Warrumbungle Shire

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Warrumbungle Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 31°15′S149°16′E / 31.250°S 149.267°E / -31.250; 149.267 Coordinates: 31°15′S149°16′E / 31.250°S 149.267°E / -31.250; 149.267
Population
 • Density0.7580/km2 (1.9632/sq mi)
Established2004
Area12,380 km2 (4,779.9 sq mi)
MayorDenis Todd (Unaligned)
Council seat Coonabarabran [3]
Region Orana
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Parkes
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Website Warrumbungle Shire
LGAs around Warrumbungle Shire:
Coonamble Narrabri Gunnedah & Tamworth
Gilgandra Warrumbungle Shire Liverpool Plains
Dubbo Dubbo Upper Hunter

The Warrumbungle Shire is a local government area in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is traversed by the Newell Highway. The Warrumbungle mountain range and Warrumbungles National Park are major tourist attractions for the Shire. Its capital is Coonabarabran, a city in the southwest.

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The mayor of Warrumbungle Shire Council is Cr. Denis Todd, who is unaligned with any political party.

Main towns and villages

The Shire incorporates the towns of Binnaway, Coolah, Coonabarabran, Dunedoo, Baradine and Mendooran.

Heritage listings

The Warrumbungle Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Warrumbungle Shire local government area
Census year2011 [8] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 9,588Decrease2.svg 9,384
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 93rdIncrease2.svg 92nd
% of New South Wales population
% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
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English
Australian
Italian
Chinese
Irish
Language,
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(other than English)
Italian
Mandarin
Cantonese
Korean
Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
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Catholic
No religion
Anglican
Eastern Orthodox
Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal incomeA$
% of Australian median income
Family incomeMedian weekly family income
% of Australian median income
Household incomeMedian weekly household income
% of Australian median income

Council

The Shire was created in 2004 by the amalgamation of Coolah and Coonabarabran Shire councils. Following amalgamation, the Shire was run by an administrator, until elections were held in March 2005.

Current composition and election method

Warrumbungle 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. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [9]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2016, alphabetically, is: [9]

CouncillorPartyNotes
Kodi Brady  Independent
Anne-Louise Capel Independent
Fred Clancy Independent
Ambrose Doolan Unaligned
Wendy Hill Unaligned
Aniello Iannuzzi Unaligned
Ray Lewis Unaligned
Peter Shinton Unaligned
Denis Todd Unaligned

The mayor is elected by the councillors every two years. At the last mayoral election held 20 September 2018, Cr Todd was elected as mayor and Cr Iannuzzi elected as deputy mayor.

See also

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References

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  9. 1 2 "Warrumbungle Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.