Singleton Council

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Singleton Council
New South Wales
Singleton LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 32°34′S151°10′E / 32.567°S 151.167°E / -32.567; 151.167
Population
 • Density4.6979/km2 (12.1676/sq mi)
Established1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Area4,893 km2 (1,889.2 sq mi) [3]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorCr Sue Moore [4]
Council seat Singleton [5]
Region Hunter [6]
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Hunter [9]
Singleton Council Logo.jpg
Website Singleton Council
LGAs around Singleton Council:
Muswellbrook Upper Hunter Dungog
Muswellbrook Singleton Council Maitland
Mid-Western Hawkesbury Cessnock

Singleton Council is a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Main North railway line.

Contents

The mayor of the council is Cr. Sue Moore, an independent politician. [4]

Singleton Shire was established on 1 January 1976 with the amalgamation of Patrick Plains Shire and the Municipality of Singleton. [10]

History

Aboriginal history

Singleton and the surrounding area was originally occupied by The Wonnarua / Wanaruah people and they are the traditional land owners of the Singleton area. [11]

Early history

The town is named after Ben Singleton who explored the area in 1820s . In 1821 he started to occupy the land. In 1823 he started an agistment business on the Hunter River and started a flour mill in 1827.In 1829 the town expanded to a post office and an inn. [12]

Main towns and villages

The Council area includes Singleton, Broke, Bulga, Howes Valley, Putty, Warkworth, Jerrys Plains, Camberwell, Ravensworth, Mount Olive, Carrowbrook, Mirranie, Elderslie, Belford and Branxton.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 22,694 people in the Singleton Council local government area, of these 51.3 per cent were male and 48.7 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7 per cent of the population, which was higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Singleton Council area was 35 years, which was slightly lower than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.5 per cent were married and 10.5 per cent were either divorced or separated. [3]

Singleton Council boundary, at the western end of the Hunter Expressway near Black Creek Hunter Expressway - Singleton LGA Boundary.jpg
Singleton Council boundary, at the western end of the Hunter Expressway near Black Creek

Population growth in the Singleton Council area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 8.12 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 3.45 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Singleton Council local government area was slightly lower than the national average. [13] [14] The median weekly income for residents within the Singleton Council area was marginally higher than the national average. [3]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Singleton Council local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 83 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 69% of all residents in the Singleton Council area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Singleton Council local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (4.0 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (93.5 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent). [3]

Selected historical census data for the Singleton Council local government area
Census year2001 [13] 2006 [14] 2011 [3]
PopulationEstimated residents on Census night20,29021,93722,694
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
% of New South Wales population0.33%
% of Australian population0.11%Steady2.svg 0.11%Steady2.svg 0.11%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 Australian 36.8%
English 31.5%
Irish 7.8%
Scottish 7.3%
German 3.6%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 Afrikaans n/cIncrease2.svg0.1%Increase2.svg 0.4%
German 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Italian n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Filipino 0.1%Decrease2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Cantonese n/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%Decrease2.svg 0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 Anglican 38.6%Decrease2.svg 36.4%Decrease2.svg 34.6%
Catholic 26.3%Decrease2.svg 26.2%Steady2.svg 26.2%
No Religion 9.2%Increase2.svg 11.4%Increase2.svg 15.5%
Uniting Church 7.5%Decrease2.svg 7.0%Decrease2.svg 6.2%
Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%Decrease2.svg 2.9%Decrease2.svg 2.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$487A$640
% of Australian median income104.5%Increase2.svg 110.9%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,458A$1,927
% of Australian median income124.5%Increase2.svg 130.1%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$1,258A$1,692
% of Australian median income122.5%Increase2.svg 137.1%

Council

Current composition and election method

Singleton Council is composed of ten councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the nine other councillors are elected proportionally as one entire ward. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows: [4] [15]

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PartyCouncillors
  Independent and unaligned 9
  Labor 1
Total10

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is: [15]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Sue Moore Independent Mayor [4]
 Danny Thompson Independent
 Tony Jarrett Labor
 Tony McNamara Independent
 Malinda McLachlan Independent Left Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party in December 2022
 Val ScottUnaligned
 Godfrey Adamthwaite Independent
 Sue George Independent
 Belinda Charlton Independent
 Hollee Jenkins Independent

Election results

2022

This section is an excerpt from 2022 New South Wales local elections § Singleton.[ edit ]
2022 New South Wales local elections: Singleton [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Danny Thompson (elected 3)2,20817.70+0.00
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Mel McLachlan (elected 1)2,16817.38+6.98
Labor Tony Jarrett (elected 4)1,55712.48+0.08
Independent Godfrey Adamthwaite (elected 1)1,27010.18+3.08
Labor Sarah Johnstone (elected 5)8867.10+3.60
Independent Hollee Jenkins (elected 8)8536.84+2.57
Independent Val Scott (elected 7)8476.79+3.99
Independent Sue George (elected 6)7826.27+3.97
Independent Tony McNamara (elected 9)4943.96+1.46
Independent Belinda Charlton4803.85−2.15
Independent Kay Sullivan4063.25+0.95
Independent Shane Feeney3302.65+2.65
Independent Wayne Riley1941.56+1.56
Total formal votes12,47594.09+5.19
Informal votes7845.91−5.19
Turnout 13,25976.70−7.30

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