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| Cabonne Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
 The Cabonne Council chambers in Bank Street, Molong. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°06′S 148°51′E / 33.100°S 148.850°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 2.22137/km2 (5.7533/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,026 km2 (2,326.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Kevin Beatty (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Molong[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Cabonne Council | ||||||||||||||
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Cabonne Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell Highway and the Broken Hill railway line, partly surrounding the City of Orange. The administrative centre is located at Molong.
As at the 2016 census, the population of the Shire was estimated to be 13,860. More than half of the businesses in the region, being 858 of 1683, are classified as part of the agricultural sector.[4]
The mayor of the Cabonne Council is Cr. Kevin Beatty, an independent politician.[5]
Towns and localities
The towns and localities in the Cabonne Council area are:
Demographics
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| Selected historical census data for Cabonne Shire local government area | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2011[6] | 2016 | ||||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 12,821 | 13,386 | |||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.19% | 0.18% | ||||
| % of Australian population | 0.06% | 0.06% | ||||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
English | 36.1% | 35.8% | |||
| Australian | 31.8% | 31.7% | ||||
| Irish | 10.4% | 9.5% | ||||
| Scottish | 7.7% | 7.6% | ||||
| German | 2.8% | 2.5% | ||||
| Language | English only spoken at home | 95.6% | 91.3% | |||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 30.3% | 27.9% | |||
| Anglican | 30.1% | 26.6% | ||||
| No Religion | 13.1% | 17.5% | ||||
| Uniting Church | 9.5% | 7.8% | ||||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | $523 | $631 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 93.2% | 95.0% | ||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | $1,293 | $1,618 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 87.5% | 90.9% | ||||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | $1,036 | $1,301 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 83.8% | 87.6% | ||||
Council
Current composition and election method
Cabonne 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 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:[7]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[7]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlene Nash | Independent | ||
| Kevin Beatty | Independent | Mayor[5] | |
| Jamie Jones | Independent | Deputy Mayor[5] | |
| Andrew Pull | Unaligned | ||
| Peter Batten | Independent | ||
| Andrew Rawson | Independent | ||
| Kathryn O'Ryan | Unaligned | ||
| Jenny Weaver | Unaligned | ||
| Libby Oldham | Independent | ||
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kevin Beatty (elected) | 1,859 | 23.7 | ||
| Independent | Marlene Nash (elected) | 1,090 | 13.9 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Pull (elected) | 726 | 9.3 | ||
| Independent | Kathryn O'Ryan (elected) | 657 | 8.4 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Rawson (elected) | 641 | 8.2 | ||
| Independent | Jamie Jones (elected) | 638 | 8.1 | ||
| Independent | Peter Batten (elected) | 511 | 6.5 | ||
| Independent | Libby Oldham (elected) | 378 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Aaron Pearson | 375 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Walker | 293 | 3.7 | ||
| Independent | Jenny Weaver (elected) | 250 | 3.2 | ||
| Independent | Paul Mullins | 205 | 2.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 7,836 | 92.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 618 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 8,454 | 84.0 | |||