Blayney Shire
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Council Chambers, Blayney
Coordinates33°32′S 149°15′E / 33.533°S 149.250°E / -33.533; 149.250
Population
 • Density4.7587/km2 (12.325/sq mi)
Area1,525 km2 (588.8 sq mi)
MayorScott Ferguson (Unaligned)
Council seatBlayney[3]
RegionCentral West
State electorate(s)Bathurst
Federal division(s)Calare
WebsiteBlayney Shire
LGAs around Blayney Shire:
Cabonne Orange Bathurst
Cabonne Blayney Shire Bathurst
Cowra Cowra Bathurst

Blayney Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line, and is centred on the town of Blayney.

Blayney Shire consists of approximately 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi) of well watered, gently undulating to hilly country and the climate is partially suitable for cool climate crops and trees. There is also significant mining industry in the shire.

Towns and localities

Towns and localities within the Blayney Shire are:

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Blayney Shire local government area
Census year2011[4]2016[1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night6,985Increase 7,257
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales100th
% of New South Wales population
% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		Australian35.0%35.4%
English32.0%31.1%
Irish11.1%10.9%
Chinese7.4%7.4%
German2.3%2.4%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		Germann/a0.2%
Arabic0.2%0.2%
Cantonesen/a0.2%
Tamiln/a0.1%
Frenchn/a0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		Catholic31.0%28.6%
Anglican27.9%24.2%
No religion14.4%20.8%
Not statednot reported8.5%
Uniting Church7.6%6.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$553A$620
% of Australian median income%%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1376A$1581
% of Australian median income%%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1092A$1227
% of Australian median income%%

Council

Current composition and election method

Blayney Shire Council is composed of seven 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:[5]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned 7
Total 7

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[5]

CouncillorPartyNotes
  Bruce Reynolds Independent
  Michelle Pryse Jones Independent
  Scott Ferguson Unaligned Mayor[6]
  Craig Gosewisch Independent
  Allan Ewin Independent
  David Somervaille Independent Deputy Mayor[6]
  John Newstead Independent

Election results

2021

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Blayney.[edit]
2021 New South Wales local elections: Blayney[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Scott Ferguson (elected) 1,036 22.7
Independent Bruce Reynolds (elected) 635 13.9
Independent Michelle Pryse Jones (elected) 605 13.3
Independent Craig Gosewisch (elected) 559 12.3
Independent Allan Ewin (elected) 526 11.5
Independent David Somervaille (elected) 443 9.7
Independent John Newstead (elected) 416 9.1
Independent Iris Dorsett 340 7.5
Total formal votes 4,560 95.3
Informal votes 224 4.7
Turnout 4,784 87.7

2017

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2017 New South Wales local elections § Blayney.[edit]
2017 New South Wales local elections: Blayney[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Scott Ferguson (elected) 1,329 30.9 +19.4
Independent Allan Ewin (elected) 605 14.1 −3.9
Independent David Kingham (elected) 447 10.4 −0.1
Country Labor Scott Denton (elected) 418 9.7 +9.7
Independent John Newstead (elected) 416 9.1
Independent Bruce Reynolds (elected) 393 9.1 +9.1
Independent David Somervaille (elected) 311 7.2 −0.1
Greens 272 6.3 +6.3
Independent Nyree Reynolds 139 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 4,299 94.82
Informal votes 235 5.18
Turnout 4,784 85.73

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Blayney Shire merge with the Cabonne Shire and the City of Orange to form a new council with an area of 7,833 square kilometres (3,024 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 63,000.[9] Despite originally planning for the amalgamation to go ahead, the merger scheduled for May 2016 was delayed due to legal action, and in February 2017 the NSW Government decided not to proceed with the amalgamation.[10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blayney (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Blayney Shire Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Blayney (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Blayney - Councillor Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 Logan, Mark (23 December 2021). "Ferguson and Somervaille elected to top roles". Blayney Chronicle. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Blayney". ABC News.
  8. ↑ "Blayney". ABC News.
  9. ↑ "Merger proposal: Blayney Shire Council, Cabonne Shire, Orange City Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Davies, Anne; McKenny, Leesha; Neil, Dave (18 December 2015). "BREAKING NEWSOrange City Council to merge with Blayney and Cabonne". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Orange City Council misses first round of council mergers" (Media Release). Orange City Council. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Nicholls, Sean; Visentin, Lisa (13 February 2017). "Orange-Cabonne-Blayney merger officially scrapped by premier". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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