Singleton Council
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Singleton Council New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 32°34′S 151°10′E / 32.567°S 151.167°ECoordinates: 32°34′S 151°10′E / 32.567°S 151.167°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 24,071 (2015 Est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.92/km2 (12.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4,893 km2 (1,889.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Sue Moore | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Singleton | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Singleton Council | ||||||||||||
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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 Hunter railway line.
The mayor of the Council is Cr. Sue Moore, an independent politician.
The Council area includes Singleton, Broke, Bulga, Howes Valley, Putty, Warkworth, Jerrys Plains, Camberwell, Ravensworth, Mount Olive, Carrowbrook, Mirranie, Elderslie, Belford and Branxton.
At the 2011 census, there were 22,694 people in the Singleton Council local government area, of these 51.3 per cent were male and 48.7 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7 per cent of the population, which was higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Singleton Council area was 35 years, which was slightly lower than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.5 per cent were married and 10.5 per cent were either divorced or separated.
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