Gloucester Shire

Gloucester Shire is a local government area in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the Bucketts Way and the North Coast railway line.

The Mayor of the Gloucester Shire Council is Cr. John Rosenbaum, an independent politician.

Towns and localities
The Shire includes the following towns and localities:


 * Gloucester
 * Barrington
 * Copeland
 * Craven
 * Stratford

Incomes
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2003-04, there:
 * were 1,416 wage and salary earners (ranked 128th in New South Wales and 418th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 and Australia's 7,831,856)
 * was a total income of $46,344,880 (around $46 million) (ranked 128th in New South Wales and 420th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion))
 * was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $32,729 (ranked 101st in New South Wales and 341st in Australia, 79% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 84% of Australia's $38,820)
 * was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $28,699 (ranked 130th in New South Wales and 439th in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 84% of Australia's $34,149).

Current composition and election method
Gloucester Shire Council is composed of seven Councillors, elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012 and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is: