Carrathool Shire

{{About|the local government area|the regional town|Carrathool, New South Wales}}

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

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

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = Carrathool Shire

| state = nsw

| image = Carrathool LGA NSW.png

| caption = Location in New South Wales

| pop = 2719

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA11600 |name=Carrathool (A) |accessdate=7 July 2017 |quick=on}}

| area = 18932.61

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Carrathool Regional Profile |url=http://www.rrdb.com.au/rivprofile/carrathool.htm |publisher=Riverina Regional Development Board |access-date=28 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720033041/http://www.rrdb.com.au/rivprofile/carrathool.htm |archive-date=20 July 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}

| pop2 = 2,802

| 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.

| est =

| coordinates = {{coord|33|58|S|145|42|E|region:AU-NSW_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}

| seat = Goolgowi{{cite web|title=Carrathool Shire Council |publisher=New South Wales Division of Local Government |url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=1600 |access-date=28 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729214529/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=1600 |archive-date=29 July 2008 }}

| mayor =

| region = Riverina and Far West

| logo = Carrathool Shire Council Logo.png

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

| stategov = Murray

| fedgov = Farrer{{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nsw/farrer.htm |title=Profile of the electoral division of Farrer (NSW) |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission |date=25 February 2016 |access-date=12 July 2016}}

| near-nw = Central Darling

| near-n = Cobar

| near-ne = Lachlan

| near-w = Balranald

| near-e = Bland

| near-sw = Hay

| near-s = Hay

| near-se = Griffith

}}

The Carrathool Shire is a local government area that borders both the Riverina and Far West regions of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises {{convert|18933|km2}} and is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and north of the Sturt Highway.

The largest town in the Shire is Hillston and the council seat is Goolgowi. The Shire also includes the villages of Merriwagga, Rankins Springs and Carrathool.

Where once regular droughts made life almost untenable, the area now has irrigated crops, gardens, greened sporting facilities and village verges. Over {{convert|15000|km2}} are now used in rural pursuits, including more than {{convert|600|km2}} in wheat, rice, vineyards, cotton, potatoes, vegetables and orchard trees. Most of the change was made possible by the widespread use of river and underground water.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

Demographics

class="wikitable"
colspan=7|Selected historical census data for Carrathool Council local government area
colspan=3|Census year2011{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA11600 |name=Carrathool (A) |accessdate=7 July 2017 |quick=on}}2016
rowspan=4 colspan="2"|PopulationEstimated residents on census nightalign="right"|{{formatnum:2587}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:2719}}
align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Walesalign="right"|{{nts|126}}{{small|th}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{nts|124}}{{small|th}}
align="right"|% of New South Wales populationalign="right"|{{formatnum:0.04}}%align="right"|{{steady}} {{formatnum:0.04}}%
align="right"|% of Australian populationalign="right"|{{formatnum:0.01}}%align="right"|{{steady}} {{formatnum:0.01}}%
colspan=3|Cultural and language diversity
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Ancestry,
top responses
Australianalign="right"|{{formatnum:35.5}}%align="right"|{{loss}} {{formatnum:34.6}}%
Englishalign="right"|{{formatnum:29.8}}%align="right"|{{loss}} {{formatnum:27.8}}%
Irishalign="right"|{{formatnum:9.6}}%align="right"|{{loss}} {{formatnum:9.1}}%
Scottishalign="right"|{{formatnum:8.0}}%align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:8.5}}%
Germanalign="right"|{{formatnum:3.1}}%align="right"|{{loss}} {{formatnum:2.4}}%
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language,
top responses
(other than English)
|Koreanalign="right"|{{formatnum:0.5}}%align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:0.6}}%
Afrikaansalign="right|n/calign="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:0.5}}%
Italianalign="right"|{{formatnum:0.4}}%align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:0.5}}%
Punjabialign="right"|{{formatnum:0.4}}%align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:0.5}}%
Mandarinalign="right"|n/calign="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:0.5}}%
colspan=3|Religious affiliation
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholicalign="right"|{{formatnum:31.5}}%align="right"|{{loss}} {{formatnum:28.0}}%
Anglicanalign="right"|{{formatnum:24.6}}%align="right"|{{loss}} {{formatnum:22.4}}%
No religionalign="right"|{{formatnum:13.3}}%align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:18.1}}%
Not statedalign="right"|n/calign="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:9.9}}%
Uniting Churchalign="right"|{{formatnum:11.6}}%align="right"|{{loss}} {{formatnum:9.6}}%
colspan=3|Median weekly incomes
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomealign="right"|A$527align="right"|A$681
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|{{formatnum:91.3}}%align="right"|{{formatnum:102.9}}%
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family incomeMedian weekly family incomealign="right"|A$1143align="right"|A$1538
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|{{formatnum:77.2}}%align="right"|{{formatnum:88.7}}%
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Household incomeMedian weekly household incomealign="right"|A$942align="right"|A$1240
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|{{formatnum:76.3}}%align="right"|{{formatnum:86.2}}%

History

In May 1934 Carrathool Shire Council voted to remove the shire offices from Carrathool to Goolgowi. The decision was made because Carrathool township was located at the south-west corner of the large shire, whereas Goolgowi was in a more central position.'Transfer of Council Chambers', Sydney Morning Herald, 9 May 1934, page 14.

Council

=Current composition and election method=

Carrathool Shire Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally as two separate wards, each electing five 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 4 December 2021. The makeup of the council is as follows:

File:Australia Carrathool Shire 2016.svg

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

| Independents and Unaligned

| align=right | 10

| Total

| align=right | 10

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

class="wikitable"
Wardcolspan="2"|CouncillorPartyNotes
rowspan="5"|A Ward{{cite web |date=21 December 2021 |title=Carrathool Ward A - Councillor Election results |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/carrathool/ward-a/councillor |access-date=18 March 2022 |publisher=NSW Electoral Commission}}

| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Darryl Jardine

| Unaligned

| Mayor{{Cite web |last=dbrighenti |date=2022-01-11 |title=Election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor |url=https://www.carrathool.nsw.gov.au/news/election-mayor-and-deputy-mayor |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.carrathool.nsw.gov.au |language=en}}

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Heather Lyall

| Independent

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Geoff Peters

| Unaligned

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| David Fensom

| Independent

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Julie Potter

| Unaligned

|

rowspan="5"|B Ward{{cite web |date=4 December 2021 |title=Carrathool Ward B - Councillor Election results |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/carrathool/ward-b/councillor |access-date=18 March 2022 |publisher=NSW Electoral Commission}}

| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Mick Armstrong

| Unaligned

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Leon Cashmere

| Unaligned

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Beverley Furner

| Unaligned

| Deputy Mayor

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| William Kite

| Independent

|

{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Damon Liddicoat

| Unaligned

|

Election results

=2024=

{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Riverina|section=Carrathool results}}

=2021=

{{excerpt|Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Riverina|section=Carrathool results}}

=2016=

{{excerpt|Results of the 2016 New South Wales local elections in Riverina|section=Carrathool results}}

References

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{{Local Government Areas of the Riverina}}

{{Local Government Areas of New South Wales}}

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Category:Local government areas of the Riverina

Category:Local government areas of New South Wales

Category:Far West (New South Wales)

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