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 | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 4.0365/km2 (10.4545/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 11 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,999 km2 (1,544.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Allan McGrath | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Yass [3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Yass Valley | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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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: $1,438).
In the 2016 census, there were 5,185 separate houses (94.0%), 216 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (3.9%), 27 flats, units or apartments (0.5%) and 37 other dwellings (0.7%). Of all occupied private dwellings, 4,343 were either fully owned or being purchased, which represents (78.6%) of all occupied private dwellings, while 1,011 (18.3%) were being rented. [1]
Selected historical census data for Yass Valley local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2006 [5] | 2011 [4] | 2016 [1] | |||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 13,135 | ![]() | ![]() | ||
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 73rd | ![]() | ||||
% of New South Wales population | ||||||
% of Australian population | ||||||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | English | |||||
Australian | 82.8% | |||||
Italian | ||||||
Chinese | ||||||
Irish | ||||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Italian | |||||
Mandarin | ||||||
Cantonese | ||||||
Korean | ||||||
Greek | ||||||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | |||||
No religion | ||||||
Anglican | ||||||
Eastern Orthodox | ||||||
Buddhism | ||||||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$ | A$869 | |||
% of Australian median income | 131.3% | |||||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$2,214 | ||||
% of Australian median income | 127.7% | |||||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,879 | ||||
% of Australian median income | 130.7% | |||||
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]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is: [6]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Allan McGrath | Mayor [7] | ||
Jasmine Jones | Deputy Mayor | ||
Adrian Cameron | Greens | ||
Cayla Pothan | |||
Cecil Burgess | |||
Jim Abbey | |||
Kim Turner | |||
Kristen Butler | |||
Mike Reid |
Yass Valley is serviced by the following transport facilities:
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