Weddin Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire's major town is Grenfell and it also includes the small towns of Caragabal, Greenethorpe and Quandialla.

The mayor of Weddin Shire Council is Cr Craig Bembrick, who is unaligned with any political party.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Weddin Shire local government area
Census year			2001	2006	2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on census night	3,653	3,641	3,665	3,664
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			119th	118th
		% of New South Wales population	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%	0.05%
		% of Australian population	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			36.2%	35.3%
		English			33.7%	33.2%
		Irish			9.9%	8.7%
		Scottish			8.4%	8.3%
		German			2.6%	2.4%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Cantonese	0.1%	n/c	0.1%	0.3%
		Tagalog	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.1%
		Filipino	n/c	n/c	0.1%	0.1%
		French	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.1%
		Greek	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Anglican	32.2%	31.3%	30.6%	26.7%
		Catholic	27.7%	27.0%	26.4%	24.1%
		No Religion, so described	6.8%	8.1%	12.9%	18.5%
		Not stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	10.3%
		Uniting Church	9.4%	9.4%	8.9%	8.0%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$330	A$383	A$492
		% of Australian median income		70.8%	66.4%	74.3%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$775	A$874	A$1,193
		% of Australian median income		66.2%	59.0%	68.8%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$602	A$717	A$904
		% of Australian median income		58.6%	58.1%	62.9%

Council

Current composition and election method

Weddin Shire 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 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Craig Bembrick	Unaligned	Mayor
	Paul Best	Independent
	Michelle Cook	Independent
	Phillip Diprose	Independent
	Warwick Frame	Independent
	Glenda Howell	Independent
	Jason Kenah	Independent
	Stuart McKellar	Independent
	Jan Parlett	Independent

Heritage listings

Weddin Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Iandra Road, Greenethorpe: Iandra Castle
• Koorawatha-Grenfell railway, Grenfell: Grenfell railway station