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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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

2021

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Lithgow.[edit]
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
2021 New South Wales local elections: Lithgow
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: