Singleton Council

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Field	Value
type	lga
name	Singleton Council
state	nsw
image	Singleton LGA NSW.png
caption	Location in New South Wales
coordinates
pop	22987
pop_year
pop_footnotes
pop2	23422
pop2_year	2018 est.
pop2_footnotes
est
area	4893
area_footnotes
timezone	AEST
utc	+10
timezone-dst	AEDT
utc-dst	+11
mayor	Cr Sue Moore
location1
location2
seat	Singleton
region	Hunter
stategov	Upper Hunter
stategov2	Cessnock
fedgov	Hunter
logo	Singleton Council Logo.jpg
url	http://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au
near-n	Upper Hunter
near-ne	Dungog
near-e	Maitland
near-se	Cessnock
near-s	Hawkesbury
near-sw	Mid-Western
near-w	Muswellbrook
near-nw	Muswellbrook
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The mayor of the council is Cr. Sue Moore, an independent politician.

Singleton Shire was established on 1 January 1976 with the amalgamation of Patrick Plains Shire and the Municipality of Singleton.

History

Aboriginal history

Singleton and the surrounding area was originally occupied by The Wonnarua / Wanaruah people and they are the traditional land owners of the Singleton area.

Early history

The town is named after Ben Singleton who explored the area in 1820s . In 1821 he started to occupy the land. In 1823 he started an agistment business on the Hunter River and started a flour mill in 1827.In 1829 the town expanded to a post office and an inn.

Main towns and villages

The Council area includes Singleton, Broke, Bulga, Howes Valley, Putty, Warkworth, Jerrys Plains, Camberwell, Ravensworth, Mount Olive, Carrowbrook, Mirranie, Elderslie, Belford and Branxton.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were people in the Singleton Council local government area, of these 51.3 per cent were male and 48.7 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7 per cent of the population, which was higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Singleton Council area was 35 years, which was slightly lower than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.5 per cent were married and 10.5 per cent were either divorced or separated.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Hunter_Expressway_-_Singleton_LGA_Boundary.jpg" caption="Singleton Council boundary, at the western end of the [[Hunter Expressway]] near Black Creek"] ::

Population growth in the Singleton Council area between the 2001 census and the was 8.12 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 3.45 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Singleton Council local government area was slightly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Singleton Council area was marginally higher than the national average.

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Singleton Council local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 83 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 69% of all residents in the Singleton Council area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Singleton Council local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (4.0 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (93.5 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).

::data[format=table] | Selected historical census data for the Singleton Council local government area | Census year | id=LGA17000 |name=Singleton (A) |accessdate=23 December 2013 |quick=on}} | id=LGA170000 |name=Singleton (A) |accessdate=23 December 2013 |quick=on}} | 2011 | Cultural and language diversity | Religious affiliation | Median weekly incomes | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Population | Estimated residents on Census night | | | | | | | | LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | | | | | | | | | % of New South Wales population | | | 0.33% | | | | | | % of Australian population | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.11% | | | | | | Ancestry, top responses | Australian | | | 36.8% | | | | | English | | | 31.5% | | | | | | Irish | | | 7.8% | | | | | | Scottish | | | 7.3% | | | | | | German | | | 3.6% | | | | | | Language, top responses (other than English) | Afrikaans | n/c | 0.1% | 0.4% | | | | | German | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | | | | | | Italian | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | | | | | | Filipino | 0.1% | n/c | 0.1% | | | | | | Cantonese | n/c | 0.2% | 0.1% | | | | | | Religious affiliation, top responses | Anglican | 38.6% | 36.4% | 34.6% | | | | | Catholic | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.2% | | | | | | No Religion | 9.2% | 11.4% | 15.5% | | | | | | Uniting Church | 7.5% | 7.0% | 6.2% | | | | | | Presbyterian and Reformed | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.8% | | | | | | Personal income | Median weekly personal income | | A$487 | A$640 | | | | | % of Australian median income | | 104.5% | 110.9% | | | | | | Family income | Median weekly family income | | | | | | | | % of Australian median income | | 124.5% | 130.1% | | | | | | Household income | Median weekly household income | | | | | | | | % of Australian median income | | 122.5% | 137.1% | | | | | ::

Council

Current composition and election method

Singleton Council is composed of ten councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the nine other councillors are elected proportionally as one entire ward. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Australia_Singleton_Council_2021.svg"] ::

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Party	Councillors


	Total
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The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

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Councillor	Party	Notes
		Sue Moore
		Danny Thompson
		Tony Jarrett
		Tony McNamara
		Malinda McLachlan
		Val Scott
		Godfrey Adamthwaite
		Sue George
		Belinda Charlton
		Hollee Jenkins
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Election results

2024

2022

References

{{Census 2016 AUS
(27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
{{Census 2011 AUS
"Council Search – Singleton Council". [[New South Wales Division of Local Government]].
"Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Singleton Council". [[New South Wales Division of Local Government]].
"Upper Hunter". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].
"Cessnock". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].
(26 July 2012). "Hunter". [[Australian Electoral Commission]].
(14 November 1975). "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation".
"Singleton Council – Aboriginal History".
"Singleton, NSW".
{{Census 2001 AUS
{{Census 2006 AUS
(23 December 2021). "Singleton Councillor Election". Electoral Commission of New South Wales.
(21 December 2021). "Singleton Council – Mayoral Election". Electoral Commission of New South Wales.

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