Guyra Shire

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Guyra Shire
New South Wales
Guyra LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Population4,397 (2011 census) [1]
 • Density1.00046/km2 (2.5912/sq mi)
Abolished12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area4,395 km2 (1,696.9 sq mi)
MayorHans Hietbrink (Unaligned)
Council seat Guyra (Bradley Street) [2]
Region New England
State electorate(s) Northern Tablelands
Federal division(s) New England
Website Guyra Shire
LGAs around Guyra Shire:
Inverell Glen Innes Severn Clarence Valley
Gwydir Guyra Shire Bellingen
Uralla Armidale Nambucca

Guyra Shire was a local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire was abolished on 12 May 2016, where the council merged with the Armidale Dumaresq Shire, was subsumed into the Armidale Regional Council with immediate effect. [3]

Contents

The shire was located on the New England Highway.

The Mayor of the Guyra Shire Council was Cr. Hans Hietbrink, from 2008 [4] until the council was abolished on 12 May 2016. Hietbrink was unaligned with any political party.

Main towns and villages

The former Guyra Shire included the town of Guyra and villages including Ben Lomond, Black Mountain, Ebor, Llangothlin and Tingha.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 4,397 people in the Guyra local government area, of these an approximately equal number were males and females. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 10 per cent of the population which is four times above both the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Guyra Shire was 41 years; slightly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.0 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.3 per cent were married and 11.9 per cent were either divorced or separated. [1]

Between the 2001 census and the 2011 census the Guyra Shire experienced negative population growth in both absolute and real terms. 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 Guyra local government area was significantly lower than the national average. [5] The median weekly income for residents within the Guyra Shire was significantly below the national average. [1] [6]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Guyra local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 90 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 77 per cent of all residents in the Guyra Shire 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 Guyra local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (1.6 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.8 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent). [1]

Selected historical census data

Selected historical census data for Guyra Shire local government area
Census year2001 [5] 2006 [6] 2011 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on Census night4,201Increase2.svg 4,229Increase2.svg 4,397
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales131st
% of New South Wales population0.10%Decrease2.svg 0.06%
% of Australian population0.02%Steady2.svg 0.02%Steady2.svg 0.02%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 38.6%
English 31.9%
Irish 8.8%
Scottish 7.2%
German 3.5%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
German 0.1%Decrease2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Tongan n/cn/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Romanian 0.1%Decrease2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Sinhalese n/cn/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Italian n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Anglican 40.5%Decrease2.svg 38.4%Decrease2.svg 35.2%
Catholic 22.7%Decrease2.svg 22.4%Increase2.svg 23.0%
No Religion 7.3%Increase2.svg 9.9%Increase2.svg 13.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed 8.5%Decrease2.svg 7.9%Decrease2.svg 7.1%
Uniting Church 4.7%Decrease2.svg 4.3%Decrease2.svg 4.1%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$352A$418
% of Australian median personal income75.5%Decrease2.svg 72.4%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$896A$985
% of Australian median family income76.5%Decrease2.svg 66.5%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$704A$805
% of Australian median household income68.5%Decrease2.svg 65.2%

Council

Current composition and election method

Guyra Shire Council was composed of six councillors elected proportionally. The shire was divided into three wards, each electing two councillors. The mayor was not directly elected. [7] The current makeup of the council, prior to its abolition, was as follows: [7]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaffiliated6
Total6

The last Council, elected in 2008 until its abolition in 2016, in order of election, was: [7]

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
A Ward Audrey McArdleUnaffiliatedDeputy Mayor [4]
 David McRaeUnaffiliated
B Ward Dot VickeryUnaffiliated
 Hans HietbrinkUnaffiliated Mayor [4]
C Ward Bruce HowlettUnaffiliated
 Shane Davidson Independent

Amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Guyra Shire Council merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger of the Guyra Shire and the Armidale Dumaresq Shire merge to form a new council with an area of 8,621 square kilometres (3,329 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 30,000. [8] The alternative, proposed by the Armidale Dumaresq Council on 1 March 2016, was for an amalgamation of the Armidale Dumaresq, Guyra, Uralla and Walcha councils. [9] Following an independent review, on 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that the merger with the Armidale Dumaresq Shire would proceed with immediate effect. [3]

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