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Bathurst Regional Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°25′S 149°34′E / 33.417°S 149.567°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 43,567 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 26 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,820 km2 (1,474.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Dr Jess Jennings | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Bathurst Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
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Bathurst Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line. At the 2021 census, the Bathurst Region had a population of 43,567.[3]
The administrative centre of the area is located in the city of Bathurst, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Sydney.
The mayor of Bathurst is Cr. Dr Jess Jennings, Deputy Mayor being Cr. Benjamin Fry, both unaligned politicians.[4]
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City, towns and localities
In addition to the city of Bathurst, the LGA contains the villages of Eglinton, Freemantle, Perthville, Rockley, Raglan, Georges Plains, Trunkey Creek, Brewongle, Vittoria, Peel, Wattle Flat, Sofala, Hill End, Meadow Flat, Sallys Flat, Caloola and Kelso
Demographics
Selected historical census data for Bathurst Regional local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2011[5] | 2016[3] | 2021[6] | |||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 38,519 | ![]() |
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LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 52nd | ![]() |
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% of New South Wales population | 0.56% | ![]() |
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% of Australian population | 0.18% | ![]() |
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Estimated ATSI population on census night | 1,634 | ![]() |
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% of ATSI population to residents | 4.20% | ![]() |
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Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 32.9% | ![]() |
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English | 30.1% | ![]() |
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Irish | 10.9% | ![]() |
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Scottish | 7.3% | ![]() |
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German | 2.6% | ![]() |
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Australian Aboriginal | – | – | 6.4% | |||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | 0.2% | ![]() |
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Arabic | 0.3% | ![]() |
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Cantonese | 0.2% | ![]() |
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Punjabi | n/a | ![]() |
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German | 0.2% | ![]() |
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Nepali | – | – | 0.4% | |||
Tagalog | – | – | 0.3% | |||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 34.1% | ![]() |
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No religion, so described | 16.0% | ![]() |
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Anglican | 23.2% | ![]() |
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Not stated | n/a | 11.3% | ![]() | |||
Presbyterian and Reformed | 4.6% | ![]() |
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Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | $544 | ![]() |
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% of Australian median income | 94.28% | ![]() |
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Family income | Median weekly family income | $1,437 | ![]() |
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% of Australian median income | 97.02% | ![]() |
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Household income | Median weekly household income | $1,142 | ![]() |
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% of Australian median income | 93% | ![]() |
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Council
Current composition and election method
Bathurst Regional 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 mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election of councillors was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[7]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[7]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Ben Fry | Balanced Bathurst[8] | Deputy Mayor | |
Robert 'Stumpy' Taylor | Back Bathurst[9] | Mayor 2022-2023[10] | |
Ian North | Independent | Mayor 2021-2021 | |
Marg Hogan | Marg Hogan Team[11] | ||
Kirralee Burke | Balanced Bathurst[8] | ||
Graeme Hanger OAM | Team Hanger[12] | Mayor 2017-2019[13] | |
Jess Jennings | Better Bathurst[14] | Mayor - 2023-Current | |
Andrew (Struthy) Smith | Back Bathurst[9] | ||
Warren Aubin | Team Aubin[15] |
Election results
2021
Elected councillor | Party | |
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Ben Fry | Balanced Bathurst | |
Kirralee Burke | Balanced Bathurst | |
Ian North | TEAM NORTH | |
Marg Hogan | Marg Hogan Team | |
Graeme Hanger | Team Hanger | |
Jess Jennings | Better Bathurst | |
Robert 'Stumpy' Taylor | Back Bathurst | |
Andrew 'Struthy' Smith | Back Bathurst | |
Warren Aubin | Bathurst First |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Balanced Bathurst | 4,943 | 20.0 | |||
Back Bathurst | 4,334 | 17.5 | |||
TEAM NORTH | 2,475 | 10.0 | |||
Marg Hogan Team | 2,119 | 8.6 | |||
Better Bathurst | 2,057 | 8.3 | |||
Team Hanger – Working Together for Bathurst | 1,737 | 7.0 | |||
The Restore Bathurst Team | 1,458 | 5.9 | |||
Nick Packham for Bathurst | 1,244 | 5.0 | |||
Bathurst First | 1,125 | 4.6 | |||
Bathurst Matters | 792 | 3.2 | |||
Independent | Alex Christian | 733 | 3.0 | ||
TEAM BOURKE | Bobby Bourke | 456 | 1.8 | ||
Independent (Group J) | 393 | 1.6 | |||
Independent | Stuart Driver | 292 | 1.2 | ||
Team Singleton | 214 | 0.9 | |||
Independent | Catherine Strods | 129 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Steve Semmens | 105 | 0.4 | ||
TEAM BOURKE | Jeff Muir | 42 | 0.2 | ||
TEAM BOURKE | Steve Ellery | 25 | 0.1 | ||
TEAM BOURKE | Ken Hope | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Bathurst_Region