| Type: | lga |
| Weddin Shire | |
| State: | nsw |
| Pop: | 3,664 |
| Pop2: | 3636 |
| Pop2 Year: | 2018 est. |
| Pop2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 3410 |
| Seat: | Grenfell[2] |
| Mayor: | Craig Bembrick (Unaligned) |
| Region: | Central West |
| Url: | http://weddin.nsw.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Cootamundra |
| Fedgov: | Riverina |
| Near-Nw: | Lachlan |
| Near-N: | Forbes |
| Near-Ne: | Cabonne |
| Near-W: | Bland |
| Near-E: | Cowra |
| Near-Sw: | Temora |
| Near-S: | Hilltops |
| Near-Se: | Hilltops |
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.
| Selected historical census data for Weddin Shire local government area | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | ||
| Population | ||||||
| % 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% | ||
| 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 | |||||
| % of Australian median income | 66.2% | 59.0% | 68.8% | |||
| Median weekly household income | ||||||
| % of Australian median income | 58.6% | 58.1% | 62.9% | |||
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.[3]
Weddin Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: