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Blayney Shire

{{About|the local government area|the regional city|Blayney, New South Wales}}

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

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

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = lga

| name = Blayney Shire

| state = nsw

| image = Blayney LGA NSW.png

| image2 = Blayney Council Chambers.jpg

| caption2 = Council Chambers, Blayney

| caption = Location in New South Wales

| pop = 7257

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA10850|name=Blayney (A) |access-date=7 July 2017|quick=on}}

| pop2 = 7,342

| 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 = 1525

| est =

| coordinates = {{coord|33|32|S|149|15|E|region:AU-NSW_type:city(2,613)|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Blayney{{cite web |title=Blayney Shire Council |publisher=Division of Local Government |url= http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=850 |access-date=28 November 2006}}

| mayor = Bruce Reynolds {{small|(Independent}}

| region = Central West

| logo = Blayney-Shire-Council-Logo.png

| url = http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/

| stategov = Bathurst

| fedgov = Calare

| near-nw = Cabonne

| near-n = Orange

| near-ne = Bathurst

| near-w = Cabonne

| near-e = Bathurst

| near-sw = Cowra

| near-s = Cowra

| near-se = Bathurst

}}

Blayney Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line, and is centred on the town of Blayney.

Blayney Shire consists of approximately {{convert|1600|km2}} of well watered, gently undulating to hilly country and the climate is partially suitable for cool climate crops and trees. There is also significant mining industry in the shire.

Towns and localities

Towns and localities within the Blayney Shire are:

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Demographics

{{expand section|date=July 2017|the {{CensusAU|2011}} and the {{CensusAU|2016}} data}}

class="wikitable"
colspan=7|Selected historical census data for Blayney Shire local government area
colspan=3|Census year2011{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA10850|name=Blayney (A) |access-date=7 July 2017|quick=on}}2016
rowspan=4 colspan="2"|PopulationEstimated residents on census nightalign="right"|{{formatnum:6985}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:7257}}
align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Walesalign="right"|align="right"|{{nts|100}}{{small|th}}
align="right"|% of New South Wales populationalign="right"|
align="right"|% of Australian populationalign="right"|
colspan=4|Cultural and language diversity
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Ancestry,
top responses		Australianalign="right"|35.0%align="right"|35.4%
Englishalign="right"|32.0%align="right"|31.1%
Irishalign="right"|11.1%align="right"|10.9%
Chinesealign="right"|7.4%align="right"|7.4%
Germanalign="right"|2.3%align="right"|2.4%
colspan=7|
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language,
top responses
(other than English)		|Germanalign="center"|n/aalign="right"|0.2%
Arabicalign="right"|0.2%align="right"|0.2%
Cantonesealign="center"|n/aalign="right"|0.2%
Tamilalign="center"|n/aalign="right"|0.1%
Frenchalign="center"|n/aalign="right"|0.1%
colspan=4|Religious affiliation|
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Religious affiliation,
top responses		Catholicalign="right"|31.0%align="right"|28.6%
Anglicanalign="right"|27.9%align="right"|24.2%
No religionalign="right"|14.4%align="right"|20.8%
Not statedalign="centre"|not reportedalign="right"|8.5%
Uniting Churchalign="right"|7.6%align="right"|6.8%
colspan=4|Median weekly incomes
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomealign="right"|A$553align="right"|A$620
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|%align="right"|%
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family incomeMedian weekly family incomealign="right"|A$1376align="right"|A$1581
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|%align="right"|%
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Household incomeMedian weekly household incomealign="right"|A$1092align="right"|A$1227
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|%align="right"|%

Council

=Current composition and election method=

Blayney Shire Council is composed of seven 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, and the makeup of the council is as follows:{{Cite web |date=14 September 2024 |title=Blayney - Councillor Election results |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/blayney/councillor |access-date=3 October 2024 |publisher=NSW Electoral Commission}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|PartyCouncillors
{{Australian party style|independent}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|independent}}

| align=right | 6

{{Australian party style|independent national}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|independent national}}

| align=right | 1

| Total

| align=right | 7

The current Council, elected in 2024, is:

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|CouncillorPartyNotes
{{Australian party style|independent national}}| 

| Bruce Reynolds

| {{Australian politics/name|independent national}}

|Mayor{{Cite web |date=14 September 2024 |title=Blayney - Councillor Election results |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/blayney/councillor |access-date=3 October 2024 |publisher=NSW Electoral Commission}}

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Stephen Johnston

| {{Australian politics/name|independent}}

| Elected February 2025 on a countback following the resignation of Michelle Pryse Jones

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Karl Hutchings

| {{Australian politics/name|independent}}

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| John Newstead

| Independent

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Craig Gosewisch

| Independent

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Rebecca Scott

| Independent

|Deputy Mayor

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Iris Dorsett

| Independent

|

Election results

=2024=

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

=2021=

{{excerpt|Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Central West|section=Blayney}}

=2017=

{{excerpt|Results of the 2017 New South Wales local elections|section=Blayney}}

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Blayney Shire merge with the Cabonne Shire and the City of Orange to form a new council with an area of {{convert|7833|km2}} and support a population of approximately {{formatnum:63000}}.{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/de0f8096c440706e593e4a69d569c580/Blayney-Cabonne-Orange.pdf |title=Merger proposal: Blayney Shire Council, Cabonne Shire, Orange City Council |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=January 2016 |access-date=4 March 2016 |page=7 }} Despite originally planning for the amalgamation to go ahead, the merger scheduled for May 2016 was delayed due to legal action, and in February 2017 the NSW Government decided not to proceed with the amalgamation.{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Anne|last2=McKenny|first2=Leesha|last3=Neil|first3=Dave|title=BREAKING NEWSOrange City Council to merge with Blayney and Cabonne|url=https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/3584591/breaking-news-orange-city-council-to-merge-with-blayney-and-cabonne/|access-date=20 May 2018|agency=Central Western Daily|date=18 December 2015}}{{cite news|title=Orange City Council misses first round of council mergers|url=https://yoursay.orange.nsw.gov.au/news/news_feed/orange-city-council-misses-first-round-of-council-mergers|access-date=20 May 2018|publisher=Orange City Council|date=13 May 2016|format=Media Release}}{{cite news|last1=Nicholls|first1=Sean|last2=Visentin|first2=Lisa|title=Orange-Cabonne-Blayney merger officially scrapped by premier|url=https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/4466493/orange-cabonne-blayney-merger-officially-scrapped-by-premier/|access-date=20 May 2018|agency=Central Western Daily|date=13 February 2017}}

See also

{{Portal|New South Wales}}

References

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External links

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