Lockhart Shire

Lockhart Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was created in 1906 and is an agricultural and pastoral area.

The main towns and villages in the Shire include Lockhart (950 people), The Rock (860), Yerong Creek (145), Pleasant Hills (130) and Milbrulong (35). It has 1302 rural residents.

Galore Hill Scenic Reserve is located approximately north of Lockhart.

Demographics Selected historical census data for Lockhart Shire local government areaCensus year 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021Population Estimated residents on census night LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales % of New South Wales population 0.05% 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%% of Australian population 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian 34.6% 33.5% 42.0%English 29.6% 27.6% 38.8%Irish 10.4% 10.5% 15.3%Scottish 9.2% 8.4% 13.0%German 7.1% 6.1% 9.2%Language,top responses(other than English) Cantonese0.1% 0.2% n/c 0.3% 0.3%Dutchn/c 0.1% n/c n/c 0.2%Nepalin/c n/c n/c n/c 0.2%Japanesen/c n/c n/c 0.1% 0.2%Spanishn/c 0.2% n/c n/c 0.2%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses Catholic26.6% 29.9% 30.4% 29.3% 28.4%No Religion, so describedn/c 7.3% 9.5% 17.3% 24.8%Anglican22.9% 22.0% 20.6% 16.8% 14.3%Not statedn/c n/c n/c 11.2% 9.2%Uniting Church 15.3% 14.7% 12.2% 10.2% 7.9%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income 393 456 585 639% of Australian median income 84.3% 79.0% 88.4% 79.4%Family income Median weekly family income % of Australian median income 88.3% 72.2% 81.2% 77.2% Household income Median weekly household income % of Australian median income 75.7% 70.3% 77.5% 74.2%

Proposed amalgamation A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Lockhart Shire merge with the Corowa and Urana shires to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately 16,000. In May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that following an independent review of merger proposals, the Government decided that the Corowa and Urana shire councils merge to form the Federation Council; while the Lockhart Shire would not amalgamate.

Heritage listings Lockhart Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Chinese Crossing The Rock railway station

Council

Current composition and election method Lockhart Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors.

Election results 2024

2016

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