| Coonamble Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°57′S 148°24′E / 30.950°S 148.400°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 0.39472/km2 (1.02232/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 May 1952[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9,926 km2 (3,832.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Tim Horan (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Coonamble | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Coonamble Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Coonamble Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway and the Castlereagh River.
Coonamble Shire includes the towns of Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone.
The mayor of Coonamble Shire Council is Cr. Tim Horan, who is an independent politician.[4]
History
Local government in the area was first established with the Municipal District of Coonamble formed on 3 May 1880.[5] Wingadee Shire was formed later, one of 134 shires proclaimed on 7 March 1906 following passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[6]
Coonamble Shire itself was formed on 1 May 1952 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Coonamble with Wingadee Shire.[3]
Demographics
| Selected historical census data for Coonamble Shire local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2011[7] | 2016[1] | ||||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 4,030 |  3,918 | |||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 118th |  116th | ||||
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| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses | English | |||||
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| Italian | ||||||
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| Irish | ||||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Italian | |||||
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| Cantonese | ||||||
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| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | |||||
| No religion | ||||||
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Council
Current composition and election method
Coonamble 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[8]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[8]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad (Al) Karanouh | Independent | ||
| Tim Horan | Independent | Mayor[4] | |
| Karen Churchill | Independent | Deputy Mayor[4] | |
| Brian Sommerville | Independent | ||
| Adam Cohen | Independent | ||
| Bill Fisher | Independent | ||
| Terence (Eccles) Lees | Independent | ||
| Barbara Deans | Independent | ||
| Pat Cullen | Independent | ||
2021 election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tim Horan (elected) | 346 | 16.5 | ||
| Independent | Ahmad Karanouh (elected) | 267 | 12.7 | ||
| Independent | Karen Churchill (elected) | 184 | 8.8 | ||
| Independent | Adam Cohen (elected) | 174 | 8.3 | ||
| Independent | Bill Fisher (elected) | 173 | 8.3 | ||
| Independent | Brian Sommerville (elected) | 166 | 7.9 | ||
| Independent | Barbara Deans (elected) | 127 | 6.1 | ||
| Independent | Pat Cullen (elected) | 107 | 5.1 | ||
| Independent | Steven 'Jay' Smith | 107 | 5.1 | ||
| Independent | Robert Thomas | 100 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Terry Lees (elected) | 97 | 4.6 | ||
| Independent | Chris Newbold | 73 | 3.5 | ||
| Independent | Narelle Mayoh | 56 | 2.7 | ||
| Independent | Tracy Mood | 46 | 2.2 | ||
| Independent | Robert Ryan | 41 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | Luke Day | 18 | 0.9 | ||
| Independent | Karen McCusker | 14 | 0.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,096 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 51 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,147 | 78.6 | |||
See also
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coonamble (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- 1 2 "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (90)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 18 April 1952. p. 1379. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 3 "Councillors - Coonamble Shire Council". coonambleshire.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Proclamation (2095)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 3 May 1880. p. 1379. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Coonamble (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Coonamble - Councillor Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Coonamble". ABC News.
External links
Media related to Coonamble Shire at Wikimedia Commons