Guyra Shire

The former Guyra Shire included the town of Guyra and villages including Ben Lomond, Black Mountain, Ebor, Llangothlin and Tingha.

At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, there were {{formatnum:4397}} people in the Guyra local government area, of these an approximately equal number were males and females. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 10 per cent of the population which is four times above both the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Guyra Shire was 41 years; slightly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.0 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.3 per cent were married and 11.9 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Between the 2001 census and the 2011 census the Guyra Shire experienced negative population growth in both absolute and real terms. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Guyra local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Guyra Shire was significantly below the national average.

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Guyra local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 90 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 77 per cent of all residents in the Guyra Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Guyra local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (1.6 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.8 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).

Guyra Shire Council was composed of six councillors elected proportionally. The shire was divided into three wards, each electing two councillors. The mayor was not directly elected.{{cite web|url = http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Guyra.html|title = Guyra Shire Council|work = 2008 Election results| publisher = Electoral Commission NSW| access-date=17 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The current makeup of the council, prior to its abolition, was as follows:

The last Council, elected in 2008 until its abolition in 2016, in order of election, was:

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Guyra Shire Council merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger of the Guyra Shire and the Armidale Dumaresq Shire merge to form a new council with an area of {{convert|8621|km2}} and support a population of approximately 30,000.{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/75386a00e9b45861290a7af590140284/Armidale-Guyra.pdf |title=Merger proposal: Armidale Dumaresq Council and Guyra Shire Council |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=January 2016 |access-date=18 February 2016 |page=7 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The alternative, proposed by the Armidale Dumaresq Council on 1 March 2016, was for an amalgamation of the Armidale Dumaresq, Guyra, Uralla and Walcha councils.{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/1456972743/assets/Uploads/Letter-from-Armidale-Dumaresq-Council-to-the-Minister-for-Local-Governme....pdf |author=Armidale Dumaresq Council |title=Merger proposal: Armidale Dumaresq Council, Guyra Shire Council, Uralla Shire Council and Walcha Council |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=1 March 2016 |access-date=7 March 2016 }} Following an independent review, on 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that the merger with the Armidale Dumaresq Shire would proceed with immediate effect.{{cite web |url=https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/armidale-regional-council/ |title=Armidale Regional Council |work=Stronger Councils |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=12 May 2016 |access-date=12 May 2016 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610011854/https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/armidale-regional-council/ |url-status=dead }}

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• [http://www.abs.gov.au Australian Bureau of Statistics web site]
• [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/factsheetsuid?opendocument&navpos=450 Income Fact Sheet from the Australian Bureau of Statistics]

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