City of Wagga Wagga

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The mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga is Cr. Dallas Tout, an independent politician.[5]

City, town and localities

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History

Wagga Wagga was first incorporated as the Borough of Wagga Wagga on 15 March 1870.[6] 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.[7]

Heritage listings

The City of Wagga Wagga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

At the Template:CensusAU, there were 69,047 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.[12]

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%.[12]

Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government area
Census year 2001[13] 2006[14] 2011[15] 2016[16] 2021[12]
Population Estimated residents on census night 54,845 Increase 57,015 Increase 59,458 Increase 62,385 Increase 67,609
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 39th Decrease 38th
% of New South Wales population 0.87% Steady 0.87% Decrease 0.86% Decrease 0.83% Increase 0.84%
% of Australian population 0.29% Steady 0.29% Decrease 0.28% Decrease 0.27% Steady 0.27%
Estimated ATSI population on census night 1,767 Increase 2,336 Increase 2,731 Increase 3,508 Increase 4,471
% of ATSI population to residents 3.2% Increase 4.1% Increase 4.6% Increase 5.6% Increase 6.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income No Data Template:AUD463 Template:AUD586 Template:AUD696 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 area
Ancestry, top responses
2001 2006 2011[17] 2016[18] 2021[12]
No Data No Data AustralianTemplate:Refn 45.4% Australian Decrease 43.1% Australian Decrease 40.0%
English 38.8% English Decrease 39.7% English Decrease 39.4%
Irish 13.8% Irish Increase 14.3% Irish Decrease 12.9%
Scottish 10.1% Scottish Increase 10.7% Scottish Steady 10.7%
German 5.4% German Decrease 5.3% AboriginalTemplate:Refn Increase 6.4%
Country of Birth, top responses
2001[13] 2006[14] 2011[15] 2016[16] 2021[12]
Australia 89.3% Australia Decrease 88.9% Australia Decrease 87.8% Australia Decrease 84.1% Australia Decrease 83.0%
England 1.5% England Steady 1.5% England Decrease 1.4% England Decrease 1.3% India Increase 1.5%
New Zealand 0.7% New Zealand Steady 0.7% New Zealand Steady 0.7% India Increase 1.0% Iraq Increase 1.2%
Scotland 0.3% India Increase 0.3% India Increase 0.5% New Zealand Steady 0.7% England Decrease 1.2%
Netherlands 0.3% Scotland Steady 0.3% China Increase 0.4% Philippines Increase 0.7% New Zealand Steady 0.7%
Germany 0.2% Netherlands Decrease 0.2% South Africa Increase 0.3% China Steady 0.4% Philippines Steady 0.7%
Language, top responses (other than English)
2001[13] 2006[14] 2011[15] 2016[16] 2021[12]
Italian 0.3% Arabic Increase 0.3% Arabic Increase 0.5% Malayalam Increase 0.6% Kurdish Increase 1.0%
Greek 0.2% Mandarin Increase 0.2% Mandarin Increase 0.4% Mandarin Increase 0.5% Malayalam Increase 0.8%
Cantonese 0.2% Cantonese Steady 0.2% Cantonese Steady 0.2% Arabic Steady 0.5% Mandarin Increase 0.6%
Mandarin 0.1% Italian Decrease 0.2% Hindi Increase 0.2% Tagalog Increase 0.3% Arabic Steady 0.5%
German 0.1% Greek Decrease 0.1% German Increase 0.2% Filipino Increase 0.3% Punjabi Increase 0.4%
Religious affiliation, top responses
2001[13] 2006[14] 2011[15] 2016[16] 2021[12]
Catholic 33.5% Catholic Decrease 33.4% Catholic Decrease 33.2% Catholic Decrease 30.6% No Religion Increase 31.3%
Anglican 26.6% Anglican Decrease 25.5% Anglican Decrease 23.9% No Religion Increase 22.2% Catholic Decrease 27.1%
No Religion 9.4% No Religion Increase 11.6% No Religion Increase 15.0% Anglican Decrease 19.5% Anglican Decrease 15.3%
Presbyterian/Reformed 7.6% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease 7.1% Uniting Church Decrease 5.5% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Steady 4.9% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease 3.8%
Uniting Church 7.1% Uniting Church Decrease 6.4% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease 4.9% Uniting Church Decrease 4.5% Uniting Church Decrease 3.4%
Not Stated n/c Not Stated n/c Not Stated n/c Not Stated 7.9% Not Stated Decrease 6.4%

Council

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Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Cr Dallas Tout and Deputy Mayor Cr Jenny McKinnon

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:[19]

Party Councillors
Template:Australian party style|  Independents 5
Template:Australian party style|  Labor Party 2
Template:Australian party style|  Getting It Done 1
Template:Australian party style|  Greens 1
Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2021, is:[19]

Councillor Party Notes
Template:Australian party style|  Dallas Tout Independent Mayor[20]
Template:Australian party style|  Jenny McKinnon Greens Deputy Mayor
Template:Australian party style|  Dan Hayes Labor
Template:Australian party style|  Amelia Parkins Labor
Template:Australian party style|  Richard Foley Independent
Template:Australian party style|  Tim Koschel Independent
Template:Australian party style|  Michael Henderson Independent
Template:Australian party style|  Rod Kendall Independent
Template:Australian party style|  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.[21] 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.[22][23][24]

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.[25][26][27]

Election results

2024

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2021

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2016

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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.[28]

Coat of arms

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Gallery

See also

Notes

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External links

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