# Lockhart Shire

Lockhart Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was created in 1906 and is an agricultural and pastoral area.
The main towns and villages in the Shire include Lockhart (950 people), The Rock (860), Yerong Creek (145), Pleasant Hills (130) and Milbrulong (35). It has 1302 rural residents.
Galore Hill Scenic Reserve is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Lockhart.

## Demographics

Selected historical census data for Lockhart Shire local government area :
| Census year | Census year | Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Population | Population | Estimated residents on census night | 3,391 | 3,180 | 2,998 | 3,119 |
| Population | Population | LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | | | 121st | 119th |
| Population | Population | % of New South Wales population | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Population | Population | % of Australian population | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Cultural and language diversity | Cultural and language diversity | Cultural and language diversity | | | | |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Australian | | | 34.6% | 33.5% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | English | | | 29.6% | 27.6% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Irish | | | 10.4% | 10.5% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Scottish | | | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | German | | | 7.1% | 6.1% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Cantonese | 0.1% | 0.2% | n/c | 0.3% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Vietnamese | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.2% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | French | 0.1% | n/c | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Japanese | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.1% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | German | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Religious affiliation | Religious affiliation | Religious affiliation | | | | |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 26.6% | 29.9% | 30.4% | 29.3% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | No Religion, so described | n/c | 7.3% | 9.5% | 17.3% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Anglican | 22.9% | 22.0% | 20.6% | 16.8% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 11.2% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Uniting Church | 15.3% | 14.7% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| Median weekly incomes | Median weekly incomes | Median weekly incomes | | | | |
| Personal income | Personal income | Median weekly personal income | | A$393 | A$456 | A$585 |
| Personal income | Personal income | % of Australian median income | | 84.3% | 79.0% | 88.4% |
| Family income | Family income | Median weekly family income | | A$1,034 | A$1,069 | A$1,408 |
| Family income | Family income | % of Australian median income | | 88.3% | 72.2% | 81.2% |
| Household income | Household income | Median weekly household income | | A$777 | A$868 | A$1,114 |
| Household income | Household income | % of Australian median income | | 75.7% | 70.3% | 77.5% |

## Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Lockhart Shire merge with the Corowa and Urana shires to form a new council with an area of 8,581 square kilometres (3,313 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 16,000. In May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that following an independent review of merger proposals, the Government decided that the Corowa and Urana shire councils merge to form the Federation Council; while the Lockhart Shire would not amalgamate.

## Heritage listings

Lockhart Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Chinese Crossing
* The Rock railway station

## Council
### Current composition and election method

Lockhart Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors.

## Election results
### 2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Lockhart :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Independents | Independents | 1,271 | 100 | 9 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 1,271 | 94.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 70 | 5.2 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,341 | 100 | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 2,372 | 56.5 | |

### 2016

2021 New South Wales local elections: Carrathool :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Independents | Independents | 1,181 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | | | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | | | |