Singleton Council

Singleton Council
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates32°34′S 151°10′E / 32.567°S 151.167°E / -32.567; 151.167
Population
 • Density4.6979/km2 (12.1676/sq mi)
Established1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Area4,893 km2 (1,889.2 sq mi)[3]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorCr Sue Moore[4]
Council seatSingleton[5]
RegionHunter[6]
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Hunter[9]
WebsiteSingleton Council
LGAs around Singleton Council:
Muswellbrook Upper Hunter Dungog
Muswellbrook Singleton Council Maitland
Mid-Western Hawkesbury Cessnock

Singleton Council is a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Main North railway line.

The mayor of the council is Cr. Sue Moore, an independent politician.[4]

Singleton Shire was established on 1 January 1976 with the amalgamation of Patrick Plains Shire and the Municipality of Singleton.[10]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Singleton (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Singleton (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 September 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Council Search – Singleton Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Singleton Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (147)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 14 November 1975. p. 4711. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.