Dungog Shire

Dungog Shire
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates32°24′S 151°45′E / 32.400°S 151.750°E / -32.400; 151.750
Population
  • 9,195 (2015 est)[1]
  • 9,346 (2018 est.)[2]
 • Density4.08/km2 (10.6/sq mi)
Established1 July 1958 (1958-07-01)
Area2,251 km2 (869.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorJohn Connors(independent)
Council seatDungog
RegionHunter[3]
State electorate(s)Upper Hunter[4]
Federal division(s)Lyne[5]
WebsiteDungog Shire
LGAs around Dungog Shire:
Upper Hunter Mid-Coast Mid-Coast
Muswellbrook Dungog Shire Mid-Coast
Singleton Maitland Port Stephens

Dungog Shire is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the Barrington Tops and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.

Dungog Shire was formed on 1 July 1958 through the amalgamation of Wallarobba Shire with the Municipality of Dungog.[6]

The mayor of the Dungog Shire Council is Clr. John Connors, an independent politician.

  1. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  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. ^ "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Dungog Shire Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Lyne". Australian Electoral Commission. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (55)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 May 1958. p. 1604. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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