Weddin Shire

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Weddin Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 33°54′S148°09′E / 33.900°S 148.150°E / -33.900; 148.150 Coordinates: 33°54′S148°09′E / 33.900°S 148.150°E / -33.900; 148.150
Population
 • Density1.0745/km2 (2.783/sq mi)
Area3,410 km2 (1,316.6 sq mi)
MayorMark Liebich (Unaligned)
Council seat Grenfell [3]
Region Central West
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal division(s) Riverina
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Website Weddin Shire
LGAs around Weddin Shire:
Lachlan Forbes Cabonne
Bland Weddin Shire Cowra
Temora Hilltops Hilltops

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.

Contents

The mayor of Weddin Shire Council is Cr Mark Liebich, who is unaligned with any political party.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Weddin Shire local government area
Census year2001 [4] 2006 [5] 2011 [6] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 3,653Decrease2.svg 3,641Increase2.svg 3,665Decrease2.svg 3,664
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 119thIncrease2.svg 118th
% of New South Wales population0.06%Steady2.svg 0.06%Decrease2.svg 0.05%Steady2.svg 0.05%
% of Australian population0.02%Steady2.svg 0.02%Steady2.svg 0.02%Steady2.svg 0.02%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 36.2%Decrease2.svg 35.3%
English 33.7%Decrease2.svg 33.2%
Irish 9.9%Decrease2.svg 8.7%
Scottish 8.4%Decrease2.svg 8.3%
German 2.6%Decrease2.svg 2.4%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Cantonese 0.1%Decrease2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.3%
Tagalog n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Filipino n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%
French n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Greek 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Anglican 32.2%Decrease2.svg 31.3%Decrease2.svg 30.6%Decrease2.svg 26.7%
Catholic 27.7%Decrease2.svg 27.0%Decrease2.svg 26.4%Decrease2.svg 24.1%
No Religion, so described6.8%Increase2.svg 8.1%Increase2.svg 12.9%Increase2.svg 18.5%
Not statedn/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 10.3%
Uniting Church 9.4%Steady2.svg 9.4%Decrease2.svg 8.9%Decrease2.svg 8.0%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$330A$383A$492
% of Australian median income70.8%Decrease2.svg 66.4%Increase2.svg 74.3%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$775A$874A$1,193
% of Australian median income66.2%Decrease2.svg 59.0%Increase2.svg 68.8%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$602A$717A$904
% of Australian median income58.6%Decrease2.svg 58.1%Increase2.svg 62.9%

Council

The Weddin Shire Council Chambers, in Grenfell. Grenfell Weddin Shire Council Offices.JPG
The Weddin Shire Council Chambers, in Grenfell.

Current composition and election method

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]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is: [7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Mark LiebichUnalignedMayor [8]
 Paul Best Independent
 Craig BembrickUnaligned
 Stephen O'Byrne Independent
 Stuart Mackellar Independent
 Carly Brown Independent
 Jan Parlett Independent
 Phillip Diprose Independent
 John NivenUnaligned

Heritage listings

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

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