: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.
| 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 | |||||
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colspan=3|Census year | 2001{{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"|Population | Estimated residents on census night | align="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 Wales | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|{{nts|119}}{{small|th}} | align="right"|{{increase}} {{nts|118}}{{small|th}} | |
align="right"|% of New South Wales population | align="right"|0.06% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.06% | align="right"|{{loss}} 0.05% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.05% | |
align="right"|% of Australian population | align="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 | Australian | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|36.2% | align="right"|{{loss}} 35.3% |
English | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|33.7% | align="right"|{{loss}} 33.2% | |
Irish | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|9.9% | align="right"|{{loss}} 8.7% | |
Scottish | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|8.4% | align="right"|{{loss}} 8.3% | |
German | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|2.6% | align="right"|{{loss}} 2.4% | |
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language, top responses (other than English) | Cantonese | align="right"|0.1% | align="right"|{{loss}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.1% | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.3% |
Tagalog | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.1% | |
Filipino | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.1% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.1% | |
French | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.1% | |
Greek | align="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 | Anglican | align="right"|32.2% | align="right"|{{loss}} 31.3% | align="right"|{{loss}} 30.6% | align="right"|{{loss}} 26.7% |
Catholic | align="right"|27.7% | align="right"|{{loss}} 27.0% | align="right"|{{loss}} 26.4% | align="right"|{{loss}} 24.1% | |
No Religion, so described | align="right"|6.8% | align="right"|{{gain}} 8.1% | align="right"|{{gain}} 12.9% | align="right"|{{gain}} 18.5% | |
Not stated | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 10.3% | |
Uniting Church | align="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 income | Median weekly personal income | align="right"| | align="right"|A$330 | align="right"|A$383 | align="right"|A$492 |
align="right"|% of Australian median income | align="right"| | align="right"|70.8% | align="right"|{{loss}} 66.4% | align="right"|{{gain}} 74.3% | |
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family income | Median weekly family income | align="right"| | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:775}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:874}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1193}} |
align="right"|% of Australian median income | align="right"| | align="right"|66.2% | align="right"|{{loss}} 59.0% | align="right"|{{gain}} 68.8% | |
rowspan=2 colspan=2| Household income | Median weekly household income | align="right"| | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:602}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:717}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:904}} |
align="right"|% of Australian median income | align="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
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|+ !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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{{Local Government Areas of New South Wales}}
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