:Weddin Shire

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = lga

| name = Weddin Shire

| state = nsw

| image = Weddin LGA NSW.png

| caption = Location in New South Wales

| pop = 3,664

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA18100|name=Weddin (A)|access-date=8 December 2017|quick=on}}

| pop2 = 3636

| pop2_year = 2018 est.

| pop2_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=27 March 2019}} Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.

| area = 3410

| est =

| coordinates = {{Coord|33|54|S|148|09|E|region:AU-NSW_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Grenfell{{cite web |title=Weddin Shire Council |publisher=Division of Local Government |url= http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=8100 |access-date=12 November 2006}}

| mayor = Craig Bembrick (Unaligned)

| region = Central West

| logo = Weddin Shire Logo.png

| url = http://weddin.nsw.gov.au

| stategov = Cootamundra

| fedgov = Riverina

| near-nw = Lachlan

| near-n = Forbes

| near-ne = Cabonne

| near-w = Bland

| near-e = Cowra

| near-sw = Temora

| near-s = Hilltops

| near-se = 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.

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

Demographics

class="wikitable"
colspan=7|Selected historical census data for Weddin Shire local government area
colspan=3|Census year2001{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA18100 |name=Weddin (A) |accessdate=26 May 2021 |quick=on}}2006{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA18100 |name=Weddin (A) |accessdate=26 May 2021 |quick=on}}2011{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA18100 |name=Weddin (A) |accessdate=26 May 2021 |quick=on}}2016
rowspan=4 colspan="2"|PopulationEstimated residents on census nightalign="right"|{{formatnum:3653}}align="right"|{{decrease}} {{formatnum:3641}}align="right"|{{increase}} {{formatnum:3665}}align="right"|{{decrease}} {{formatnum:3664}}
align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Walesalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|{{nts|119}}{{small|th}}align="right"|{{increase}} {{nts|118}}{{small|th}}
align="right"|% of New South Wales populationalign="right"|0.06%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.06%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.05%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.05%
align="right"|% of Australian populationalign="right"|0.02%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.02%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.02%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.02%
colspan=3|Cultural and language diversity
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Ancestry,
top responses
Australianalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|36.2%align="right"|{{loss}} 35.3%
Englishalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|33.7%align="right"|{{loss}} 33.2%
Irishalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|9.9%align="right"|{{loss}} 8.7%
Scottishalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|8.4%align="right"|{{loss}} 8.3%
Germanalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|2.6%align="right"|{{loss}} 2.4%
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Cantonesealign="right"|0.1%align="right"|{{loss}} n/calign="right"|{{gain}} 0.1%align="right"|{{gain}} 0.3%
Tagalogalign="right"|n/calign="right"|{{steady}} n/calign="right"|{{steady}} n/calign="right"|{{gain}} 0.1%
Filipinoalign="right"|n/calign="right"|{{steady}} n/calign="right"|{{gain}} 0.1%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.1%
Frenchalign="right"|n/calign="right"|{{steady}} n/calign="right"|{{steady}} n/calign="right"|{{gain}} 0.1%
Greekalign="right"|0.1%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.1%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.1%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.1%
colspan=3|Religious affiliation
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Religious affiliation,
top responses
Anglicanalign="right"|32.2%align="right"|{{loss}} 31.3%align="right"|{{loss}} 30.6%align="right"|{{loss}} 26.7%
Catholicalign="right"|27.7%align="right"|{{loss}} 27.0%align="right"|{{loss}} 26.4%align="right"|{{loss}} 24.1%
No Religion, so describedalign="right"|6.8%align="right"|{{gain}} 8.1%align="right"|{{gain}} 12.9%align="right"|{{gain}} 18.5%
Not statedalign="right"|n/calign="right"|{{steady}} n/calign="right"|{{steady}} n/calign="right"|{{gain}} 10.3%
Uniting Churchalign="right"|9.4%align="right"|{{steady}} 9.4%align="right"|{{loss}} 8.9%align="right"|{{loss}} 8.0%
colspan=3|Median weekly incomes
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomealign="right"|align="right"|A$330align="right"|A$383align="right"|A$492
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|align="right"|70.8%align="right"|{{loss}} 66.4%align="right"|{{gain}} 74.3%
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family incomeMedian weekly family incomealign="right"|align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:775}}align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:874}}align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1193}}
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|align="right"|66.2%align="right"|{{loss}} 59.0%align="right"|{{gain}} 68.8%
rowspan=2 colspan=2| Household incomeMedian weekly household incomealign="right"|align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:602}}align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:717}}align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:904}}
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|align="right"|58.6%align="right"|{{loss}} 58.1%align="right"|{{gain}} 62.9%

Council

=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.{{cite web |url=http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/weddin-shire-council/councillor |title=Weddin Shire Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate |work=Local Government Elections 2016 |publisher=Electoral Commission of New South Wales |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=5 November 2016}}

The current council

class="wikitable"

|+

!Councillor

!Party

!Notes

John Niven

|Independent Labor

|

Simon Rolls

|Independent

|

Paul Best

|Independent

|Mayor

Michael Neill

|Independent

|

Colleen Gorman

|Independent

|Deputy Mayor

Wezley Makin

|Independent

|

Jeanne Montgomery

|Independent

|

Chad White

|Independent

|

Jan Parlett

|Independent

|

Election results

=2024=

{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Central West|section=Weddin results}}

Heritage listings

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

  • Iandra Road, Greenethorpe: Iandra Castle{{cite NSW SHR|5051843|Iandra Homestead Pastoral Estate|hr=01723|fn=H04/00271|access-date=18 May 2018}}
  • Koorawatha-Grenfell railway, Grenfell: Grenfell railway station{{cite NSW SHR|5012025|Grenfell Railway Station|hr=01155|access-date=18 May 2018}}

References

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