| Type: | lga |
| Dubbo Regional Council | |
| State: | nsw |
| Area: | 7536 |
| Mayor: | Mathew Dickerson |
| Mayortitle: | Mayor |
| Seat: | Dubbo |
| Fedgov2: | Calare |
| Logo Upright: | 1.2 |
| Url: | https://www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Near-N: | Gilgandra |
| Near-Ne: | Warrumbungle |
| Near-E: | Mid-Western |
| Near-S: | Cabonne |
| Near-W: | Narromine |
| Coordinates: | -32.25°N 184°W |
The Dubbo Regional Council is a local government area located in the Central West and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the City of Dubbo and Wellington Council as part of a widespread council amalgamation program. It was initially named Western Plains Regional Council for almost four months, and its name was changed to Dubbo Regional Council on 7 September 2016.[1]
The council comprises an area of and occupies part of the central western plains of New South Wales, surrounding the regional centre of Dubbo. As at the, the council had an estimated population of .
The current mayor of Dubbo Regional Council is Councillor Mathew Dickerson.[2]
As well as the regional centre of Dubbo, the following towns and localities are located within Dubbo Regional Council:
Dubbo Regional Council area has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[18]
| Selected historical census data for Dubbo Regional Council local government area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2016 | 2021 | ||
| Population | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.66% | 0.68% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.21% | 0.21% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||
| Ancestry, top responses | English | 28.8% | 35.9% | |
| Australian | 35.5% | 40.1% | ||
| Irish | 9.2% | 10.6% | ||
| Scottish | 6.7% | 8.2% | ||
| Australian Aboriginal | 15.1% | |||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Nepali | 0.4% | 1.4% | |
| Mandarin | 0.3% | 0.3% | ||
| Malayalam | 0.2% | 0.4% | ||
| Tagalog | 0.2% | |||
| Sinhalese | 0.2% | |||
| Religious affiliation | ||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 29.0% | 25.3% | |
| No religion, so described | 17.7% | 27.0% | ||
| Anglican | 23.5% | 18.2% | ||
| Uniting Church | 5.2% | 3.8% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||
| Median weekly personal income | 660 | 837 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 99.6% | 103.9% | ||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | |||
| % of Australian median income | 87.9% | 92.8% | ||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | |||
| % of Australian median income | 88.4% | 91.4% | ||
The Dubbo Regional Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally. The council is divided into five wards, each electing two councillors. 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 current makeup of the council is as follows:
The most recent election was held on 25 October 2021 and the makeup of the council is as follows:[19]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubbo Central | Mathew Dickerson | Independent | Mayor | ||
| Vicki Etheridge | Labor | ||||
| Dubbo East | Lewis Burns | Independent | |||
| Damien Mahon | Independent | ||||
| Dubbo North | Matthew Wright | Independent | |||
| Pamela Wells | Labor | ||||
| Dubbo South | Josh Black | Labor | |||
| Shibli Chowdhury | Independent | ||||
| Wellington | Jess Gough | Independent | Elected under the Ben Shields Team, which dissolved in 2022[20] | ||
| Richard Ivey | Independent | Deputy Mayor | |||