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Coordinates:35°08′S147°22′E/ 35.133°S 147.367°E/-35.133; 147.367
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Wagga Wagga
New South Wales
Location inNew South Wales
Coordinates35°08′S147°22′E/ 35.133°S 147.367°E/-35.133; 147.367
Population
  • 62,385 (2016)[1]
  • 70,339 (2022 est.)[2]
• Density12.92712/km2(33.4811/sq mi)
Established15 March 1870 (Borough)[3]
17 April 1946 (City)[4]
Area4,825.9 km2(1,863.3 sq mi)[5]
MayorDallas Tout[6]
Council seatWagga Wagga[7]
RegionRiverina
State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)Riverina
WebsiteWagga Wagga
LGAsaround Wagga Wagga:
Coolamon Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai
Narrandera Wagga Wagga Snowy Valleys
Lockhart Greater Hume Snowy Valleys

City of Wagga Waggais alocal government areain theRiverinaregion of southernNew South Wales,Australia.

Themayorof the City of Wagga Wagga isCr.Dallas Tout, anindependentpolitician.[6]

City, town and localities

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The City of Wagga Wagga includes the suburbs of

as well as the villages of

History

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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 adjoiningShire of KyeambaandShire of Mitchellwere amalgamated into the City.[9]

Heritage listings

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

Demographics

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At the2021 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 peoplemade up 6.6% of the population, close to twice the national average of 3.2%. Themedianage 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 theirancestryasAustralian.Excluding not stated responses, 60.9% of residents in the City of Wagga Wagga nominated areligiousaffiliation withChristianity,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
Census year 2001[15] 2006[16] 2011[17] 2016[18] 2021[14]
Population Estimated residents oncensus night 54,845 Increase57,015 Increase59,458 Increase62,385 Increase67,609
LGArank in terms of size within New South Wales 39th Decrease38th
% of New South Wales population 0.87% Steady0.87% Decrease0.86% Decrease0.83% Increase0.84%
% of Australian population 0.29% Steady0.29% Decrease0.28% Decrease0.27% Steady0.27%
EstimatedATSIpopulation on census night 1,767 Increase2,336 Increase2,731 Increase3,508 Increase4,471
% of ATSI population to residents 3.2% Increase4.1% Increase4.6% Increase5.6% Increase6.6%
Medianweeklyincomes
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,terraceortownhouse 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
Ancestry, top responses
2001 2006 2011[19] 2016[20] 2021[14]
No Data No Data Australian[N 1] 45.4% Australian Decrease43.1% Australian Decrease40.0%
English 38.8% English Decrease39.7% English Decrease39.4%
Irish 13.8% Irish Increase14.3% Irish Decrease12.9%
Scottish 10.1% Scottish Increase10.7% Scottish Steady10.7%
German 5.4% German Decrease5.3% Aboriginal[N 2] Increase6.4%
Country of Birth, top responses
2001[15] 2006[16] 2011[17] 2016[18] 2021[14]
Australia 89.3% Australia Decrease88.9% Australia Decrease87.8% Australia Decrease84.1% Australia Decrease83.0%
England 1.5% England Steady1.5% England Decrease1.4% England Decrease1.3% India Increase1.5%
New Zealand 0.7% New Zealand Steady0.7% New Zealand Steady0.7% India Increase1.0% Iraq Increase1.2%
Scotland 0.3% India Increase0.3% India Increase0.5% New Zealand Steady0.7% England Decrease1.2%
Netherlands 0.3% Scotland Steady0.3% China Increase0.4% Philippines Increase0.7% New Zealand Steady0.7%
Germany 0.2% Netherlands Decrease0.2% South Africa Increase0.3% China Steady0.4% Philippines Steady0.7%
Language, top responses (other than English)
2001[15] 2006[16] 2011[17] 2016[18] 2021[14]
Italian 0.3% Arabic Increase0.3% Arabic Increase0.5% Malayalam Increase0.6% Kurdish Increase1.0%
Greek 0.2% Mandarin Increase0.2% Mandarin Increase0.4% Mandarin Increase0.5% Malayalam Increase0.8%
Cantonese 0.2% Cantonese Steady0.2% Cantonese Steady0.2% Arabic Steady0.5% Mandarin Increase0.6%
Mandarin 0.1% Italian Decrease0.2% Hindi Increase0.2% Tagalog Increase0.3% Arabic Steady0.5%
German 0.1% Greek Decrease0.1% German Increase0.2% Filipino Increase0.3% Punjabi Increase0.4%
Religious affiliation, top responses
2001[15] 2006[16] 2011[17] 2016[18] 2021[14]
Catholic 33.5% Catholic Decrease33.4% Catholic Decrease33.2% Catholic Decrease30.6% No Religion Increase31.3%
Anglican 26.6% Anglican Decrease25.5% Anglican Decrease23.9% No Religion Increase22.2% Catholic Decrease27.1%
No Religion 9.4% No Religion Increase11.6% No Religion Increase15.0% Anglican Decrease19.5% Anglican Decrease15.3%
Presbyterian/Reformed 7.6% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease7.1% Uniting Church Decrease5.5% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Steady4.9% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease3.8%
Uniting Church 7.1% Uniting Church Decrease6.4% Presbyterian/

