8-584: Yass Valley Council is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales , Australia . The area is located adjacent to the Hume and Barton Highways and the Main Southern railway line . The Shire includes the towns, and extensive rural and residential areas of: It also includes the localities of: The Yass Shire was proclaimed on 1 January 1980 following
16-740: Is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales , sorted by region. As of September 2024 there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, there are 33 local government areas in Greater Sydney and 95 local government areas and 12 regions in Regional NSW. All councils are listed below in alphabetical order by region. There is also the Unincorporated Far West Region which
24-406: Is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as one entire 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. Yass Valley is serviced by the following transport facilities: Local government areas of New South Wales This
32-801: Is not part of any local government area, in the sparsely inhabited Far West , and Lord Howe Island , which is also unincorporated but self-governed by the Lord Howe Island Board . Norfolk Island Regional Council is also subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales. Local elections are held in New South Wales every four years. The most recent elections were held in September 2024. Gundagai 10 June 1872 (as Municipality) (Willimbong Shire) Harden , Young There are four councils in NSW which whose office of Mayor has been elevated to Lord Mayor. The process requires that
40-643: The 2011 census , an increase of 7.5%. In the previous five years it grew by 14.4% from 13,135 at the 2006 census . There were 400 people (2.5%) who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2016 census. The median age was 42 years. 82.8% of the population was born in Australia. 3.6% were born in England, 1.2% in New Zealand and 0.4% in each of Germany, the United States and Netherlands. English
48-577: The amalgamation of Goodradigbee Shire and the Municipality of Yass . Yass Shire in turn was dissolved and merged into the Yass Valley Council on 11 February 2004, following a further amalgamation of Yass Shire and parts of Gunning and Yarrowlumla Shires . The mayor of Yass Valley Council is Cr. Allan McGrath. At the 2016 census , Yass Valley had a population of 16,142, 7,931 males and 8,209 females. It had grown from 15,020 at
56-514: Was $ 2,214 (Australian average: $ 1,734) and the median household family was $ 1,879 (Australian average: $ 1,438). In the 2016 census, there were 5,185 separate houses (94.0%), 216 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (3.9%), 27 flats, units or apartments (0.5%) and 37 other dwellings (0.7%). Of all occupied private dwellings, 4,343 were either fully owned or being purchased, which represents (78.6%) of all occupied private dwellings, while 1,011 (18.3%) were being rented. Yass Valley Council
64-451: Was stated as the only language spoken at home by 14,550 people (90.2%). The three most common languages spoken at home other than English were Croatian (0.4%), German (0.4%) and Dutch (0.2%). 84.3% of households had at least one resident who accessed the internet by any type of electronic device. The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over at the 2016 census was $ 869 (Australian average: $ 662). The median weekly family
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