Murrumbidgee Council

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Murrumbidgee Council
New South Wales
Murrumbidgee Council LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°9′S145°46′E / 35.150°S 145.767°E / -35.150; 145.767
Population
 • Density0.5561/km2 (1.4403/sq mi)
Established12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area6,880 km2 (2,656.4 sq mi) [3]
MayorRuth McRae
Region Riverina
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal division(s) Farrer
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Website Murrumbidgee Council
LGAs around Murrumbidgee Council:
Carrathool Carrathool, Griffith Leeton
Hay, Edward River Murrumbidgee Council Narrandera, Federation
Edward River Berrigan Federation

Murrumbidgee Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Murrumbidgee Shire and the Jerilderie Shire. [3]

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The combined area comprises 6,880 square kilometres (2,660 sq mi) and covers the urban areas of Coleambally, Darlington Point and Jerilderie and the surrounding cropping and pastoral areas. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was 4,047. [3]

The inaugural mayor of Murrumbidgee Council is former Jerilderie Shire councillor Ruth McRae, elected on 21 September 2017. [4] Cr McRae was elected as mayor for the second term on 24 September 2019. [5]

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Murrumbidgee Council local government area
Census year2001 [6] 2006 [7] 2011 [8] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 2,502Increase2.svg 2,503Decrease2.svg 2,261Increase2.svg 3,836
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 117thSteady2.svg 117th
% of New South Wales population0.04%Steady2.svg 0.04%Decrease2.svg 0.03%Increase2.svg 0.05%
% of Australian population0.01%Steady2.svg 0.01%Steady2.svg 0.01%Increase2.svg 0.02%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 36.4%Decrease2.svg 35.0%
English 27.4%Increase2.svg 27.6%
Irish 9.6%Decrease2.svg 9.3%
Scottish 7.7%Increase2.svg 7.8%
Italian n/cIncrease2.svg 3.2%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Italian 0.3%Increase2.svg 0.4%Increase2.svg 0.5%Decrease2.svg 0.4%
Spanish n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.3%
Arabic n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.3%
Tagalog 0.2%Decrease2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.5%Decrease2.svg 0.3%
Mandarin n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic 28.9%Decrease2.svg 28.0%Increase2.svg 28.3%Increase2.svg 28.9%
Anglican 33.0%Decrease2.svg 32.8%Decrease2.svg 29.9%Decrease2.svg 22.3%
No Religion, so described9.2%Decrease2.svg 8.7%Increase2.svg 13.6%Increase2.svg 18.7%
Not statedn/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 12.1%
Uniting Church 11.2%Decrease2.svg 9.8%Decrease2.svg 8.2%Increase2.svg 8.5%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$467A$508A$659
% of Australian median income100.2%Decrease2.svg 88.0%Increase2.svg 99.5%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,047A$1,109A$1,461
% of Australian median income89.4%Decrease2.svg 74.9%Increase2.svg 84.3%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$861A$894A$1,197
% of Australian median income83.8%Decrease2.svg 72.4%Increase2.svg 83.2%

Heritage listings

The Murrumbidgee Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Council

Murrumbidgee Council has nine councillors, with three councillors elected proportionally from three wards – Jerilderie, Murrumbidgee and Murrumbidgee East. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. [3] The mayor and deputy mayor are elected for 12 month terms, each September.

The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the councillors elected are as follows:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Jerilderie Ward [11] Faith BryceIndependent
Ruth McRaeIndependentMayor Former mayor of Jerilderie Shire
Angelina (Gaila) SmithIndependent
Murrumbidgee Ward [12] Phillip WellsIndependent
Robert CurpheyIndependent
Gavin GilbertIndependent
Murrumbidgee East Ward [13] Robert BlackIndependentDeputy Mayor
Christine ChirgwinIndependent
Austin EvansUnalignedFormer mayor of Murrumbidgee Shire, Administrator of Murrumbidgee Council 2016–17
Pat BrownIndependentElected at by-election on 10 March 2019. [14]

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