Reformed

Decrease4.9% Uniting Church Decrease4.5% Uniting Church Decrease3.4%
Not Stated n/c Not Stated n/c Not Stated n/c Not Stated 7.9% Not Stated Decrease6.4%

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

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Wagga Wagga City Council(WWCC) is composed of ninecouncillorselectedproportionallyas a singleward.All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. Themayoris elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. Themost recent election was held on 4 December 2021,and the makeup of the council is as follows:[21]

Party Councillors
Independents 5
Labor Party 2
Getting It Done 1
Greens 1
Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2021, is:[21]

Councillor Party Notes
Dallas Tout Independent Mayor[22]
Jenny McKinnon 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

Areferendumwas held on 8 September 2012 and anabsolute majorityof 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.

Administration staff

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In December 2009, Wagga Wagga City Council announced that it had appointed Phil Pinyon as thegeneral managerof 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]

Cutting ties with China’s Sister City

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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]

Election results

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2024

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This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Riverina § Wagga Wagga results.[edit]
2024 New South Wales local elections:Wagga Wagga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Your Voice Matters To Us 1. Timothy Koschel (elected 1)
2. Allana Condron (elected 5)
3. Mick Henderson
4. Chris Ingram
5. Jacinta Evans 		8,369 22.9 +14.1
Community First 1. Dallas Tout (elected 2)
2. Karissa Subedi (elected 9)
3. Marie (Pascale) Vythilingum
4. Megan Norton
5. Nin Nin Sang Dong 		5,952 16.3 +6.3
Labor 1. Amelia Parkins (elected 3)
2. Tim Kurylowicz
3. Peita Vincent
4. Steven Dale
5. Mark Jeffreson 		4,716 12.9 -10.1
Getting It Done 1. Georgina Davies (elected 4)
2. Karen Butts
3. Pradeep Kurien
4. Sarah Humphries
5. Steve Taylor 		4,412 12.1 +5.7
Foley's Five 1. Richard Foley (elected 6)
2. Christopher Kanck
3. Shahnaz Akter
4. Wayne Deaner
5. Alisha Watkins 		2,984 8.2 -15.8
Greens 1. Jenny McKinnon (elected 7)
2. Sam Ryot
3. George Benedyka
4. Virginia Gawler
5. Emma Rush 		2,279 6.2 -3.1
Building Tomorrow Together 1. Lindsay Tanner (elected 8)
2. Ali Tanner
3. Clare Lawlor
4. Michael Nugent
5. Andrew Roberts 		2,144 5.9 +5.9
Christians 1. Paul McCausland
2. Christopher Cowell
3. Paul Cocks
4. Dorcas Musyimi
5. Darcy Maybon 		1,585 4.3 +4.3
Fix Our Roads 1. Robert Sinclair
2. Kane Salamon
3. Rosina Gordon
4. Julie Sinclair
5. Cassidy Turner 		1,514 4.1 +4.1
Supporting Diversity 1. Rory McKenzie
2. Samuel Avo
3. Gail Manderson
4. Midya Bari
5. Anna Gannon 		939 2.6 -9.7
Ready To Serve 1. Ryan Dedini
2. Kelly O'Kane
3. Andrew Tuovi
4. John Kennedy
5. Sarah-Jane Jameson 		832 2.3 +2.3
Voice of Wagga Residents 1. Saba Nabi
2. Singh Manjinder
3. Birenbhai Patel
4. Priyanka Udeniya
5. Hina Ashfaq 		640 1.7 +1.7
Independent Rosyln Prangnell 159 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 36,525 91.9
Informal votes 3,233 8.1
Turnout 39,758

2021

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This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Riverina § Wagga Wagga.[edit]
Elected councillor Party
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
2021 New South Wales local elections:Wagga Wagga[30][31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2016

