Weddin Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°54′S148°09′E / 33.900°S 148.150°E 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 | Mark Liebich (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 Mark Liebich, 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. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [7]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is: [7]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Mark Liebich | Unaligned | Mayor [8] | |
Paul Best | Independent | ||
Craig Bembrick | Unaligned | ||
Stephen O'Byrne | Independent | ||
Stuart Mackellar | Independent | ||
Carly Brown | Independent | ||
Jan Parlett | Independent | ||
Phillip Diprose | Independent | ||
John Niven | Unaligned |
Weddin Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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