Blayney Shire
Blayney Shire | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Council Chambers, Blayney | |||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 33°32′S 149°15′E / 33.533°S 149.250°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Blayney | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Bruce Reynolds (Independent | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,525 km2 (589 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 7,257 (2016 census) 7,342 (2018 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.7587/km2 (12.325/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Blayney Shire | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Blayney Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line, and is centred on the town of Blayney.
Blayney Shire consists of approximately 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi) of well watered, gently undulating to hilly country and the climate is partially suitable for cool climate crops and trees. There is also significant mining industry in the shire.