Eurobodalla Shire
Local government area
Location inNew South Wales
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Coast
Established	17 November 1913
Council seat	Moruya[2]
Government
• Mayor	Mathew Hatcher
• State electorate	Bega
• Federal division	*Gilmore Eden-Monaro
Area
• Total	3,428.2 km2 (1,323.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	40,593 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	11.8409/km2 (30.6678/sq mi)
Website	Eurobodalla Shire
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Eurobodalla Shire is alocal government area located in theSouth Coast region ofNew South Wales,Australia. The Shire is located in a largely mountainous coastal region and situated adjacent to theTasman Sea, thePrinces Highway and theKings Highway.

Themayor of Eurobodalla Shire Council isCr. Mathew Hatcher, anunaligned politician.^[3]

He is also the youngest mayor, in the modern-era, ever for the Eurobodalla.^{[citation needed]} The Deputy Mayor, Cllr Alison Worthington, is the first female Deputy Mayor for the Eurobodalla.^{[citation needed]}

The shire chambers are located in the town ofMoruya in the central part of the Shire. Other major towns within the shire includeBatemans Bay andNarooma. Smaller towns, suburbs and hamlets include:

The area which is now Eurobodalla Shire was originally the home of the South CoastBugelli-Manji andYuinAboriginal peoples^{[citation needed]}. The council signed a Commitment to Indigenous Australians and a Local Agreement with the Aboriginal Community.^[5]

The Eurobodalla Shire Council was formed in 1913 with the responsibility for administering local government functions along 110 kilometres (68 mi) of the NSW coast between Durras and Wallaga Lake. The council administers only about 30% of the area of the Shire as the remaining 70% is non-rateablecrown land held as national park and state forest: 40% of the shire is national park, 30% is state forest, 20% is productive farmland and 10% is urban settlement.^[6]

The Shire is unusual in that nearly half of ratepayers are non-residents. Just over 17% of ratepayers are residents ofCanberra. Although the permanent population is around 34,100, the visiting population (who stay more than 3 nights) is 3.1 million per year.^[6]

The Eurobodalla Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Bergalia,Lakeview Homestead Complex^[7]
• Montague Island,Montague Island Light^[8]
• Moruya, Moruya and District Historical Society 85 Campbell Street:Abernethy and Co Stonemason's Lathe^[9]
• Moruya, 13 Page Street:Moruya Mechanics' Institute^[10]

The main growth industries in the area are construction, government services, real estate, retail, retirement, aged care, tourism, while dairy farming, forestry, sawmilling and commercial fishing are traditional industries in decline. Eurobodalla Shire is serviced by two highways – the Princes Highway betweenSydney andMelbourne (part ofHighway One around Australia), and the Kings Highway (National Route 52) linking Batemans Bay to Canberra.Moruya Airport, just east of the township of Moruya, is serviced by regular scheduled commuter flights to Sydney and Melbourne. There are no railways or major seaports in Eurobodalla Shire.

In the2021 census, the Local Government Area of Eurobodalla recorded a population of 40,593 people.^[1]The area of 3,428 square kilometre gives a population density 11.8 people per square kilometre.

• Median age: 54, compared to the national median on 38.
• Children aged under 15 years: 13.9%.
• People aged 65 years and over: 32.9%.

• Australia – 77.9%, compared to the national average of 66.9%
• England – 4.8%
• New Zealand – 1.3%
• Germany – 0.7%
• Scotland – 0.6%
• Netherlands – 0.5%
• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders: 6.1%

• English only – 88.5%
• German – 0.3%
• Italian – 0.3%
• Croatian – 0.2%
• Spanish – 0.2%
• Greek – 0.2%

• No Religion – 41.9%
• Catholic – 18.9%
• Anglican – 17.3%
• Uniting Church – 2.5%

• Median weekly rent: $325
• Median monthly home loan repayments: $1,517
• Median weekly individual income: $618
• Median weekly household income: $1,167

• No vehicle – 4.3%
• One vehicle – 38.3%
• Two vehicles – 37.7%
• Three or more vehicles – 17.9%

• Owned outright – 49.3%
• Owned with a mortgage – 23.8%
• Rented – 22.5%

• Separate houses – 83.6%
• Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc. – 8.3%
• Flats, units or apartments – 5.9%
• Other dwellings – 1.9%

• Worked full-time – 47.6%
• Worked part-time – 40.4%
• Away from work – 7.9%
• Unemployed – 4.1%

Eurobodalla Shire Council is composed of ninecouncillors, including themayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor isdirectly elected while the eight other councillors are electedproportionally as one entireward. The most recent election was held on 25 October 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:^[11][12]

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:^[12][13]

• Eurobodalla population planning link
• District history
• Eurobodalla Ratepayers Association

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