The Armidale Region is a local government area in the New England and Northern Tablelands regions of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Armidale Dumaresq Shire with the surrounding Guyra Shire.
The combined area covered the urban area of Armidale and the surrounding region, extending primarily eastward from the city through farming districts to the gorges and escarpments that mark the edge of the Northern Tablelands.
The Armidale Region is administered by the Armidale Regional Council.
The mayor of the Armidale Region is Sam Coupland, an independent politician.
History On 1 July 2019, Tingha was transferred from Armidale Region to Inverell Shire.
Towns, villages and other locations
In addition to the main centre of and the town of Guyra, the villages located in the area include Ben Lomond, Black Mountain, Dangarsleigh, Ebor, Hillgrove, Kellys Plains, Llangothlin, and Wollomombi.
Oban is a rural location covering within the Armidale Regional LGA, with 7 residents.
Heritage listings The Armidale Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites in Armidale: 158 Beardy Street: Armidale Post Office 164 Beardy Street: Commercial Bank of Australia Building 216 Brown Street: Armidale railway station turntable 234 Brown Street: Armidale railway station 125 Dangar Street: Central Park, Armidale 132 Dangar Street: Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral 108 Faulkner Street: Lands Board Office 60 Madgwick Drive: Booloominbah 122–132 Mossman Street: Old Teachers' College 36 Roseneath Lane: Roseneath 122 Rusden Street: St Peter's Cathedral 230 Saumarez Road: Saumarez Homestead High Conservation Value Old Growth forest
Demographics Selected historical census data for the Armidale RegionCensus year 2016Population Estimated residents on census night LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales % of New South Wales population 0.39%% of Australian population 0.13%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian30.4%English28.8%Irish9.8% Scottish8.4% German3.4% Language,top responses(other than English) Mandarin1.1%Arabic1.0%Nepali0.5%German0.4%French0.2%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses No religion27.4%Anglican22.8%Catholic20.2%Presbyterian4.5%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income561% of Australian median income84.7%Family income Median weekly family income1465 % of Australian median income84.5%Household income Median weekly household income1173% of Australian median income81.6%
Council Armidale Regional 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 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
PartyCouncillors Team Coupland Group 4 Independents 2 Independent Liberal 1 Greens 1 Labor 1 Total 9 The current council, in order of election, is:
CouncillorPartyNotes Susan McMichael Labor Sam Coupland Independent Team Coupland Group Todd Redwood Independent Team Coupland Group Paul Gaddes Independent Team Coupland Group Kay Endres Independent Team Coupland Group Dorothy Robinson Greens Eli Imad Independent Liberal Rod Taber Independent Bradley Widders Independent
Election results 2024
2021
2017
See also
Local government areas of New South Wales
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