City Of Lithgow
The City of Lithgow is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.
The mayor of the City of Lithgow Council is Cr. Maree Statham, who is unaligned with any political party.
Main towns and villages
The council seat is located in the city of Lithgow, the largest regional centre. The area also includes the towns and villages of Bell, Ben Bullen, Bogee, Bowenfels, Capertee, Clarence, Cullen Bullen, Dargan, Glen Alice, Glen Davis, Hampton, Hartley, Hartley Vale, Little Hartley, Marrangaroo, Meadow Flat, Newnes, Portland, Rydal, Sodwalls, Tarana, and Wallerawang.
Demographics
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on 2006 census night there were:
- 21,157 people living in the area, making the City the 77th largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.3% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694
- 116 more people living in the area than the previous period, giving the City the 82nd largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.2% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales
- in percentage terms, an increase of 0.6% in the number of people over the year, the 92nd fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%
- was an increase in population over the 10 years of 733 people or 3.6% (0.4% in annual average terms), the 81st highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.
Council
Current composition and election method
Lithgow City 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 4 December 2021.
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independent and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1. Martin Ticehurst (elected 1) 2. Elizabeth Fredericks (elected 8) 3. Ian Wamijo 4. Greg Noble 5. Rod Gurney |
2,812 | 21.6 | ||
| Independent | 1. Eric Mahony (elected 2) 2. Ray Smith (elected 6) 3. Dennis Limbert 4. Diane Plaza 5. Lucille Hoy |
2,214 | 17.0 | ||
| Independent | 1. Darryl Goodwin (elected 4) 2. Josh Howarth 3. Johan Nilsson 4. Greg Peveril-Guest 5. Charlie Healey 6. Melanie Palmer |
1,901 | 14.6 | −4.5 | |
| Independent | 1. Cass Coleman (elected 3) 2. Jon Cronin 3. Tenille Evans 4. Kylie Holmes 5. Mark McAuley |
1,833 | 14.1 | −2.4 | |
| Independent | 1. Maree Statham (elected 5) 2. Col O'Connor 3. Stuart McGhie 4. Almudena Bryce 5. Dianne O'Sullivan 6. Catherine Rookyard 7. David Adams |
1,667 | 12.8 | −29.3 | |
| Independent | 1. Steven Ring (elected 7) 2. Matthew Conlon 3. Natalie Foodey 4. Louis Sander 5. Michael Koleda |
923 | 7.1 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | 1. Tommy Evangelidis (elected 9) 2. Macgregor Ross 3. Marilyn Boundy 4. Jacob Bray 5. Karen Seita |
719 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Lesslie | 396 | 3.0 | −4.5 | |
| Independent | 1. Kyle Rollinson 2. Matthew Palmer 3. Scott Davies 4. Daniel Mortell 5. Samual Palmer |
327 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | Ann Thompson | 159 | 1.2 | ||
| Independent | Will Hanby | 67 | 0.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,018 | 93.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 856 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 13,874 | 87.3 | |||
2021
| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Maree Stratham | Team Maree | |
| Col O'Connor | Team Maree | |
| Stuart McGhie | Team Maree | |
| Almudena Bryce | Team Maree | |
| Darryl Goodwin | Good for Council | |
| Deanna Goodsell | Good for Council | |
| Cass Coleman | Cass Coleman | |
| Eric Mahony | Cass Coleman | |
| Stephen Lesslie | Independent | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Maree | 5,502 | 42.1 | |||
| Good for Council | 2,496 | 19.1 | |||
| Cass Coleman Community Team | 2,147 | 16.4 | |||
| Independent | 1,665 | 12.7 | |||
| Ring's Independent Lithgow | 633 | 4.8 | |||
| Lithgow First | 618 | 4.7 | |||
| Total formal votes | 13,061 | 95.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 636 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 13,697 | 86.4 | |||
Heritage listings
The City of Lithgow has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Ben Bullen, Wallerawang-Gwabegar railway: Ben Bullen railway station
- Bowenfels, Great Western Highway: Fernhill, Bowenfels
- Bowenfels, via Kirkley Street: Lithgow Heavy Anti Aircraft Gun Stations and Dummy Station
- Bowenfels, Main Western railway: Bowenfels railway station
- Bowenfels, Main Western railway: Bowenfels rail viaducts
- Hartley, Great Western Highway: Hartley historic site
- Hartley, 200 Jenolan Caves Road: Military Station archaeological site
- Hartley, The Old Bathurst Road: Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Hartley, Clarence Hilly Range and Mount Blaxland Precinct
- Hartley Vale, Hartley Vale Road: Collits' Inn
- Lithgow, Bent Street: Lithgow Valley Colliery and Pottery Site
- Lithgow, Brewery Lane: Lithgow Zig Zag
- Lithgow, Gas Works Lane: Lithgow Coal Stage Signal Box
- Lithgow, Inch Street: Lithgow Blast Furnace
- Lithgow, Jenolan Caves Road: McKanes Falls Bridge
- Lithgow, Main West Line 156.334 km, James Street: Lithgow Underbridge
- Lithgow, Main Western railway: Eskbank railway station, New South Wales
- Lithgow, Main Western railway: Ten Tunnels Deviation
- Lithgow, Railway Parade: Lithgow railway station
- Lithgow, Top Points Zig Zag railway: Cooerwull railway footbridge
- Marrangaroo, Main Western railway: Marrangaroo railway viaduct
- Old Bowenfels, 70 Mudgee Street: Bowenfels National School Site