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This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 2016 New South Wales local elections in Riverina § Wagga Wagga results.[edit]
2016 New South Wales local elections:Wagga Wagga[33][34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 1. Rod Kendall (elected 1)
2. Tim Koschel (elected 5)
3. David Merlino
4. Donna Argus
5. Paul Watson
6. Leila Bright
7. Robyn Krik 		6,840 20.50
Country Labor 1. Dan Hayes (elected 2)
2. Vanessa Keenan (elected 8)
3. Leah Ellis
4. Bethany Saab
5. James Halliburton 		5,670 17.00
Independent 1. Kerry Pascoe (elected 3)
2. Michelle Bray
3. Belinda Coleman
4. Tim Sheather
5. Steven Wait 		4,540 13.61
Independent 1. Paul Funnell (elected 4)
2. Tina Gavel
3. Jack Egan
4. Mick Henderson
5. Denise Flack 		4,545 13.62
Independent 1. Yvonne Braid (elected 6)
2. Greg Packer
3. Simone Lieschke
4. Brett Grant
5. Myriam Hribar 		1,882 5.64
Independent Greg Conkey (elected 7) 1,181 3.54
Independent Dallas Tout (elected 9) 876 2.63
Independent 1. Andreia Schineanu
2. Atlanta Hall
3. Bianca Miller
4. Kerri-Anne Miller
5. Jenni Campbell 		1,653 4.96
Greens 1. Kevin Poynter
2. Jacquie Tinkler
3. Emma Rush
4. Michael Bayles
5. Ray Goodlass 		1,447 4.34
Australia First 1. Lorraine Sharp
2. Robbie Williams
3. Jean Williams
4. Chris Sharp
5. Jean Huges 		1,476 4.42
Independent Alan Brown 584 1.75
Independent Mary Kidson 546 1.64
Independent Simone Eyles 413 1.24
Independent Richard Foley 506 1.52
Independent Peter Dale 435 1.30
Independent Anabel Williams 395 1.18
Independent 1. Ros Prangnell
2. Patricia Murray 		223 0.67
Independent Peter Templeton 147 0.44
Total formal votes 33,359 93.85
Informal votes 2,186 6.15
Turnout 35,545 80.54

Symbols and emblems

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Crowsare 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'. Thefloral emblemfor the city is theSilver Banksia.[36]

Coat of arms

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Coat of arms of the City of Wagga Wagga
Notes
Granted by theKings of Arms.
Adopted
15 November 1965
Crest
Out of aMural Crownin front of a Caduceus Or, winged Sable, eight leaves of the River Red Gum Tree (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) conjoined and in the form of two letters W proper.
Helm
A closed helmet.
Escutcheon
Vert, on a Fess between in chief eight stalks of Wheat, each four in the form of the letter W, and in base a Merino Ram's head caboshed, all Or, a Bar wavy Azure.
Supporters
On either side a Crow wings addorsed proper, gorged with a Collar dancetty Or, and perched on a forked twig.
Compartment
A compartment of grass divided by Water Barry wavy Argent and Azure.
Motto
Forward in Faith
Other elements
Mantling Vert doubled Or.
Symbolism
The colours of green and gold, and the gold band on green in the escutcheon are taken from the arms of CaptainCharles Sturt,the first European explorer of the area. The wavy blue line represents theMurrumbidgee River.The wheat (arranged as two "W" letters for the city name), and theMerinoRam head are for the principal industries of the city. The eightRiver Red Gumleaves in the crest are also arranged as two "W" letters and are placed in front of theCaduceus,the symbol ofMercury,the Roman god of commerce. The crow supporters with "W" collars are taken from the former Council seal and allude to the meaning of Wagga Wagga ( "the place of many crows" ). The compartment of grass divided by water represents the building of the city on both sides of the river.[37]
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  • 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

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Notes

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  1. ^The Australian Bureau of Statistics has stated that most who nominate "Australian" as their ancestry are part of theAnglo-Celticgroup.
  2. ^Those who nominated their ancestry as "Australian Aboriginal". Does not includeTorres Strait Islanders.This relates to nomination of ancestry and is distinct from persons who identify as Indigenous (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) which is a separate question.


References

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  2. ^"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18".Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019.Retrieved27 March2019.Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. ^"Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation".New South Wales Government Gazette.No. 60. New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1870. p. 642.Retrieved9 September2018– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION".Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales.No. 43. New South Wales, Australia. 26 April 1946. p. 997.Retrieved9 September2018– via National Library of Australia.
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  9. ^"Municipality of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales".Museum Victoria.Retrieved9 September2018.
  10. ^"Bomen Railway Station".New South Wales State Heritage Register.Department of Planning & Environment.H01093.Retrieved18 May2018.Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC-BY 4.0licence.
  11. ^"Hambledon Homestead".New South Wales State Heritage Register.Department of Planning & Environment.H00351.Retrieved18 May2018.Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC-BY 4.0licence.
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  23. ^"Wagga Wagga City Council – Referendum".Local Government Elections 2012.Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 14 September 2012.Retrieved1 October2012.
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