Weddin Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire's major town is Grenfell and it also includes the small towns of Caragabal, Greenethorpe and Quandialla.
The mayor of Weddin Shire Council is Cr Paul Best, who is unaligned with any political party.
Demographics Selected historical census data for Weddin Shire local government areaCensus year 2001 2006 2011 2016Population Estimated residents on census night LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales % of New South Wales population 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.05%% of Australian population 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian 36.2% 35.3%English 33.7% 33.2%Irish 9.9% 8.7%Scottish 8.4% 8.3%German 2.6% 2.4%Language,top responses(other than English) Cantonese0.1% n/c 0.1% 0.3%Tagalogn/c n/c n/c 0.1%Filipinon/c n/c 0.1% 0.1%Frenchn/c n/c n/c 0.1%Greek0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses Anglican32.2% 31.3% 30.6% 26.7%Catholic27.7% 27.0% 26.4% 24.1%No Religion, so described6.8% 8.1% 12.9% 18.5%Not statedn/c n/c n/c 10.3%Uniting Church 9.4% 9.4% 8.9% 8.0%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income A$330 A$383 A$492% of Australian median income 70.8% 66.4% 74.3%Family income Median weekly family income % of Australian median income 66.2% 59.0% 68.8% Household income Median weekly household income % of Australian median income 58.6% 58.1% 62.9%
Council
Current composition and election method Weddin Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.
The current council +CouncillorPartyNotesJohn NivenIndependent LaborSimon RollsIndependentPaul BestIndependentMayorMichael NeillIndependentColleen GormanIndependentDeputy MayorWezley MakinIndependentJeanne MontgomeryIndependentChad WhiteIndependentJan ParlettIndependent
Election results 2024
Heritage listings Weddin Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Iandra Road, Greenethorpe: Iandra Castle Koorawatha-Grenfell railway, Grenfell: Grenfell railway station
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