Snowy Valleys Council

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Snowy Valleys Council
New South Wales
Snowy Valleys LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Population
 • Density1.6066/km2 (4.1610/sq mi)
Established12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area8,960 km2 (3,459.5 sq mi) [3]
MayorIan Chaffey
Region South West Slopes
State electorate(s) Albury, Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
Snowy Valleys Council logo.svg
Website Snowy Valleys Council
LGAs around Snowy Valleys Council:
Wagga Wagga Cootamundra-Gundagai Yass Valley
Greater Hume Snowy Valleys Council Snowy Monaro
Towong (Vic.) Towong (Vic.) Snowy Monaro

The Snowy Valleys Council is a local government area located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of the Tumut Shire and Tumbarumba Shire councils. [3]

Contents

The council area comprises 8,960 square kilometres (3,460 sq mi) and covers the western side of the southernmost parts of the Great Dividing Range and foothills in New South Wales. Large sections of the local government area are contained in national parks. At the time of its establishment, the population of the council area was estimated to be 14,953. [3]

The Mayor of Snowy Valleys Council is Councillor Ian Chaffey, a Tumbarumba local, who won the most recent election.

Main towns and villages

In addition to the towns of Adelong, Batlow, Tumbarumba and Tumut, localities in the area include Brindabella, Brungle, Cabramurra, Gilmore, Grahamstown, Greg Greg, Gocup, Jingellic, Khancoban, Killimicat, Little River, Maragle, Rosewood, Talbingo, Tooma, Wondalga and Yarrangobilly.

Heritage listings

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

Demographics

At the 2021 census, there were 14,891 people in the Snowy Valleys local government area; of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. The median age of people in Snowy Valleys Council was 45 years; the national median is 38 years. [9]

At the 2021 census, 42.0% of residents stated their ancestry as Australian. 65% [lower-alpha 1] nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity, which was significantly higher than the national average of 47.1%. 87.2% of households only speak English at home, higher than the national average of 72%. [9]

Selected historical census data for Snowy Valleys local government area
Census year2016 [10] 2021 [9]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 14,395Increase2.svg 14,891
LGA rank in terms of population size within New South Wales 77th76th
% of New South Wales population % %
% of Australian population % %
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian [lower-alpha 2] 45.5%Decrease2.svg 42.0%
English 38.9%Increase2.svg 40.0%
Irish 11.7%Decrease2.svg 11.6%
Scottish 9.4%Increase2.svg 9.7%
German 4.6%n/c
Australian Aboriginal 0.7%Increase2.svg 6.1%
Language, used at

home
(other than English)

Afrikaans 0.4%Increase2.svg 0.6%
Mandarin 0.4%Decrease2.svg 0.3%
Filipino 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
German 0.2%n/c
Thai n/cIncrease2.svg 0.3%
Wiradjuri n/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Anglican 29.3%Decrease2.svg 23.8%
Catholic 26.2%Decrease2.svg 23.5%
No religion, so described [lower-alpha 3] 18.8%Increase2.svg 29.3%
Not stated 12.1%Decrease2.svg 9.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%Decrease2.svg 2.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal incomeA$A$
% of Australian median income%%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$A$
% of Australian median income%%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$A$
% of Australian median income%%

Council

Snowy Valleys Council consists of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward.

Current composition

PartyCouncillors
  Independents 6
  Independent Labor 1
  Independent Liberal 1
  Libertarian 1
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

CouncillorPartyNotes
 James Hayes Independent
 Trina Thomson Independent Deputy Mayor
 Ian Chaffey Independent Mayor
 Julia Ham Independent Liberal
 John Larter Libertarian
 Johanna (Hansie) Armour Independent
 Michael Ivill Independent Labor
 Sam Hughes Independent
 Brent Livermore Independent

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Snowy Valleys [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent (Group A)1. Michael Inglis
2. Barney Hyams (Ind. Nat)
3. Max Gordon-Hall
Independent Hugh Packard
Independent Andrew Wortes
Independent Labor Michael Ivill
Libertarian John Larter
Independent Liberal Julia Ham
Independent David Sheldon
Independent James Hayes
Independent Sam Hughes
Independent Grant Hardwick
Independent Trina Thomson
Independent Johanna Armour
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

See also

Notes

  1. Excludes not stated responses.
  2. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has stated that most who nominate "Australian" as their ancestry are part of the Anglo-Celtic group.
  3. In accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics source, 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

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