.svg 4.8%
Median weekly incomes20012006201120162021
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$404A$441A$587A$700
% of Australian median income86.7%Decrease2.svg 76.4%Increase2.svg 88.7%Decrease2.svg 86.9%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$983A$981A$1,344A$1,622
% of Australian median income83.9%Decrease2.svg 66.2%Increase2.svg 77.5%Decrease2.svg 76.5%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$741A$805A$1,075A$1,236
% of Australian median income72.2%Decrease2.svg 65.2%Increase2.svg 74.8%Decrease2.svg 70.8%

Council

Hay Shire Council office and chambers, Hay HayShireCouncilOffice.JPG
Hay Shire Council office and chambers, Hay

Current composition and election method

Hay Shire Council is composed of eight 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: [10]

PartyCouncillors
 Unaligned8
Total8

The current Council was elected in September 2024 . The councillors, in order of election, are: [10]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Carol OatawayUnalignedMayor [3]
 Will MillerUnaligned
 Lionel GarnerUnaligned
 Martyn QuinnUnalignedDeputy Mayor [3]
 Darren TapperUnaligned
 Geoff ChapmanUnaligned
 Paul PorterUnaligned
 John PerryUnaligned

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Hay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Carol Oataway (elected)36622.79
Independent Will Miller (elected)34821.67
Independent Lionel Garner (elected)20012.45
Independent Martyn Quinn (elected)19712.27
Independent Darren Tapper (elected)1418.78
Independent Geoff Chapman (elected)976.04
Independent David Townsend825.11
Independent Paul Porter (elected)794.92
Independent John Perry (elected)764.73
Independent Steven Young201.25
Total formal votes1,606100
Informal votes55
Turnout 1,661

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Hay [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jenny Dwyer (elected)49128.1
Independent Martyn Quinn (elected)26415.1
Independent Peter Handford (elected)19811.3
Independent Peter Dwyer (elected)19010.9
Independent Carol Oataway (elected)1176.7
Independent Lionel Garner (elected)1035.9
Independent Geoff Chapman (elected)905.2
Independent John Perry643.7
Independent Darren Clarke623.5
Independent Paul Porter (elected)573.3
Independent Beverley McRae482.7
Independent David Townsend331.9
Independent Megan Ruska301.7
Total formal votes1,74797.4
Informal votes472.6
Turnout 1,79483.6

Literary reference

Banjo Paterson (1864–1941) wrote a poem called Hay and Hell and Booligal about the district. [12]

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