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City of Wagga Wagga is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia.
Wagga Wagga New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°08′S 147°22′E | ||||||||||||||
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• Density | 12.92712/km2 (33.4811/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 15 March 1870 (Borough)[3] 17 April 1946 (City)[4] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,825.9 km2 (1,863.3 sq mi)[5] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Dallas Tout[6] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Wagga Wagga[7] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
Website | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||||||||
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The mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga is Cr. Dallas Tout, an independent politician.[6]
The City of Wagga Wagga includes the suburbs of
Wagga Wagga was first incorporated as the Borough of Wagga Wagga on 15 March 1870.[8] 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.[9]
The City of Wagga Wagga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
At the 2021 census, there were 69,047 people in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population, close to twice the national average of 3.2%. 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% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 44.8% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.[14]
At the 2021 Census, 40.0% of residents stated their ancestry as Australian. Excluding not stated responses, 60.9% of residents in the City of Wagga Wagga nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity, which was higher than the national average of 47.1%. 85.3% of households only speak English at home, higher than the national average of 72%.[14]
Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government area | |||||||
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Census year | 2001[15] | 2006[16] | 2011[17] | 2016[18] | 2021[14] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 54,845 | 57,015 | 59,458 | 62,385 | 67,609 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 39th | 38th | |||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.87% | 0.87% | 0.86% | 0.83% | 0.84% | ||
% of Australian population | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.27% | ||
Estimated ATSI population on census night | 1,767 | 2,336 | 2,731 | 3,508 | 4,471 | ||
% of ATSI population to residents | 3.2% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 6.6% | ||
Median weekly incomes | |||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | No Data | A$463 | A$586 | A$696 | A$839 | |
% of Australian median income | 99.36% | 101.56% | 105.14% | 104.22% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,137 | A$1,418 | A$1,682 | A$2,060 | ||
% of Australian median income | 97.10% | 95.75% | 97.00% | 97.17% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$967 | A$1,149 | A$1,354 | A$1,638 | ||
% of Australian median income | 94.16% | 93.11% | 94.16% | 93.81% | |||
Dwelling structure | |||||||
Dwelling type | Flat or apartment | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 9.8% | 9.2% | |
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.8% | ||
Separate house | 84.5% | 84.2% | 84.8% | 84.9% | 85.5% | ||
Other dwellings | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | ||
Unoccupied dwellings | 8.3% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 7.5% | ||
Selected historical census data for the City of Wagga Wagga local government area | |||||||||
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Ancestry, top responses | |||||||||
2001 | 2006 | 2011[19] | 2016[20] | 2021[14] | |||||
No Data | No Data | Australian[N 1] | 45.4% | Australian | 43.1% | Australian | 40.0% | ||
English | 38.8% | English | 39.7% | English | 39.4% | ||||
Irish | 13.8% | Irish | 14.3% | Irish | 12.9% | ||||
Scottish | 10.1% | Scottish | 10.7% | Scottish | 10.7% | ||||
German | 5.4% | German | 5.3% | Aboriginal[N 2] | 6.4% | ||||
Country of Birth, top responses | |||||||||
2001[15] | 2006[16] | 2011[17] | 2016[18] | 2021[14] | |||||
Australia | 89.3% | Australia | 88.9% | Australia | 87.8% | Australia | 84.1% | Australia | 83.0% |
England | 1.5% | England | 1.5% | England | 1.4% | England | 1.3% | India | 1.5% |
New Zealand | 0.7% | New Zealand | 0.7% | New Zealand | 0.7% | India | 1.0% | Iraq | 1.2% |
Scotland | 0.3% | India | 0.3% | India | 0.5% | New Zealand | 0.7% | England | 1.2% |
Netherlands | 0.3% | Scotland | 0.3% | China | 0.4% | Philippines | 0.7% | New Zealand | 0.7% |
Germany | 0.2% | Netherlands | 0.2% | South Africa | 0.3% | China | 0.4% | Philippines | 0.7% |
Language, top responses (other than English) | |||||||||
2001[15] | 2006[16] | 2011[17] | 2016[18] | 2021[14] | |||||
Italian | 0.3% | Arabic | 0.3% | Arabic | 0.5% | Malayalam | 0.6% | Kurdish | 1.0% |
Greek | 0.2% | Mandarin | 0.2% | Mandarin | 0.4% | Mandarin | 0.5% | Malayalam | 0.8% |
Cantonese | 0.2% | Cantonese | 0.2% | Cantonese | 0.2% | Arabic | 0.5% | Mandarin | 0.6% |
Mandarin | 0.1% | Italian | 0.2% | Hindi | 0.2% | Tagalog | 0.3% | Arabic | 0.5% |
German | 0.1% | Greek | 0.1% | German | 0.2% | Filipino | 0.3% | Punjabi | 0.4% |
Religious affiliation, top responses | |||||||||
2001[15] | 2006[16] | 2011[17] | 2016[18] | 2021[14] | |||||
Catholic | 33.5% | Catholic | 33.4% | Catholic | 33.2% | Catholic | 30.6% | No Religion | 31.3% |
Anglican | 26.6% | Anglican | 25.5% | Anglican | 23.9% | No Religion | 22.2% | Catholic | 27.1% |
No Religion | 9.4% | No Religion | 11.6% | No Religion | 15.0% | Anglican | 19.5% | Anglican | 15.3% |
Presbyterian/Reformed | 7.6% | Presbyterian/
Reformed |
7.1% | Uniting Church | 5.5% | Presbyterian/
Reformed |
4.9% | Presbyterian/
Reformed |
3.8% |
Uniting Church | 7.1% | Uniting Church | 6.4% | Presbyterian/
Reformed |
4.9% | Uniting Church | 4.5% | Uniting Church | 3.4% |
Not Stated | n/c | Not Stated | n/c | Not Stated | n/c | Not Stated | 7.9% | Not Stated | 6.4% |
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:[21]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents | 5 | |
Labor Party | 2 | |
Getting It Done | 1 | |
The Greens | 1 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, is:[21]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Dallas Tout | Independent | Mayor[22] | |
Jenny McKinnon | The Greens | Deputy Mayor | |
Dan Hayes | Labor | ||
Amelia Parkins | Labor | ||
Richard Foley | Independent | ||
Tim Koschel | Independent | ||
Michael Henderson | Independent | ||
Rod Kendall | Independent | ||
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.[23] The change came into effect at the September 2016 elections.
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.[24][25][26]
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.[27][28] [29]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Getting It Done | 1. Georgina Davies 2. Karen Butts 3. Pradeep Kurien 4. Sarah Humphries 5. Steve Taylor |
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Community First | 1. Dallas Tout 2. Karissa Subedi 3. Marie (Pascale) Vythilingum 4. Megan Norton 5. Nin Nin Sang Dong |
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Foley's Five | 1. Richard Foley 2. Christopher Kanck 3. Shahnaz Akter 4. Wayne Deaner 5. Alisha Watkins |
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Labor | 1. Amelia Parkins 2. Tim Kurylowicz 3. Peita Vincent 4. Steven Dale 5. Mark Jeffreson |
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Fix Our Roads | 1. Robert Sinclair 2. Kane Salamon 3. Rosina Gordon 4. Julie Sinclair 5. Cassidy Turner |
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Building Tomorrow Together | 1. Lindsay Tanner 2. Ali Tanner 3. Clare Lawlor 4. Michael Nugent 5. Andrew Roberts |
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Greens | 1. Jenny McKinnon 2. Sam Ryot 3. George Benedyka 4. Virginia Gawler 5. Emma Rush |
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Voice of Wagga Residents | 1. Saba Nabi 2. Singh Manjinder 3. Birenbhai Patel 4. Priyanka Udeniya 5. Hina Ashfaq |
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Your Voice Matters To Us | 1. Timothy Koschel 2. Allana Condron 3. Mick Henderson 4. Chris Ingram 5. Jacinta Evans |
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Supporting Diversity | 1. Rory McKenzie 2. Samuel Avo 3. Gail Manderson 4. Midya Bari 5. Anna Gannon |
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Ready To Serve | 1. Ryan Dedini 2. Kelly O'Kane 3. Andrew Tuovi 4. John Kennedy 5. Sarah-Jane Jameson |
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Christians | 1. Paul McCausland 2. Christopher Cowell 3. Paul Cocks 4. Dorcas Musyimi 5. Darcy Maybon |
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Independent | Rosyln Prangnell | ||||
Total formal votes | |||||
Informal votes | |||||
Turnout |
Elected councillor | Party | |
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Michael Henderson | Clean Out Council | |
Richard Foley | Clean Out Council | |
Dan Hayes | Labor | |
Amelia Parkins | Labor | |
Rod Kendall | Independent (Group D) | |
Dallas Tout | Community First | |
Jenny McKinnon | Greens | |
Tim Koschel | Here For You | |
Georgie Davis | Getting It Done |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Clean Out Council | 9,201 | 25.6 | |||
Labor | 8,279 | 23.1 | +6.1 | ||
Independent (Group D) | 4,416 | 12.3 | |||
Community First | 3,576 | 10.0 | |||
Greens | 3,347 | 9.3 | +5.0 | ||
Here For You | 2,808 | 7.8 | |||
Getting It Done | 2,291 | 6.4 | |||
Independent (Group F) | 837 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
Independent Liberal | Robert Sinclair | 572 | 1.6 | ||
Independent Liberal | Rosina Gordon | 287 | 0.8 | ||
Independent | Richard Salcole | 235 | 0.7 | ||
Independent Liberal | Robin Dennis | 20 | 0.1 | ||
Independent Liberal | Daniel Vieria | 16 | 0.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 35,885 | 93.2 | |||
Informal votes | 2,634 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 38,519 | 83.3 |
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.[33]
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