Английская Википедия:City of Wagga Wagga

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Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian place City of Wagga Wagga is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia.

The mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga is Cr. Dallas Tout, an independent politician.

City, town and localities

The City of Wagga Wagga includes the suburbs of Шаблон:Columns-list

History

Wagga Wagga was first incorporated as the Borough of Wagga Wagga on 15 March 1870. It received city status and became the City of Wagga Wagga on 17 April 1946. The municipality enlarged substantially on 1 January 1981 when the adjoining Shire of Kyeamba and Shire of Mitchell were amalgamated into the City.

Heritage listings

The City of Wagga Wagga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Шаблон:NSWcity, Main Southern railway: Bomen railway station
• Шаблон:NSWcity, Tarcutta Street: Hambledon Homestead
• Wagga Wagga, Botanic Gardens Site (BGS), Baden Powell Drive: Mobile Cook's Galley, Museum of the Riverina
• Wagga Wagga, Main Southern railway: Wagga Wagga railway station

Demographics

At the Шаблон:CensusAU, there were 69 047 people in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area, of these 48.9 per cent were male and 51.1 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.6 per cent of the population, which was twice the national average of 2.9 per cent. The median age of people in the City of Wagga Wagga was 35 years, which was lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.3 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.6 per cent were married and 11.4 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Tamworth Regional Council between the 2011 census and the 2016 census was 4.92 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area was around half of the national average. The median weekly income of $1,354 within the City of Wagga Wagga local government area was slightly lower than the national average of $1,438.

At the Шаблон:CensusAU, the proportion of residents in the Tamworth Regional local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 80 per cent of all residents (national average was around 60 per cent). Approximately two-thirds (67%) of all residents in the City of Wagga Wagga nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2016 census, which was higher than the national average of approximately 60 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (7.6 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 26.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (87.8 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 68.5 per cent).

Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government area
Census year			2001	2006	2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	54 845	57 015	Шаблон:Gain 59 458	Шаблон:Gain 62 385
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales				39th
		% of New South Wales population	0.87%	Шаблон:Steady 0.87%	Шаблон:Loss 0.86%	Шаблон:Loss 0.83%
		% of Australian population	0.29%	Шаблон:Steady 0.29%	Шаблон:Decrease 0.28%	Шаблон:Steady 0.27%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			34.3%	Шаблон:Decrease 31.7%
		English			29.2%	Шаблон:Steady 29.2%
		Irish			10.4%	Шаблон:Increase 10.5%
		Scottish			7.6%	Шаблон:Increase 7.9%
		German			4.1%	Шаблон:Decrease 3.9%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Malayalam				0.6%
		Arabic			Шаблон:Steady 0.5%	Шаблон:Steady 0.5%
		Mandarin			0.4%	Шаблон:Increase 0.5%
		Filipino				0.3%
		Tagalog				0.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic			33.2%	Шаблон:Decrease 30.6%
		No Religion			15.0%	Шаблон:Increase 22.2%
		Anglican			23.9%	Шаблон:Decrease 19.5%
		Presbyterian and Reformed		6.2%	Шаблон:Decrease 4.9%
		Uniting Church		6.3%	5.5%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income			A$586	A$696
		% of Australian median income
Family income		Median weekly family income			Шаблон:AUD1418	Шаблон:AUD1682
		% of Australian median income
Household income		Median weekly household income			Шаблон:AUD1149	Шаблон:AUD1354
		% of Australian median income

Council

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Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Cr Dallas Tout and Deputy Mayor Cr Jenny McKinnon

Current composition and election method

Wagga Wagga City Council (WWCC) 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independents	5
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Labor Party	2
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Getting It Done	1
Шаблон:Australian party style|	The Greens	1
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2021, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Dallas Tout	Independent	Mayor
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Jenny McKinnon	The Greens	Deputy Mayor
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Dan Hayes	Labor
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Amelia Parkins	Labor
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Richard Foley	Independent
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Tim Koschel	Independent
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Michael Henderson	Independent
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Rod Kendall	Independent
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Georgie Davis	Getting It Done

A referendum was held on 8 September 2012 and an absolute majority of voters resolved in favour to reduce the number of councillors from eleven to nine. The change came into effect at the September 2016 elections.

Election results

Administration staff

In December 2009, Wagga Wagga City Council announced that it had appointed Phil Pinyon as the general manager of the Wagga Wagga City Council replacing Lyn Russell, who suddenly announced her resignation in October 2009, after completing 18 months of her five-year contract.

Cutting ties with China’s Sister City

In April 2020, The Wagga council voted to cut ties with China's Kunming city; a week later they would vote again joining Kunming as a sister city.

Symbols and emblems

Crows are considered a symbol of the city of Wagga Wagga, appearing in the council's logo, coat of arms, and throughout local business logos and public artworks. This is due to the debated interpretation of 'Wagga Wagga' being derived from a Wiradjuri term meaning 'place of many crows'. The floral emblem for the city is the Silver Banksia.

Gallery

• Wagga Wagga Civic Centre

  Wagga Wagga Civic Centre

• City Council Mayoral gong. Stolen 2 January 2009, remains unfound

  City Council Mayoral gong. Stolen 2 January 2009, remains unfound

See also

• Riverina Water County Council

External links

• Шаблон:Commons category-inline
• Wagga Wagga City Council website