Yass Valley Council

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Yass Valley
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°51′S148°55′E / 34.850°S 148.917°E / -34.850; 148.917
Population
 • Density4.0365/km2 (10.4545/sq mi)
Established11 February 2004
Area3,999 km2 (1,544.0 sq mi)
MayorAllan McGrath
Council seat Yass [3]
Region Southern Tablelands
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
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Website Yass Valley
LGAs around Yass Valley:
Hilltops Hilltops Upper Lachlan
Cootamundra-Gundagai Yass Valley Goulburn
Snowy Valleys ACT Queanbeyan-Palerang

Yass Valley Council is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Hume and Barton Highways and the Main Southern railway line.

Contents

The Shire includes the towns, and extensive rural and residential areas of:

It also includes the localities of:

The Yass Shire was proclaimed on 1 January 1980 following the amalgamation of Goodradigbee Shire and the Municipality of Yass. Yass Shire in turn was dissolved and merged into the Yass Valley Council on 11 February 2004, following a further amalgamation of Yass Shire and parts of Gunning and Yarrowlumla Shires.

The mayor of Yass Valley Council is Cr. Allan McGrath.

Demographics

At the 2016 census, Yass Valley had a population of 16,142, 7,931 males and 8,209 females. [1] It had grown from 15,020 at the 2011 census, [4] an increase of 7.5%. In the previous five years it grew by 14.4% from 13,135 at the 2006 census. [5] There were 400 people (2.5%) who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2016 census. The median age was 42 years. [1]

82.8% of the population was born in Australia. 3.6% were born in England, 1.2% in New Zealand and 0.4% in each of Germany, the United States and Netherlands. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 14,550 people (90.2%). The three most common languages spoken at home other than English were Croatian (0.4%), German (0.4%) and Dutch (0.2%). 84.3% of households had at least one resident who accessed the internet by any type of electronic device.

The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over at the 2016 census was $869 (Australian average: $662). The median weekly family was $2,214 (Australian average: $1,734) and the median household family was $1,879 (Australian average: $1,438).

In the 2016 census, there were 5,185 separate houses (94.0%), 216 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (3.9%), 27 flats, units or apartments (0.5%) and 37 other dwellings (0.7%). Of all occupied private dwellings, 4,343 were either fully owned or being purchased, which represents (78.6%) of all occupied private dwellings, while 1,011 (18.3%) were being rented. [1]

Selected historical census data for Yass Valley local government area
Census year2006 [5] 2011 [4] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 13,135Increase2.svg 15,020Increase2.svg 16,142
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 73rdDecrease2.svg 74th
% of New South Wales population
% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English
Australian 82.8%
Italian
Chinese
Irish
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Italian
Mandarin
Cantonese
Korean
Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic
No religion
Anglican
Eastern Orthodox
Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$A$869
% of Australian median income131.3%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$2,214
% of Australian median income127.7%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,879
% of Australian median income130.7%

Council

Current composition and election method

Yass Valley Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [6]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is: [6]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Allan McGrathMayor [7]
 Jasmine JonesDeputy Mayor
 Adrian Cameron Greens
 Cayla Pothan
 Cecil Burgess
 Jim Abbey
 Kim Turner
 Kristen Butler
 Mike Reid

Transport facilities

Yass Valley is serviced by the following transport facilities:

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