- Portland, Carlton Road: Raffan's Mill and Brick Bottle Kilns
- Portland, Williwa Street: Portland Cement Works Precinct
- Rydal, Main Western railway: Rydal railway station
- Rydal, Main Western railway: Rydal rail underbridges
- Sodwalls, off Cuthill Road: Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Sodwalls, Fish River Descent Precinct
- Tarana, Main Western railway: Tarana railway station
- Wallerawang, Main Street: St John the Evangelist Church, Wallerawang
- Wallerawang, Main Western railway: Coxs River railway bridges, Wallerangang
- Wallerawang, Main Western railway: Wallerawang railway station
- Wambool, Main Western railway: Wambool old-rail truss overbridges
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lithgow (C)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "City of Lithgow Council". Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
- ^ "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2005–06 (catalogue no.: 3218.0)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
- ^ "City of Lithgow". ABC News.
- ^ "Coleman fighting to give families voice". Western Advocate.
- ^ "Ben Bullen Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01082. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Fernhill". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00225. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Lithgow Heavy Anti Aircraft Gun Stations and Dummy Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01862. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Bowenfels Railway Station and Stationmaster's House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00475. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Bowenfels Rail Viaducts". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01028. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Hartley Historic Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00992. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Military Station Archaeological Site and Burial at Glenroy". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01840. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Hartley, Clarence Hilly Range / Mount Blaxland Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01957. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Collits' Inn". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00455. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Lithgow Valley Colliery & Pottery Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00078. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Great Zig Zag Railway and Reserves". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00542. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Lithgow Coal Stage Signal Box". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01832. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Lithgow Blast Furnace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00548. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "McKanes Falls Bridge". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01473. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Lithgow (James St) Underbridge". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01831. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Eskbank Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01138. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Great Zig Zag Railway deviation tunnels". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01037. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Lithgow Railway Station Group and Residence". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01833. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Cooerwull Railway footbridge". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01115. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Marrangaroo railway viaduct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01046. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Bowenfels National School Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00761. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Raffan's Mill and Brick Bottle Kilns Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01738. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Portland Cement Works Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01739. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Rydal Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01239. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Rydal rail underbridges". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01053. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Sodwalls, Fish River Descent Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01958. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Tarana Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01263. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "St. John the Evangelist Church". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01702. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Wallerawang rail bridges over Cox's River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01064. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Wallerawang Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01282. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Wambool old-rail truss overbridges". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01065. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
