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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = lga
| name     = Snowy Valleys Council
| state    = nsw
| image    = Snowy Valleys LGA NSW.png
| caption  = Location in [[New South Wales]]
| pop      = 14395
| pop_year          = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes     = <ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA17080|name=SNowy Valleys (A)|accessdate=8 December 2017|quick=on}}</ref>
| pop2               = 14532
| pop2_year          = 2018 est.
| pop2_footnotes     = <ref name=ABS3218.0>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=27 March 2019}} Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.</ref>
| area     = 8960
| area_footnotes = <ref name=sc>{{cite web |url=https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/snowy-valleys-council/ |title=Snowy Valley Council |work=Stronger Councils |publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]] |date=12 May 2016 |access-date=13 May 2016 }}</ref>
| est      = {{start date|2016|05|12|df=y}}
| coordinates = <!--{{coord|35|37|S|148|5|E|display=inline,title}}-->
| seat     = <!--to be determined-->
| mayor    =  Ian Chaffey
| region   = [[South West Slopes]]
| logo     = Snowy Valleys Council logo.svg
| url      = http://www.snowyvalleys.nsw.gov.au/Home
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Albury|Albury]], [[Electoral district of Wagga Wagga|Wagga Wagga]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Eden-Monaro|Eden-Monaro]]
| near-nw  = [[City of Wagga Wagga|Wagga Wagga]]
| near-n   = [[Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council|Cootamundra-Gundagai]]
| near-ne  = [[Yass Valley Council|Yass Valley]]
| near-w   = [[Greater Hume Shire|Greater Hume]]
| near-e   = [[Snowy Monaro Regional Council|Snowy Monaro]]
| near-sw  = ''[[Towong Shire|Towong]]'' ([[Victoria (Australia)|Vic.]])
| near-s   = ''[[Towong Shire|Towong]]'' ([[Victoria (Australia)|Vic.]])
| near-se  = [[Snowy Monaro Regional Council|Snowy Monaro]]
}}
The '''Snowy Valleys Council''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] located in the [[South West Slopes]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. This area was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of the [[Tumut Shire]] and [[Tumbarumba Shire]] councils.<ref name=sc/>

The council area comprises {{convert|8960|km2}} and covers the western side of the southernmost parts of the [[Great Dividing Range]] and foothills in New South Wales. Large sections of the local government area are contained in [[national park]]s. At the time of its establishment, the population of the council area was estimated to be {{formatnum:14953}}.<ref name=sc/>

The Mayor of Snowy Valleys Council is Councillor Ian Chaffey, a Tumbarumba local, who won the most recent election.

==Main towns and villages==

In addition to the towns of [[Adelong, New South Wales|Adelong]], [[Batlow]], [[Tumbarumba]] and [[Tumut]], localities in the area include [[Brindabella, New South Wales|Brindabella]], [[Brungle, New South Wales|Brungle]], [[Cabramurra, New South Wales|Cabramurra]], [[Gilmore, New South Wales|Gilmore]], [[Grahamstown, New South Wales|Grahamstown]], [[Greg Greg]], [[Gocup, New South Wales|Gocup]], [[Jingellic, New South Wales|Jingellic]], [[Khancoban, New South Wales|Khancoban]], [[Killimicat]], [[Little River, New South Wales|Little River]], [[Maragle, New South Wales|Maragle]], [[Rosewood, New South Wales|Rosewood]], [[Talbingo, New South Wales|Talbingo]], [[Tooma, New South Wales|Tooma]], [[Wondalga, New South Wales|Wondalga]] and [[Yarrangobilly, New South Wales|Yarrangobilly]].

==Heritage listings==
The Snowy Valleys Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Mount Kosciuszko to Eden: [[Bundian Way]]<ref name=nswshr-1906>{{cite NSW SHR|5060185|Bundian Way|hr=01906|fn=EF12/1971|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Tumut, [[Adelong Falls Gold Workings]]<ref name=nswshr-72>{{cite NSW SHR|5045640|Adelong Falls Gold Workings/Reserve|hr=00072|fn=S90/07141 & HC 30495|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Tumut, Cootamundra-Tumut railway: [[Tumut railway station]]<ref name=nswshr-1273>{{cite NSW SHR|5012249|Tumut Railway Station group|hr=01273|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Tumut, 46 Russell Street: [[Montreal Community Theatre]]<ref name=nswshr-1909>{{cite NSW SHR|5001342|Montreal Community Theatre and Moveable Heritage Collection|hr=01909|fn=H97/01150/01|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Tumut, Tumut Plains Road: [[Junction Bridge, Tumut]]<ref name=nswshr-1471>{{cite NSW SHR|5051373|Junction Bridge|hr=01471|fn=H00/00319|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, there were 14,891 people in the Snowy Valleys local government area; of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. The [[median#Medians for populations|median]] age of people in Snowy Valleys Council was 45 years; the national median is 38 years.<ref name="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA17080 |name=Snowy Valleys |accessdate=27 September 2024 |quick=on}}</ref>

At the 2021 census, 42.0% of residents stated their [[ancestor|ancestry]] as [[Australians|Australian]]. 65%{{efn|Excludes not stated responses.}} nominated a [[Religion in Australia|religious]] affiliation with [[Christianity in Australia|Christianity]], which was significantly higher than the national average of 47.1%. 87.2% of households only speak English at home, higher than the national average of 72%.<ref name="Census2021"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" |Selected historical census data for Snowy Valleys local government area
|-
! colspan="3" |Census year !!2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Snowy Valleys (A) |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/community-profiles/2016/LGA17080 |access-date=27 September 2024 |website=2016 Census Community Profiles |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>
!2021<ref name="Census2021"/>
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Population ||Estimated residents on [[Census in Australia|census night]] || align="right" |14,395
| align="right" |{{Increase}} 14,891
|-
| align="right" |[[List of local government areas in New South Wales|LGA rank in terms of population size within New South Wales]] || align="right" | 77{{small|th}}
| align="right" |76{{small|th}}
|-
| align="right" |% of New South Wales population || align="right" | 0.19%
| align="right" |{{Decrease}} 0.18%
|-
| align="right" |% of Australian population || align="right" | 0.06%
| align="right" |{{Steady}} 0.06%
|-
! colspan="3" |Cultural and language diversity !!
!
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |[[Ancestor|Ancestry]],<br />top responses ||[[Australians|Australian]]{{efn|The [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] has stated that most who nominate "Australian" as their ancestry are part of the [[Anglo-Celtic Australian|Anglo-Celtic]] group.}}|| align="right" | 45.5%
| align="right" |{{Decrease}} 42.0%
|-
|[[English Australians|English]]|| align="right" | 38.9%
| align="right" |{{Increase}} 40.0%
|-
|[[Irish Australians|Irish]]|| align="right" | 11.7%
| align="right" |{{Decrease}} 11.6%
|-
|[[Scottish Australians|Scottish]]|| align="right" | 9.4%
| align="right" |{{Increase}} 9.7%
|-
|[[German Australians|German]]|| align="right" | 4.6%
| align="right" |n/c
|-
|[[Aboriginal Australians|Australian Aboriginal]]|| align="right" | 0.7%
| align="right" |{{Increase}} 6.1%
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |Language, used at
home<br />(other than [[Australian English|English]])
|[[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]|| align="right" |0.4%
|{{Increase}} 0.6%
|-
|[[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]|| align="right" |0.4%
|{{Decrease}} 0.3%
|-
|[[Filipino language|Filipino]]|| align="right" |0.2%
|{{Steady}} 0.2%
|-
|[[German language|German]]|| align="right" |0.2%
| align="right" |n/c
|-
|[[Thai language|Thai]]|| align="right" |n/c
| align="right" |{{Increase}} 0.3%
|-
|[[Wiradjuri language|Wiradjuri]]|| align="right |n/c
| align="right" |{{Increase}} 0.2%
|-
! colspan="3" |Religious affiliation !!
!
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |[[Religion in Australia|Religious]] affiliation,<br />top responses
|[[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]]|| align="right" |29.3%
| align="right" |{{Decrease}} 23.8%
|-
|[[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]]|| align="right" |26.2%
| align="right" |{{Decrease}} 23.5%
|-
||[[Irreligion in Australia|No religion, so described]]{{efn|In accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics source, 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.}}|| align="right" |18.8%
| align="right" |{{Increase}} 29.3%
|-
|[[Irreligion in Australia|Not stated]]|| align="right" |12.1%
| align="right" |{{Decrease}} 9.9%
|-
|[[List of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in Australia|Presbyterian and Reformed]]|| align="right" |3.5%
| align="right" |{{Decrease}} 2.8%
|-
! colspan="3" |Median weekly incomes !!
!
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Personal [[Household income|income]] ||[[Median]] weekly personal income || align="right" |A$
|align="right" |A$
|-
| align="right" |% of Australian median income || align="right" |%
| align="right" |%
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Family income  ||Median weekly family income || align="right" |A$
| align="right" |A$
|-
| align="right" |% of Australian median income || align="right" |%
| align="right" |%
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Household income ||Median weekly household income || align="right" |A$
| align="right" |A$
|-
| align="right" |% of Australian median income || align="right" |%
| align="right" |%
|}

==Council==
Snowy Valleys Council consists of nine [[councillor]]s elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as a [[Undivided council|single ward]].

===Current composition===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independents]]
| align=right | 6
|-
|{{Australian party style|Independent Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| align=right | 1
|-
|{{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent Liberal]]
| align=right | 1
|-
|{{Australian party style|Libertarian}}|&nbsp;
| [[Libertarian Party (Australia)|Libertarian]]
| align=right | 1
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| align=right | '''9'''
|}

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| James Hayes
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Trina Thomson
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| Deputy Mayor
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Ian Chaffey
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|Mayor
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Julia Ham
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent Liberal]]
|
|-
| {{Australian party style|Libertarian}}|&nbsp;
| John Larter
| [[Libertarian Party (Australia)|Libertarian]]
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style| Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Johanna (Hansie) Armour
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Michael Ivill
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
|
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Sam Hughes
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Brent Livermore
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 
|}

==Election results==
===2024===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Riverina|section=Snowy Valleys results}}

==See also==
{{Portal|New South Wales}}
* [[Local government areas of New South Wales]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Localities in Snowy Valleys Council}}
{{Local Government Areas of New South Wales}}
{{NSW Local Government amalgamations 2016|state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord missing|New South Wales}}

[[Category:Snowy Valleys Council| ]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Australia]]