Английская Википедия:Armidale Dumaresq Shire

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place The Armidale Dumaresq Council was a local government area in the New England and Northern Tablelands regions of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2000 from the merger of the original City of Armidale with the surrounding Dumaresq Shire and abolished on 12 May 2016, where the council, together with Guyra Shire, was subsumed into the Armidale Regional Council with immediate effect.

The combined former 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 last mayor of the Armidale Dumaresq Council was Cr. Herman Beyersdorf until the council was abolished on 12 May 2016, amalgamating with Guyra Shire to form the Armidale Regional Council.

History

Villages located in the former area included Kellys Plains, Dangarsleigh, Wollomombi and Hillgrove.

Amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Armidale Dumaresq Council merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger of the Armidale Dumaresq Council and the Guyra Shire Council merge to form a new council with an area of Шаблон:Convert and support a population of approximately 30,000. The alternative, proposed by the Armidale Dumaresq Council on 1 March 2016, was for an amalgamation of the Armidale Dumaresq, Guyra, Uralla and Walcha councils. Following an independent review, on 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that the merger with the Guyra Shire would proceed with immediate effect.

Demographics

At the Шаблон:CensusAU, there were 24 105 people in the Armidale Dumaresq local government area, of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.3% of the population which is nearly three times higher than both the national and state averages. The median age of people in the Armidale Dumaresq Council area was 35 years; slightly below the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 42.5% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Armidale Dumaresq Council area between the 2001 census and the 2011 census was marginal. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Armidale Dumaresq local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Armidale Dumaresq Council area was below the national average.

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Armidale Dumaresq local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 78% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 58% of all residents in the Armidale Dumaresq Council area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was higher than the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Armidale Dumaresq local government area had a lower than average proportion (7.0%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a higher proportion (88.1%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).

Selected historical census data for Armidale Dumaresq local government area
Census year			2001	2006	2011
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	23 920	23 368	24 105
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		73rd
		% of New South Wales population			0.35%
		% of Australian population	0.13%	Шаблон:Loss 0.12%	Шаблон:Gain 0.11%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			31.5%
		English			28.8%
		Irish			9.7%
		Scottish			8.6%
		German			3.8%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Arabic	n/c	Шаблон:Gain 0.2%	Шаблон:Gain 0.8%
		Mandarin	0.3%	Шаблон:Gain 0.5%	Шаблон:Gain 0.6%
		German	0.4%	Шаблон:Steady 0.4%	Шаблон:Steady 0.4%
		Bengali	n/c	n/c	Шаблон:Gain 0.3%
		Cantonese	0.3%	Шаблон:Steady 0.3%	Шаблон:Loss 0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Anglican	30.4%	Шаблон:Loss 29.2%	Шаблон:Loss 26.9%
		Catholic	23.9%	Шаблон:Loss 23.2%	Шаблон:Loss 22.3%
		No Religion	18.0%	Шаблон:Loss 16.2%	Шаблон:Gain 21.3%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	6.6%	Шаблон:Loss 6.0%	Шаблон:Loss 5.1%
		Uniting Church	3.4%	Шаблон:Gain 4.7%	Шаблон:Loss 3.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$384	A$494
		% of Australian median income		82.4%	85.6%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,105	A$1,292
		% of Australian median income		94.4%	87.2%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$855	A$991
		% of Australian median income		83.3%	80.3%

Council

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The former Armidale Dumaresq Council office building. Armidale, NSW

Former composition and election method

Armidale Dumaresq Council was composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent and last election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the council, prior to its abolition, was as follows:

Party		Councillors
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independents and Unaligned	8
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Liberal Party	1
Шаблон:Australian party style|	The Greens	1
	Total	10

The last Council, elected in 2012 until its abolition in 2016, in order of election, was:

Councillor		Party	Notes
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Margaret O'Connor	Liberal
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Peter O'Donohue	The Greens
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Jim Maher	Unaligned	Mayor
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Herman Beyersdorf	Labor	Deputy Mayor
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Bob Richardson	Unaligned
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Andrew Murat	Unaligned
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Laurie Bishop	Independent
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Jenny Bailey	Independent
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Colin Gadd	Unaligned
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Christopher Halligan	Unaligned

See also

• Local government areas of New South Wales

External links

• Armidale Dumaresq Council Home Page
• Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base – Armidale Dumaresq Council Page