City of Wagga Wagga

City of Wagga Wagga is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia.

The mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga is Dallas Tout, an independent politician.

City, town and localities The City of Wagga Wagga includes the suburbs of

History

Wagga Wagga was first incorporated as the Borough of Wagga Wagga on 15 March 1870. It received city status and became the City of Wagga Wagga on 17 April 1946. The municipality enlarged substantially on 1 January 1981 when the adjoining Shire of Kyeamba and Shire of Mitchell were amalgamated into the city.

Heritage listings The City of Wagga Wagga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: , Main Southern railway: Bomen railway station , Tarcutta Street: Hambledon Homestead Wagga Wagga, Botanic Gardens Site (BGS), Baden Powell Drive: Mobile Cook's Galley, Museum of the Riverina Wagga Wagga, Main Southern railway: Wagga Wagga railway station

Demographics At the , there were people in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population, close to twice the national average of 3.2%. The median age of people in the City of Wagga Wagga was 35 years, which was lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 44.8% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

At the 2021 Census, 40.0% of residents stated their ancestry as Australian. Excluding not stated responses, 60.9% of residents in the City of Wagga Wagga nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity, which was higher than the national average of 47.1%. 85.3% of households only speak English at home, higher than the national average of 72%.

Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government areaCensus year 2001200620112016 2021Population Estimated residents on census night 54,845 57,015 59,458 62,385 67,609LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 39th 38th% of New South Wales population 0.87% 0.87% 0.86% 0.83% 0.84%% of Australian population 0.29% 0.29% 0.28% 0.27% 0.27%Estimated ATSI population on census night 1,767 2,336 2,731 3,508 4,471% of ATSI population to residents 3.2% 4.1% 4.6% 5.6% 6.6%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income No DataA$463 A$586 A$696 A$839% of Australian median income 99.36% 101.56% 105.14%104.22%Family income Median weekly family income A$1,137 A$1,418 A$1,682 A$2,060% of Australian median income 97.10% 95.75% 97.00%97.17%Household income Median weekly household income A$967 A$1,149 A$1,354 A$1,638% of Australian median income 94.16% 93.11% 94.16%93.81%Dwelling structure Dwelling type Flat or apartment 8.8% 10.9% 10.3% 9.8%9.2%Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse 4.6% 4.1% 4.2% 4.1%4.8%Separate house 84.5% 84.2% 84.8% 84.9%85.5%Other dwellings 0.8% 0.9% 0.6% 0.9%0.4%Unoccupied dwellings 8.3% 8.2% 9.7% 10.2%7.5%

Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government areaAncestry, top responses20012006201120162021 No Data No Data Australian45.4% Australian 43.1% Australian 40.0%English38.8% English 39.7% English 39.4%Irish13.8% Irish 14.3% Irish 12.9%Scottish10.1% Scottish 10.7% Scottish 10.7%German5.4% German 5.3% Aboriginal 6.4%Country of birth, top responses20012006201120162021Australia 89.3%Australia 88.9%Australia 87.8%Australia 84.1%Australia 83.0%England 1.5% England 1.5% England 1.4% England 1.3% India 1.5%New Zealand 0.7% New Zealand 0.7% New Zealand 0.7% India 1.0% Iraq 1.2%Scotland 0.3%India 0.3% India 0.5% New Zealand 0.7% England 1.2%Netherlands 0.3% Scotland 0.3%China 0.4% Philippines 0.7% New Zealand 0.7%Germany 0.2% Netherlands 0.2%South Africa 0.3% China 0.4% Philippines 0.7%Language, top responses (other than English)20012006201120162021Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.3% Arabic 0.5%Malayalam 0.6%Kurdish 1.0%Greek 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Mandarin 0.4% Mandarin 0.5% Malayalam 0.8%Cantonese 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Arabic 0.5% Mandarin 0.6%Mandarin 0.1% Italian 0.2%Hindi 0.2%Tagalog 0.3% Arabic 0.5%German 0.1% Greek 0.1% German 0.2% Filipino 0.3% Punjabi 0.4%Religious affiliation, top responses20012006201120162021Catholic33.5% Catholic 33.4% Catholic 33.2% Catholic 30.6% No Religion 31.3%Anglican26.6% Anglican 25.5% Anglican 23.9% No Religion 22.2% Catholic 27.1%No Religion9.4% No Religion 11.6% No Religion 15.0% Anglican 19.5% Anglican 15.3%Presbyterian/Reformed7.6% Presbyterian/ Reformed 7.1% Uniting Church 5.5% Presbyterian/ Reformed 4.9% Presbyterian/ Reformed 3.8%Uniting Church7.1% Uniting Church 6.4% Presbyterian/ Reformed 4.9% Uniting Church 4.5% Uniting Church 3.4%Not Statedn/cNot Statedn/cNot Statedn/cNot Stated7.9%Not Stated 6.4%

Council

Current composition and election method Wagga Wagga City Council (WWCC) is composed of nine 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

PartyCouncillors Independents 5 Labor Party 2 Getting It Done 1 Greens 1 Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2021, is:

CouncillorPartyNotes Dallas Tout Independent Mayor Jenny McKinnon Greens Deputy Mayor Dan Hayes Labor Amelia Parkins Labor Richard Foley Independent Tim Koschel Independent Michael Henderson Independent Rod Kendall Independent Georgie Davis Getting It Done

A referendum was held on 8 September 2012 and an absolute majority of voters resolved in favour to reduce the number of councillors from eleven to nine. The change came into effect at the September 2016 elections.

Administration staff In December 2009, Wagga Wagga City Council announced that it had appointed Phil Pinyon as the general manager of the Wagga Wagga City Council replacing Lyn Russell, who suddenly announced her resignation in October 2009, after completing 18 months of her five-year contract.

Cutting ties with China's Sister City In April 2020, The Wagga council voted to cut ties with China's Kunming city; a week later they would vote again joining Kunming as a sister city.

Election results 2024

2021

2016

Symbols and emblems Crows are considered a symbol of the city of Wagga Wagga, appearing in the council's logo, coat of arms, and throughout local business logos and public artworks. This is due to the debated interpretation of 'Wagga Wagga' being derived from a Wiradjuri term meaning 'place of many crows'. The floral emblem for the city is the silver banksia.

Coat of arms

Gallery

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