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Gunnedah Shire
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | lga |
| name | Gunnedah Shire |
| image | Gunnedah LGA NSW.png |
| caption | Location in New South Wales |
| state | nsw |
| region | North West Slopes |
| area | 4994 |
| est | |
| coordinates | |
| seat | Gunnedah |
| logo | Gunnedah Shire Council.jpg |
| logo_upright | 1.3 |
| pop | 12,929 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| url | http://www.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au |
| mayor | Colleen Fuller |
| fedgov | Parkes |
| stategov | Tamworth |
| near-nw | Narrabri |
| near-w | Warrumbungle |
| near-sw | Warrumbungle |
| near-s | Liverpool Plains |
| near-se | Liverpool Plains |
| near-e | Tamworth |
| near-ne | Tamworth |
| near-n | Narrabri |
the [Local government in Australia
| near-nw = [Narrabri | near-w = Warrumbungle | near-sw = Warrumbungle | near-s = Liverpool Plains | near-se = Liverpool Plains | near-e = Tamworth | near-ne = Tamworth | near-n = Narrabri}} Gunnedah Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Liverpool Plains in the Namoi River valley and is traversed by the Oxley Highway and the Kamilaroi Highway.
The Shire was established in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains Shire. It includes the town of Gunnedah and surrounding villages of Curlewis, Breeza, Carroll, Mullaley, Emerald Hill, Tambar Springs and Kelvin.
The mayor of Gunnedah is councillor Colleen Fuller, an Independent.
Geography
The Gunnedah Shire is situated on the Liverpool Plains between the Nandewar and Great Dividing Ranges, with the tallest hills being 400 to above sea level. The climate is hot in summer, mild in winter and dry, although heavy rain in catchment areas occasionally cause flooding of the Namoi River. Major floods cut transport links to Gunnedah, briefly isolating it from the outside world. The Gunnedah area is noted for its abundance of native wildlife, including kangaroos, echidnas and koalas. Koalas can often be found in trees within the town, as well as in the surrounding countryside with the help of signs placed by the local tourist centre.
Demographics
At the , there were people in the Gunnedah local government area, of which there was an equal number of males and females. Gamilaroi Nation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.8% of the population which is over four times higher than both the national and state averages. The median age of people in the Gunnedah Shire was 40 years; slightly higher than the national median of 38. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, almost half were married (48.1%) and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the Gunnedah Shire between the 2001 census and the 2011 census was nominal. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Gunnedah local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Gunnedah Shire was significantly below the national average.
At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Gunnedah local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 87% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 72% of all residents in the Gunnedah Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Gunnedah local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (2.3%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (92.9%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).
| Selected historical census data for Gunnedah Shire local government area | Census year | id=10110 | name=Gunnedah (A) | accessdate=11 January 2015 | quick=on}} | id=LGA10110 | name=Gunnedah (A) | accessdate=11 January 2015 | quick=on}} | 2011 | 2016 | Cultural and language diversity | Religious affiliation | Median weekly incomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 12,215 | ||||||||||||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.17% | 0.16% | ||||||||||||
| % of Australian population | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Ancestry, | ||||||||||||||
| top responses | Australian | 37.6% | 38.8 | |||||||||||
| English | 30.5% | 28.5% | ||||||||||||
| Irish | 8.8% | 8.4% | ||||||||||||
| Scottish | 7.6% | 7.2% | ||||||||||||
| German | 3.2% | 3.5% | ||||||||||||
| Language, | ||||||||||||||
| top responses | ||||||||||||||
| (other than English) | Mandarin | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | 0.3% | |||||||||
| Afrikaans | 0.3% | |||||||||||||
| Tagalog | 0.2% | |||||||||||||
| German | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ||||||||||
| Portuguese | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Cantonese | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ||||||||||
| Italian | 0.2% | n/c | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Religious affiliation, | ||||||||||||||
| top responses | Anglican | 39.3% | 38.0% | 34.7% | 29.7% | |||||||||
| Catholic | 27.5% | 27.2% | 26.9% | 26.2% | ||||||||||
| No Religion | 6.7% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 20.1% | ||||||||||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 6.9% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 4.9% | ||||||||||
| Uniting Church | 6.5% | 5.6% | 5.0% | |||||||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$366 | A$485 | A$618 | ||||||||||
| % of Australian median income | 78.5% | 84.1% | 93.3% | |||||||||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$915 | A$1,200 | A$1,586 | ||||||||||
| % of Australian median income | 78.1% | 81.0% | 91.5% | |||||||||||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$714 | A$937 | A$1,253 | ||||||||||
| % of Australian median income | 69.5% | 75.9% | 87.1% |
Council
Current composition and election method
Gunnedah 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 14 September 2024.
Election results
2024
2021
References
References
- "Gunnedah Shire Council". [[Division of Local Government (New South Wales).
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- (2 May 2013). "The 'heart and soul' of Gunnedah". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- (February 2024). "Big majority for Fuller in Gunnedah Shire Council election".
- "About Us".
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- {{Census 2011 AUS
- {{Census 2001 AUS
- {{Census 2006 AUS
- "2016 Census QuickStats: Gunnedah (A)".
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