Lockhart Shire

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Lockhart Shire
New South Wales
Lockhart LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°13′S146°43′E / 35.217°S 146.717°E / -35.217; 146.717
Population
  • 3,119 (2016) [1]
  • 3,295 (2018 est.) [2]
 • Density1.07726/km2 (2.7901/sq mi)
Established1906
Area2,895.32 km2 (1,117.9 sq mi) [3]
MayorRodger Schirmer
Council seat Lockhart
Region Riverina
State electorate(s) Wagga Wagga
Lockhart Shire Council Logo.jpg
Website Lockhart Shire
LGAs around Lockhart Shire:
Narrandera Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga
Federation Lockhart Shire Wagga Wagga
Federation Greater Hume Greater Hume

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.

Contents

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]

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Lockhart Shire local government area
Census year2001 [5] 2006 [6] 2011 [7] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 3,391Decrease2.svg 3,180Decrease2.svg 2,998Increase2.svg 3,119
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 121stIncrease2.svg 119th
% of New South Wales population0.05%Steady2.svg 0.05%Decrease2.svg 0.04%Steady2.svg 0.04%
% of Australian population0.02%Steady2.svg 0.02%Decrease2.svg 0.01%Steady2.svg 0.01%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 34.6%Decrease2.svg 33.5%
English 29.6%Decrease2.svg 27.6%
Irish 10.4%Increase2.svg 10.5%
Scottish 9.2%Decrease2.svg 8.4%
German 7.1%Decrease2.svg 6.1%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Cantonese 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.2%Decrease2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.3%
Vietnamese n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%
French 0.1%Decrease2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Japanese n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
German 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%Decrease2.svg 0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic 26.6%Increase2.svg 29.9%Increase2.svg 30.4%Decrease2.svg 29.3%
No Religion, so describedn/cIncrease2.svg 7.3%Increase2.svg 9.5%Increase2.svg 17.3%
Anglican 22.9%Decrease2.svg 22.0%Decrease2.svg 20.6%Decrease2.svg 16.8%
Not statedn/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 11.2%
Uniting Church 15.3%Decrease2.svg 14.7%Decrease2.svg 12.2%Decrease2.svg 10.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$393A$456A$585
% of Australian median income84.3%Decrease2.svg 79.0%Increase2.svg 88.4%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,034A$1,069A$1,408
% of Australian median income88.3%Decrease2.svg 72.2%Increase2.svg 81.2%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$777A$868A$1,114
% of Australian median income75.7%Decrease2.svg 70.3%Increase2.svg 77.5%

Proposed amalgamation

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]

Heritage listings

Lockhart Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Council

Current composition and election method

Lockhart Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. 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 10 September 2016. However, in C Ward there was an equal number of candidates, being those below, that nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for C Ward was uncontested. [12] An election was held for A and B Wards. The makeup of the council is as follows: [13] [14] [15]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election by ward, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
A Ward [13]  Rodger SchirmerUnalignedMayor [16]
 Max DayUnaligned
 Andrew RockliffUnaligned
B Ward [14]  Derek DouglasUnaligned
 Peter SharpUnaligned
 James WalkerUnaligned
C Ward [15]  Gail Driscoll Independent
 Ian Marston Independent
 Greg VerdonUnalignedDeputy Mayor [16]

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