Murrumbidgee Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Murrumbidgee Shire and the Jerilderie Shire.

The combined area comprises and covers the urban areas of Coleambally, Darlington Point and Jerilderie and the surrounding cropping and pastoral areas. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was 4,047.

The inaugural mayor of Murrumbidgee Council is former Jerilderie Shire councillor Ruth McRae, elected on 21 September 2017. Cr McRae was elected as mayor for the second term on 24 September 2019.

Council Murrumbidgee Council has nine councillors, with three councillors elected proportionally from three wards – Jerilderie, Murrumbidgee and Murrumbidgee East. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.

Election results 2024

Demographics Selected historical census data for Murrumbidgee Council local government areaCensus year 2001 2006 2011 2016Population Estimated residents on census night      LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales   % of New South Wales population 0.04%  0.04%  0.03%  0.05%% of Australian population 0.01%  0.01%  0.01%  0.02%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian 36.4%  35.0%English 27.4%  27.6%Irish 9.6%  9.3%Scottish 7.7%  7.8%Italian n/c  3.2%Language,top responses(other than English) Italian0.3%  0.4%  0.5%  0.4%Spanishn/c  n/c  n/c  0.3%Arabicn/c  n/c  n/c  0.3%Tagalog0.2%  n/c  0.5%  0.3%Mandarinn/c  n/c  n/c  0.3%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses Catholic28.9%  28.0%  28.3%  28.9%Anglican33.0%  32.8%  29.9%  22.3%No Religion, so described9.2%  8.7%  13.6%  18.7%Not statedn/c  n/c  n/c  12.1%Uniting Church 11.2%  9.8%  8.2%  8.5%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income 467 508 659% of Australian median income 100.2%  88.0%  99.5%Family income Median weekly family income % of Australian median income 89.4%  74.9%  84.3% Household income Median weekly household income % of Australian median income 83.8%  72.4%  83.2%

Heritage listings The Murrumbidgee Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Darlington Point, Warangesda: Warangesda Aboriginal Mission Jerilderie, Nowranie Street: Jerilderie railway station

See also

Local government areas of New South Wales

References