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.[2]
| Armidale Region New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°30′S 151°40′E / 30.500°S 151.667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 30,707 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.56188/km2 (9.2252/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,621 km2 (3,328.6 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Sam Coupland (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Armidale | ||||||||||||||
| Region | New England | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Northern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | New England | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Armidale Region | ||||||||||||||
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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 Cr. Sam Coupland, an independent politician.
History
editOn 1 July 2019, Tingha was transferred from Armidale Region to Inverell Shire.[3][4]
Towns, villages and other locations
editIn addition to the main centre of Armidale 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 72.607 km2 (28.034 sq mi) within the Armidale Regional LGA, with 7 residents.[5]
Heritage listings
editThe Armidale Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites in Armidale:
- 158 Beardy Street: Armidale Post Office[6]
- 164 Beardy Street: Commercial Bank of Australia Building[7]
- 216 Brown Street: Armidale railway station turntable[8]
- 234 Brown Street: Armidale railway station[9]
- 125 Dangar Street: Central Park, Armidale[10]
- 132 Dangar Street: Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral[11]
- 108 Faulkner Street: Lands Board Office[12]
- 60 Madgwick Drive: Booloominbah[13]
- 122-132 Mossman Street: Old Teachers' College[14]
- 36 Roseneath Lane: Roseneath[15]
- 122 Rusden Street: St Peter's Cathedral[16]
- 230 Saumarez Road: Saumarez Homestead[17]
- High Conservation Value Old Growth forest[18]
Demographics
edit| Selected historical census data for the Armidale Region | ||||||
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| Census year | 2016[19] | |||||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 29,449 | ||||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 60th | |||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.39% | |||||
| % of Australian population | 0.13% | |||||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 30.4% | ||||
| English | 28.8% | |||||
| Irish | 9.8% | |||||
| Scottish | 8.4% | |||||
| German | 3.4% | |||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | 1.1% | ||||
| Arabic | 1.0% | |||||
| Nepali | 0.5% | |||||
| German | 0.4% | |||||
| French | 0.2% | |||||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
No religion | 27.4% | ||||
| Anglican | 22.8% | |||||
| Catholic | 20.2% | |||||
| Presbyterian | 4.5% | |||||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$561 | ||||
| % of Australian median income | 84.7% | |||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1465 | ||||
| % of Australian median income | 84.5% | |||||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1173 | ||||
| % of Australian median income | 81.6% | |||||
Council
editArmidale 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:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Team Coupland Group | 4 | |
| Independents | 2 | |
| Independent Liberal | 1 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Labor | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current council, in order of election, is:[20]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 1 Growth | 1. Sam Coupland (elected) 2. Todd Redwood (elected) 3. Paul Gaddes (elected) 4. Kay Endres (elected) 5. Jane Mactier 6. Jane Schmude 7. Melanie Fillios 8. Jon Galletly |
7,528 | 48.27 | +48.27 | |
| Labor | 1. Susan McMichael (elected) 2. Caroline Chapman 3. Debra O'Brien 4. Yvonne Langenberg 5. Lisa Ward |
1,904 | 12.21 | −3.29 | |
| Independent Regional Alliance | 1. Eli Imad (elected) 2. Rob Lenehan 3. Peter Heagney 4. Robert Jackson 5. Jypsi Hooper |
1,543 | 9.89 | +9.89 | |
| Greens | 1. Dorothy Robinson (elected) 2. Elizabeth O'Hara 3. Pat Schulz 4. Gayle Davies 5. Gay (Alice) Cairns |
1,504 | 9.64 | −1.26 | |
| Community First Independents | 1. Rob Taber (elected) 2. Rob Richardson 3. Siri Gamage 4. Josephine Newberry 5. Andy Berriman |
1,042 | 6.68 | +6.68 | |
| Independent | Bradley Widders (elected) | 589 | 3.78 | −0.32 | |
| Margaret O'Connor's Team | 1. Margaret O'Connor 2. Brian Flint 3. Kerry Moran 4. Bruce Newberry 5. Deni McKenzie 6. Janet Edmonds |
540 | 3.46 | −10.94 | |
| Independent | Jenny Wild | 450 | 2.89 | +2.89 | |
| Independent | Joshua Fittler | 230 | 1.47 | +1.47 | |
| Independent | Madank Narayanamurthy | 180 | 1.15 | +1.15 | |
| Independent | Natasha Ledger | 85 | 0.55 | +0.55 | |
| Total formal votes | 15,595 | 94.36 | |||
| Informal votes | 933 | 5.64 | |||
| Turnout | 16,528 | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 1. Debra O'Brien (elected) 2. Susan McMichael (elected) 3. Caroline Chapman 4. Yvonne Langenberg 5. April Youngberry 6. Margaret Finley |
2,352 | 15.5 | +4.5 | |
| Team Margaret and Gordon | 1. Margaret O'Connor (Ind. Lib) (elected) 2. Gordon Cope 3. Bruce Newberry 4. Janet Edmonds 5. Ju Denton 6. Trevor Esplin |
2,196 | 14.4 | +3.1 | |
| Independent | Sam Coupland (elected) | 1,897 | 12.5 | ||
| Greens | 1. Dorothy Robinson (elected) 2. Elizabeth O'Hara 3. Gaynor McGrath 4. Richard Sheridan 5. Pat Schultz 6. Dora Koops |
1,664 | 10.9 | +3.4 | |
| Independent | Jon Galletly (elected) | 1,139 | 7.5 | ||
| Independent | Steven Mepham (elected) | 930 | 6.1 | ||
| Independent | Todd Redwood (elected) | 852 | 5.6 | ||
| Independent | Paul Packham (elected) | 728 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Bradley Widders (elected) | 627 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | Paul Gaddes (elected) | 621 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | Richard Robinson | 598 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent | Callan Schaefer | 466 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | Kathleen Clare | 416 | 2.7 | ||
| Independent | Peter Bailey | 239 | 1.6 | ||
| Independent | Margaret Sims | 224 | 1.5 | ||
| Independent | Phillip Blackmore | 158 | 1.0 | ||
| Independent | Craig Pevitt | 116 | 0.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 28,374 | 94.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,745 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 80.0 | ||||
| Party total seats | Seats | ± | |||
| Independent | 7 |  1
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| Labor | 2 |  1
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| Independent Liberal | 1 | 
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| Greens | 1 |
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2017
edit| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Tiley | Independent | |
| Debra O'Brien | Labor | |
| Margaret O'Connor | Ind. Liberal | |
| Dorothy Robinson | Greens | |
| Simon Murray | Independent | |
| Jon Galletly | Independent | |
| Libby Martin | Independent | |
| Diane Gray | Independent | |
| Andrew Murat | Independent | |
| Bradley Widders | Independent | |
| Paul Gaddes | Independent | |
The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its councillor elected to Armidale Dumaresq Shire in 2012.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ian Tiley | 1,726 | 11.2 | ||
| Labor | 1,706 | 11.0 | +11.0 | ||
| Independent Liberal | 1,588 | 10.3 | |||
| Independent | Simon Murray | 1,502 | 9.7 | ||
| Independent | Jon Galletly | 1,405 | 9.1 | ||
| Greens | 1,163 | 7.5 | −5.7 | ||
| New England Futures Group | 675 | 4.4 | +4.4 | ||
| Independent | Libby Martin | 665 | 4.3 | ||
| Independent | Diane Gray | 481 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | Bradley Widders | 476 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | Jim Maher | 445 | 2.9 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Murat | 432 | 2.8 | ||
| Independent | Peter Bailey | 415 | 2.7 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Dupe | 368 | 2.4 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Aileen MacDonald | 296 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Maria Hitchcock | 241 | 1.6 | ||
| Independent | Michelle Wheatley | 234 | 1.5 | ||
| Independent | Les Davis | 205 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Gordon Cope | 202 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Fittler | 179 | 1.2 | ||
| Independent | Jack Hobbs | 167 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Herman Beyersdorf | 161 | 1.0 | ||
| Independent | Colin Gadd | 158 | 1.0 | ||
| Independent | Jack Rapely | 137 | 0.9 | ||
| Independent | Martha Saw | 108 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Trev Smith | 102 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Tom Walsh | 99 | 0.6 | ||
| Independent | Aziz Winrow | 65 | 0.4 | ||
| Independent | Dale Curtis | 59 | 0.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,460 | 94.09 | |||
| Informal votes | 971 | 5.91 | |||
| Turnout | 16,431 | 80.64 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Independent | 10,032 | 64.9 | |||
| Independent Liberal | 1,884 | 12.2 | |||
| Labor | 1,706 | 11.0 | +11.0 | ||
| Greens | 1,163 | 7.5 | −5.7 | ||
| New England Futures Group | 675 | 4.4 | +4.4 | ||
See also
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References
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- ^ "Armidale Regional Council". www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "It's official Tingha is on the move to Inverell". Armidale Regional Council. Armidale Regional Council. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Tingha community joins Inverell Shire". Inverell Shire Council. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Oban". New South Wales. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Armidale Post Office". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01312. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Railway Turntable". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01233. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Armidale Railway Station and yard group movable relics". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01075. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Central Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H02019. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Cathedral Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01925. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Lands Board Office". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00963. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Booloominbah". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01768. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "C B Newling Centre". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01769. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Roseneath". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00063. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Anglican Cathedral Church of St Peter Apostle and Martyr Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01924. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Saumarez Homestead". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01505. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "High Conservation Value Old Growth forest". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01487. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Armidale Regional (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Armidale Regional Council: Councillor Contest". Local Government Elections 2017. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Armidale Regional - First Preference Group and Candidate Votes by Aggregated Vote Type". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Independent Regional Alliance (IRA) is a group formed with a primary focus on upholding the fundamental democratic process and providing a true representation of what is important to the ratepayers of our region within Armidale Regional Council". Facebook. Independent Regional Alliance - Group C. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Our Candidates". communityfirstindependents.com/. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Hi everyone just letting everyone know I'm running in the Council Elections on September 14". Facebook. Councillor Margaret O'Connor. 24 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Armidale Regional". ABC News. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "GUYRA - DON'T WASTE YOUR VOTE! GET GUYRA's VOICE BACK" (PDF). Guyra Gazette. 1 December 2021. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
Authorised by M. O'Connor for Team Margaret and Gordon
- ^ "Margaret O'Connor will stand as an independent in the Armidale Regional Council election". The Armidale Express. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "The Liberal Party will not back ex-councillor Margaret O'Connor or any other candidate in the September council election". The Armidale Express.
- ^ "Armidale Regional". ABC News.
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