Dubbo Regional Council | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Civic Administration Building located on Church Street  Location inNew South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:32°15′S148°36′E / 32.250°S 148.600°E /-32.250; 148.600 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | |||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Dubbo | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Josh Black | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal divisions | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7,536 km2 (2,910 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 54,922 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.2880/km2 (18.8757/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Dubbo Regional Council | ||||||||||||
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TheDubbo Regional Council is alocal government area located in theCentral West andOrana regions ofNew South Wales,Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of theCity of Dubbo andWellington Council as part of a widespread council amalgamation program. It was initially namedWestern Plains Regional Council for almost four months, and its name was changed to Dubbo Regional Council on 7 September 2016.[2]
The council comprises an area of 7,536 square kilometres (2,910 sq mi) and occupies part of the central western plains of New South Wales, surrounding the regional centre ofDubbo. As at the2016 census, the council had an estimated population of 50,077.[3]
The currentmayor of Dubbo Regional Council is Councillor Josh Black.[4]
As well as the regional centre ofDubbo, the following towns and localities are located within Dubbo Regional Council:
Dubbo Regional Council area has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[20]
| Selected historical census data for Dubbo Regional Council local government area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2016[3] | 2021[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents oncensus night | 50,077 |  54,922 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 46th | |||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.66% | 0.68% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.21% |  0.21% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||
| Ancestry, top responses | English | 28.8% | 35.9% | |
| Australian | 35.5% | 40.1% | ||
| Irish | 9.2% | 10.6% | ||
| Scottish | 6.7% | 8.2% | ||
| Australian Aboriginal | – | 15.1% | ||
| Language, top responses (other thanEnglish) | Nepali | 0.4% | 1.4% | |
| Mandarin | 0.3% | 0.3% | ||
| Malayalam | 0.2% | 0.4% | ||
| Tagalog | 0.2% | – | ||
| Sinhalese | 0.2% | – | ||
| Religious affiliation | ||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 29.0% |  25.3% | |
| No religion, so described | 17.7% | 27.0% | ||
| Anglican | 23.5% | 18.2% | ||
| Uniting Church | 5.2% | 3.8% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||
| Personalincome | Median weekly personal income | A$660 | A$837 | |
| % of Australian median income | 99.6% | 103.9% | ||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,525 | A$1,969 | |
| % of Australian median income | 87.9% | 92.8% | ||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,272 | A$1,597 | |
| % of Australian median income | 88.4% | 91.4% | ||
The Dubbo Regional Council is composed of tencouncillors electedproportionally. The council is divided into fivewards, each electing two councillors. 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 current makeup of the council is as follows:
The most recent election was held on 25 October 2021 and the makeup of the council is as follows:[21]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubbo Central | Mathew Dickerson | Independent | Mayor | |
| Vicki Etheridge | Labor | |||
| Dubbo East | Lewis Burns | Independent | ||
| Damien Mahon | Independent | |||
| Dubbo North | Matthew Wright | Independent | ||
| Pamela Wells | Labor | |||
| Dubbo South | Josh Black | Labor | ||
| Shibli Chowdhury | Independent | |||
| Wellington | Jess Gough | Independent | Elected under the Ben Shields Team, which dissolved in 2022[22] | |
| Richard Ivey | Independent | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 1. Josh Black (elected 1) 2. Pamella Wells (elected 4) 3. Adam Ryab (elected 10) 4. Roy Elder 5. Jodie Benton 6. Kirsty Hayden 7. Greg Hough | 6,464 | 22.5 | −1 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Kate Richardson (elected 2) 2. Phillip Toynton (elected 8) 3. John Richardson 4. Jeremy Birchall 5. Michael Adams 6. Sarah Hollier | 4,621 | 16.1 | ||
| Independent | Mathew Dickerson (elected 3) | 3,772 | 13.2 | ||
| Independent | Jennifer Cowley (elected 5) | 2,039 | 7.1 | ||
| Independent | 1. Pete Rothwell 2. Matt Rendall 3. Manti Morse 4. Jai Silkman 5. Megan Adler 6. Ricky Jackson | 1,679 | 5.9 | ||
| Independent | 1. Lukas Butler (elected 11) 2. Rebecca Pearson 3. David King 4. Rachelle Jane 5. Robert Osborne 6. Angela Brooke | 1,650 | 5.8 | ||
| Independent | Matt Wright (elected 6) | 1,625 | 5.7 | ||
| Independent National | Shibli Chowdhury (elected 7) | 1,293 | 4.5 | ||
| Greens | 1. Mike Augee 2. Matt Parmeter 3. Ruby Davies 4. Pat Emblen 5. Steve Houston 6. Peter Duggan | 1,170 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | Richard Ivey (elected 9) | 892 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | Peter Gibbs | 758 | 2.6 | ||
| Independent | 1. Kellie Jennar 2. Sharon Quill 3. Jude Morrell 4. Marcello Davis 5. Bron Powell 6. Di Clifford | 741 | 2.6 | ||
| Independent | Rod Fardell | 735 | 2.6 | ||
| Independent | Jess Gough | 542 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Sophia Johnson | 309 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Mary Kovac | 224 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent National | Trevor Jones | 172 | 0.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 28,686 | 91.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,845 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 31,531 | 83.2 | |||
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 12,711 | 43.5 | 5 | ||||
| Labor | 6,871 | 23.5 | 3 | ||||
| Ben Shields Team | 5,687 | 19.4 | 1 | | |||
| Independent National | 3,973 | 13.6 | 1 | ||||
| Formal votes | 29,242 | ||||||
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