Lockhart Shire
{{about|the local government area|the regional town|Lockhart, New South Wales}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Lockhart Shire
| state = nsw
| image = Lockhart LGA NSW.png
| caption = Location in New South Wales
| coordinates = {{coord|35|13|S|146|43|E|region:AU-NSW_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 3,119
| pop_year = 2016
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS| id = LGA14950| name = Lockhart (A) (Local Government Area)| quick = on| accessdate = 27 June 2017}}
| pop2 = 3295
| pop2_year = 2018 est.
| density =
| area = 2895.32
| mayor = Cr Peter Sharp
| seat = Lockhart
| region = Riverina
| stategov = Wagga Wagga
| fedgov =
| logo = Lockhart Shire Council Logo.jpg
| url = www.lockhart.nsw.gov.au
| near-n = Wagga Wagga
| near-ne = Wagga Wagga
| near-e = Wagga Wagga
| near-se = Greater Hume
| near-s = Greater Hume
| near-sw = Federation
| near-w = Federation
| near-nw = Narrandera
| est = 1906
}}
Lockhart Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was created in 1906 and is an agricultural and pastoral area.
The main towns and villages in the Shire include Lockhart (950 people), The Rock (860), Yerong Creek (145), Pleasant Hills (130) and Milbrulong (35). It has 1302 rural residents.{{when|date=October 2012}}
Galore Hill Scenic Reserve is located approximately {{convert|12|km}} north of Lockhart.{{cite web |url=https://www.visitlockhartshire.com.au/attraction/?productId=56b240872661405945684394 |title=Galore Hill Scenic Reserve |publisher=Lockhart Shire |accessdate=24 March 2023 |date= 2022}}
Demographics
class="wikitable" | |||||
colspan=7|Selected historical census data for Lockhart Shire local government area | |||||
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colspan=3|Census year | 2001{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA14950 |name=Lockhart (A) |accessdate=22 November 2020 |quick=on}} | 2006{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA14950 |name=Lockhart (A) |accessdate=22 November 2020 |quick=on}} | 2011{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA14950 |name=Lockhart (A) |accessdate=22 November 2020 |quick=on}} | 2016{{Census 2016 AUS| id = LGA14950| name = Lockhart (A) (Local Government Area)| quick = on| accessdate = 27 June 2017}} | |
rowspan=4 colspan="2"|Population | Estimated residents on census night | align="right"|{{formatnum:3391}} | align="right"|{{decrease}} {{formatnum:3180}} | align="right"|{{decrease}} {{formatnum:2998}} | align="right"|{{increase}} {{formatnum:3119}} |
align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|{{nts|121}}{{small|st}} | align="right"|{{increase}} {{nts|119}}{{small|th}} | |
align="right"|% of New South Wales population | align="right"|0.05% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.05% | align="right"|{{loss}} 0.04% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.04% | |
align="right"|% of Australian population | align="right"|0.02% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.02% | align="right"|{{loss}} 0.01% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.01% | |
colspan=3|Cultural and language diversity | |||||
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Ancestry, top responses | Australian | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|34.6% | align="right"|{{loss}} 33.5% |
English | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|29.6% | align="right"|{{loss}} 27.6% | |
Irish | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|10.4% | align="right"|{{gain}} 10.5% | |
Scottish | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|9.2% | align="right"|{{loss}} 8.4% | |
German | align="right"| | align="right"| | align="right"|7.1% | align="right"|{{loss}} 6.1% | |
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language, top responses (other than English) | Cantonese | align="right"|0.1% | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.2% | align="right"|{{loss}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.3% |
Vietnamese | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.2% | |
French | align="right"|0.1% | align="right"|{{loss}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.2% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.2% | |
Japanese | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.1% | |
German | align="right"|0.1% | align="right"|{{gain}} 0.2% | align="right"|{{steady}} 0.2% | align="right"|{{loss}} 0.1% | |
colspan=3|Religious affiliation | |||||
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | align="right"|26.6% | align="right"|{{gain}} 29.9% | align="right"|{{gain}} 30.4% | align="right"|{{loss}} 29.3% |
No Religion, so described | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 7.3% | align="right"|{{gain}} 9.5% | align="right"|{{gain}} 17.3% | |
Anglican | align="right"|22.9% | align="right"|{{loss}} 22.0% | align="right"|{{loss}} 20.6% | align="right"|{{loss}} 16.8% | |
Not stated | align="right"|n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{steady}} n/c | align="right"|{{gain}} 11.2% | |
Uniting Church | align="right"|15.3% | align="right"|{{loss}} 14.7% | align="right"|{{loss}} 12.2% | align="right"|{{loss}} 10.2% | |
colspan=3|Median weekly incomes | |||||
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal income | Median weekly personal income | align="right"| | align="right"|{{AUD}}393 | align="right"|{{AUD}}456 | align="right"|{{AUD}}585 |
align="right"|% of Australian median income | align="right"| | align="right"|84.3% | align="right"|{{loss}} 79.0% | align="right"|{{gain}} 88.4% | |
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family income | Median weekly family income | align="right"| | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1034}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1069}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1408}} |
align="right"|% of Australian median income | align="right"| | align="right"|88.3% | align="right"|{{loss}} 72.2% | align="right"|{{gain}} 81.2% | |
rowspan=2 colspan=2| Household income | Median weekly household income | align="right"| | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:777}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:868}} | align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1114}} |
align="right"|% of Australian median income | align="right"| | align="right"|75.7% | align="right"|{{loss}} 70.3% | align="right"|{{gain}} 77.5% |
Proposed amalgamation
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Lockhart Shire merge with the Corowa and Urana shires to form a new council with an area of {{convert|8581|km2}} and support a population of approximately 16,000.{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/1202352f78e8badbfd7e1979f856b99d/Corowa-Lockhart-Urana.pdf |title=Merger proposal: Corowa Shire Council, Lockhart Shire Council, Urana Shire Council |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=January 2016 |access-date=13 March 2016 |page=8 }} In May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that following an independent review of merger proposals, the Government decided that the Corowa and Urana shire councils merge to form the Federation Council; while the Lockhart Shire would not amalgamate.{{cite web |url=https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/ |title=New Councils: Merger proposals not commencing |work=Stronger Councils |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=12 May 2016 |access-date=22 May 2016}}
Heritage listings
Lockhart Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Chinese Crossing{{cite web |url=http://environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1980012 |title=Chinese Crossing|work=Office of Environment and Heritage | access-date = 1 August 2018}}
- The Rock railway station{{cite NSW SHR|5012245|The Rock Station and yard group|hr=01268|access-date=18 May 2018}}
Council
=Current composition and election method=
Lockhart Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors.{{citation |url=http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lockhart-shire-council/c-ward|title=Lockhart Shire Council Summary of Candidate First Preference Votes: C Ward |work=NSW Electoral Commission |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=7 November 2016 }}
Election results
=2024=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Riverina|section=Lockhart results}}
=2016=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2016 New South Wales local elections in Riverina|section=Lockhart results}}
See also
Notes
References
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{{Local Government Areas of the Riverina}}
{{Local Government Areas of New South Wales}}
Category:Local government areas of the Riverina
Category:Local government areas of New South Wales
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