Lockhart Shire
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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Galore Hill Scenic Reserve is located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north of Lockhart.[3]
Demographics
| Selected historical census data for Lockhart Shire local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2001[4] | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 3,391 | Decrease 3,180 | Decrease 2,998 | Increase 3,119 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | Template:NtsstScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Increase Template:NtsthScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.05% | Steady 0.05% | Decrease 0.04% | Steady 0.04% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.02% | Steady 0.02% | Decrease 0.01% | Steady 0.01% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 34.6% | Decrease 33.5% | |||
| English | 29.6% | Decrease 27.6% | ||||
| Irish | 10.4% | Increase 10.5% | ||||
| Scottish | 9.2% | Decrease 8.4% | ||||
| German | 7.1% | Decrease 6.1% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Cantonese | 0.1% | Increase 0.2% | Decrease n/c | Increase 0.3% | |
| Vietnamese | n/c | Steady n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 0.2% | ||
| French | 0.1% | Decrease n/c | Increase 0.2% | Steady 0.2% | ||
| Japanese | n/c | Steady n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 0.1% | ||
| German | 0.1% | Increase 0.2% | Steady 0.2% | Decrease 0.1% | ||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 26.6% | Increase 29.9% | Increase 30.4% | Decrease 29.3% | |
| No Religion, so described | n/c | Increase 7.3% | Increase 9.5% | Increase 17.3% | ||
| Anglican | 22.9% | Decrease 22.0% | Decrease 20.6% | Decrease 16.8% | ||
| Not stated | n/c | Steady n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 11.2% | ||
| Uniting Church | 15.3% | Decrease 14.7% | Decrease 12.2% | Decrease 10.2% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | Template:AUD393 | Template:AUD456 | Template:AUD585 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 84.3% | Decrease 79.0% | Increase 88.4% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | Template:AUD1,034 | Template:AUD1,069 | Template:AUD1,408 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 88.3% | Decrease 72.2% | Increase 81.2% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | Template:AUD777 | Template:AUD868 | Template:AUD1,114 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 75.7% | Decrease 70.3% | Increase 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 Script error: No such module "convert". and support a population of approximately 16,000.[7] 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.[8]
Heritage listings
Lockhart Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Council
Current composition and election method
Lockhart Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors.[11]
Election results
2024
2016
See also
Notes
References
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