Guyra Shire Council

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Guyra Shire is the name of a former local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire was abolished on 12 May 2016, where the council, together with the Armidale Dumaresq Shire, was subsumed into the Armidale Regional Council with immediate effect. The shire was located on the New England Highway. The Mayor of the Guyra Shire Council was Cr. Hans Hietbrink, from 2008 until the council was abolished on 12 May 2016. Hietbrink was unaligned with any political party. Main towns and villagesThe former Guyra Shire included the town of Guyra and villages including Ben Lomond, Black Mountain, Ebor, Llangothlin and Tingha. DemographicsAt the, there were people in the Guyra local government area, of these an approximately equal number were males and females. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 10 per cent of the population which is four times above both the national and state averages of 2. 5 per cent. The median age of people in the Guyra Shire was 41 years; slightly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22. 0 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17. 9 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49. 3 per cent were married and 11. 9 per cent were either divorced or separated.