Weddin Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°54′S148°09′E / 33.900°S 148.150°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 1.0745/km2 (2.783/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,410 km2 (1,316.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Craig Bembrick (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Grenfell [3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
Website | Weddin Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Weddin Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire's major town is Grenfell and it also includes the small towns of Caragabal, Greenethorpe and Quandialla.
The mayor of Weddin Shire Council is Cr Craig Bembrick, who is unaligned with any political party.
Selected historical census data for Weddin Shire local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001 [4] | 2006 [5] | 2011 [6] | 2016 [1] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 3,653 | 3,641 | 3,665 | 3,664 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 119th | 118th | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.05% | ||
% of Australian population | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 36.2% | 35.3% | |||
English | 33.7% | 33.2% | ||||
Irish | 9.9% | 8.7% | ||||
Scottish | 8.4% | 8.3% | ||||
German | 2.6% | 2.4% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Cantonese | 0.1% | n/c | 0.1% | 0.3% | |
Tagalog | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | ||
Filipino | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | 0.1% | ||
French | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | ||
Greek | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Anglican | 32.2% | 31.3% | 30.6% | 26.7% | |
Catholic | 27.7% | 27.0% | 26.4% | 24.1% | ||
No Religion, so described | 6.8% | 8.1% | 12.9% | 18.5% | ||
Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 10.3% | ||
Uniting Church | 9.4% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 8.0% | ||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$330 | A$383 | A$492 | ||
% of Australian median income | 70.8% | 66.4% | 74.3% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$775 | A$874 | A$1,193 | ||
% of Australian median income | 66.2% | 59.0% | 68.8% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$602 | A$717 | A$904 | ||
% of Australian median income | 58.6% | 58.1% | 62.9% |
Weddin Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Gordon Gam | ||||
Independent | Phillip Moore | ||||
Independent | Colleen Gorman | ||||
Independent Labor | John Niven | ||||
Independent | Warwick Frame | ||||
Independent | Jeanne Montgomery | ||||
Independent | Julie Gilmore | ||||
Independent | Simon Rolls | ||||
Independent | Michael Neill | ||||
Independent | Glenda Howell | ||||
Independent | Wezley Makin | ||||
Independent | Chad White | ||||
Independent | Michelle Cook | ||||
Independent | Paul Best | ||||
Independent | Jan Partlett | ||||
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Weddin Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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