Lockhart Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°13′S146°43′E / 35.217°S 146.717°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.07726/km2 (2.7901/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,895.32 km2 (1,117.9 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Rodger Schirmer | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Lockhart | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||||||||
Website | Lockhart Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Lockhart Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was created in 1906 and is an agricultural and pastoral area.
The main towns and villages in the Shire include Lockhart (950 people), The Rock (860), Yerong Creek (145), Pleasant Hills (130) and Milbrulong (35). It has 1302 rural residents.[ when? ]
Galore Hill Scenic Reserve is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Lockhart. [4]
Selected historical census data for Lockhart Shire local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001 [5] | 2006 [6] | 2011 [7] | 2016 [1] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 3,391 | 3,180 | 2,998 | 3,119 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 121st | 119th | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | ||
% of Australian population | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 34.6% | 33.5% | |||
English | 29.6% | 27.6% | ||||
Irish | 10.4% | 10.5% | ||||
Scottish | 9.2% | 8.4% | ||||
German | 7.1% | 6.1% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Cantonese | 0.1% | 0.2% | n/c | 0.3% | |
Vietnamese | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | ||
French | 0.1% | n/c | 0.2% | 0.2% | ||
Japanese | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | ||
German | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 26.6% | 29.9% | 30.4% | 29.3% | |
No Religion, so described | n/c | 7.3% | 9.5% | 17.3% | ||
Anglican | 22.9% | 22.0% | 20.6% | 16.8% | ||
Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 11.2% | ||
Uniting Church | 15.3% | 14.7% | 12.2% | 10.2% | ||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$393 | A$456 | A$585 | ||
% of Australian median income | 84.3% | 79.0% | 88.4% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,034 | A$1,069 | A$1,408 | ||
% of Australian median income | 88.3% | 72.2% | 81.2% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$777 | A$868 | A$1,114 | ||
% of Australian median income | 75.7% | 70.3% | 77.5% |
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Lockhart Shire merge with the Corowa and Urana shires to form a new council with an area of 8,581 square kilometres (3,313 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 16,000. [8] In May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that following an independent review of merger proposals, the Government decided that the Corowa and Urana shire councils merge to form the Federation Council; while the Lockhart Shire would not amalgamate. [9]
Lockhart Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Lockhart Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. [12]
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Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Independents | 1,181 | 100.0 | 10 | ||||
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