Hay Shire
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The Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises Script error: No such module "convert". and is located adjacent to the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways. The area includes the towns of Hay, Booligal and Maude.
Hay Shire was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Hay with the surrounding Waradgery Shire.[2]
The mayor of Hay Shire is Cr. Carol Oataway, an unaligned politician who had previously held the position of Principal of Hay Public School.[3][4]
Demographics
| Selected historical census data for Hay Shire local government area | |||||||
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| Census year | 2001[5] | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[8] | 2021[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 3,562 | Decrease 3,383 | Decrease 2,956 | Decrease 2,946 | Decrease 2,884 | |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders (%) | 3.5% | Increase 4.2% | Increase 5.6% | Increase 6.0% | Increase 8.3% | ||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | Template:NtsrdScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Increase Template:NtsstScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Steady Template:NtsstScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.06% | Decrease 0.05% | Decrease 0.04% | Steady 0.04% | Steady 0.04% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.02% | Steady 0.02% | Decrease 0.01% | Steady 0.01% | Steady 0.01% | ||
| Cultural and linguistic diversity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | ||
| Country of birth (top responses) |
Australia | 90.4% | Increase 90.5% | Decrease 88.2% | Decrease 80.3% | Decrease 80.0% | |
| India | 0.7% | Decrease 0.5% | Increase 1.3% | ||||
| New Zealand | 0.8% | Increase 1.1% | Decrease 0.8% | Increase 1.3% | Decrease 1.1% | ||
| England | 1.0% | Decrease 0.8% | Increase 1.0% | Decrease 0.9% | Steady 0.9% | ||
| Fiji | 0.4% | Increase 0.6% | |||||
| Scotland | 0.3% | Increase 0.4% | Steady 0.4% | Steady 0.4% | Increase 0.5% | ||
| Language (top responses, other than English) |
Italian | 1.1% | Decrease 0.8% | Increase 1.2% | Decrease 0.8% | Decrease 0.7% | |
| Punjabi | Increase 0.3% | Increase 0.6% | |||||
| Fijian | 0.2% | Increase 0.5% | Decrease 0.4% | ||||
| Afrikaans | 0.4% | ||||||
| Malayalam | 0.3% | ||||||
| Religious affiliation | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | ||
| Religious affiliation (top responses) |
Catholic | 36.4% | Decrease 36.1% | Decrease 35.8% | Decrease 31.9% | Decrease 27.6% | |
| No Religion | 7.1% | Increase 10.4% | Increase 10.9% | Increase 16.3% | Increase 24.3% | ||
| Anglican | 31.8% | Decrease 31.1% | Steady 31.1% | Decrease 24.7% | Decrease 21.7% | ||
| Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 12.8% | Decrease 12.3% | ||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 9.2% | Decrease 7.9% | Steady 7.9% | Decrease 5.8% | Decrease 4.8% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | ||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$404 | A$441 | A$587 | Template:AUD700 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 86.7% | Decrease 76.4% | Increase 88.7% | Decrease 86.9% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | Template:AUD983 | Template:AUD981 | Template:AUD1,344 | Template:AUD1,622 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 83.9% | Decrease 66.2% | Increase 77.5% | Decrease 76.5% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | Template:AUD741 | Template:AUD805 | Template:AUD1,075 | Template:AUD1,236 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 72.2% | Decrease 65.2% | Increase 74.8% | Decrease 70.8% | |||
Council
Current composition and election method
Hay Shire Council is composed of eight 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 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[9]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | Unaligned | 7 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | 1 |
| Total | 8 | |
The current Council was elected in September 2024 . The councillors, in order of election, are:[9]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | Carol Oataway | Unaligned | Mayor[3] |
| Template:Australian party style| | Will Miller | Unaligned | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Lionel Garner | Unaligned | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Martyn Quinn | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[3] |
| Template:Australian party style| | Darren Tapper | Unaligned | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Geoff Chapman | Unaligned | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Paul Porter | Independent | |
| Template:Australian party style| | John Perry | Unaligned | |
Election results
2024
2021
Literary reference
Banjo Paterson (1864–1941) wrote a poem called Hay and Hell and Booligal about the district.[10]
References
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- ↑ a b c Councillors, Hay Shire Council website; accessed 22 October 2024.
- ↑ Ian Beissel (2019), Hay Public School: 150 Years of History 1869-2019, Hay Historical Society, page 175.
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