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Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Lockhart Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales , Australia . The Shire was created in 1906 and is an agricultural and pastoral area.
The main towns and villages in the Shire include Lockhart (950 people), The Rock (860), Yerong Creek (145), Pleasant Hills (130) and Milbrulong (35 ). It has 1302 rural residents.[when? ]
Galore Hill Scenic Reserve is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi ) north of Lockhart .[4]
Demographics [ edit ]
Selected historical census data for Lockhart Shire local government area
Census year
2001[5]
2006[6]
2011[7]
2016[1]
Population
Estimated residents on census night
3,391
3,180
2,998
3,119
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
121 st
119 th
% of New South Wales population
0.05%
0.05%
0.04%
0.04%
% of Australian population
0.02%
0.02%
0.01%
0.01%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry , top responses
Australian
34.6%
33.5%
English
29.6%
27.6%
Irish
10.4%
10.5%
Scottish
9.2%
8.4%
German
7.1%
6.1%
Language, top responses (other than English )
Cantonese
0.1%
0.2%
n/c
0.3%
Vietnamese
n/c
n/c
n/c
0.2%
French
0.1%
n/c
0.2%
0.2%
Japanese
n/c
n/c
n/c
0.1%
German
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses
Catholic
26.6%
29.9%
30.4%
29.3%
No Religion , so described
n/c
7.3%
9.5%
17.3%
Anglican
22.9%
22.0%
20.6%
16.8%
Not stated
n/c
n/c
n/c
11.2%
Uniting Church
15.3%
14.7%
12.2%
10.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income
Median weekly personal income
A$ 393
A$ 456
A$ 585
% of Australian median income
84.3%
79.0%
88.4%
Family income
Median weekly family income
A$ 1,034
A$ 1,069
A$ 1,408
% of Australian median income
88.3%
72.2%
81.2%
Household income
Median weekly household income
A$ 777
A$ 868
A$ 1,114
% of Australian median income
75.7%
70.3%
77.5%
Proposed amalgamation [ edit ]
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Lockhart Shire merge with the Corowa and Urana shires to form a new council with an area of 8,581 square kilometres (3,313 sq mi ) and support a population of approximately 16,000.[8] In May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that following an independent review of merger proposals, the Government decided that the Corowa and Urana shire councils merge to form the Federation Council ; while the Lockhart Shire would not amalgamate.[9]
Heritage listings [ edit ]
Lockhart Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Council [ edit ]
Current composition and election method [ edit ]
Lockhart Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards , each electing three councillors. 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. However, in C Ward there was an equal number of candidates, being those below, that nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for C Ward was uncontested.[12] An election was held for A and B Wards. The makeup of the council is as follows:[13] [14] [15]
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election by ward, is:
Ward
Councillor
Party
Notes
A Ward[13]
Rodger Schirmer
Unaligned
Mayor[16]
Max Day
Unaligned
Andrew Rockliff
Unaligned
B Ward[14]
Derek Douglas
Unaligned
Peter Sharp
Unaligned
James Walker
Unaligned
C Ward[15]
Gail Driscoll
Independent
Ian Marston
Independent
Greg Verdon
Unaligned
Deputy Mayor[16]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Lockhart Regional Profile" . Riverina Regional Development Board. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008 .
^ "Galore Hill Scenic Reserve" . Lockhart Shire . 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Lockhart (A )" . 2001 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lockhart (A )" . 2006 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lockhart (A )" . 2011 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
^ "Merger proposal: Corowa Shire Council, Lockhart Shire Council, Urana Shire Council" (PDF) . Government of New South Wales . January 2016. p. 8 . Retrieved 13 March 2016 .
^ "New Councils: Merger proposals not commencing" . Stronger Councils . Government of New South Wales . 12 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016 .
^ "Chinese Crossing" . Office of Environment and Heritage . Retrieved 1 August 2018 .
^ "The Rock Station and yard group" . New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . H01268. Retrieved 18 May 2018 . Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
^ "Lockhart Shire Council Summary of Candidate First Preference Votes: C Ward" , NSW Electoral Commission , 17 September 2016, retrieved 7 November 2016
^ a b "Lockhart Shire Council - A Ward" . Local Government Elections 2016 . Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016 .
^ a b "Lockhart Shire Council - B Ward" . Local Government Elections 2016 . Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016 .
^ a b "Lockhart Shire Council - C Ward" . Local Government Elections 2016 . Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016 .
^ a b "Lockhart Shire Council" . www.lockhart.nsw.gov.au . Retrieved 7 November 2016 .
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