Ballina Shire
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Ballina Shire is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed on 1 January 1977 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Ballina and Tintenbar Shire.[2] The Shire is located adjacent to the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Highway. The council seat is located in the town of Ballina. The population of the Ballina Shire area was 46,850[1] in 2022.
The mayor of Ballina Shire Council is Sharon Cadwallader.[4]
Towns and localities
Other localities
- Alstonvale
- Alstonville
- Bagotville (shared with Lismore)
- Brooklet
- Cabbage Tree Island
- Dalwood
- Empire Vale
- Fernleigh
- Knockrow
- Lennox Head
- Lynwood
- Marom Creek (shared with Lismore)
- McLeans Ridges
- Meerschaum Vale
- Newrybar (shared with Byron)
- Pimlico
- Rous
- South Ballina
- Teven
- Tintenbar
- Tuckombil
- Uralba
- Wardell
- Wollongbar
Heritage listings
The Ballina Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Demographics
At the
Population growth in the Ballina Shire area between the 2001 census and the
At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Ballina local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or English exceeded 60 per cent of all residents (national average was 48.3 per cent). Nearly 60% of all residents in the Ballina nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census. Ballina Shire had a significantly higher proportion of households (89.1 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7 per cent).[6]
Selected historical census data for the Ballina Shire local government area | |||||
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Census year | 2001[7] | 2006[8] | 2011[9] | 2016[10] | |
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 37,017 | 38,461 | 39,274 | 41,790 |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 50th | 50th | |||
% of New South Wales population | 0.56% | ||||
% of Australian population | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.18% | ||
Cultural and language diversity | |||||
Ancestry, top responses |
English | 32.0% | 31.5% | ||
Australian | 31.2% | 28.8% | |||
Irish | 10.5% | 10.5% | |||
Scottish | 8.1% | 8.7% | |||
German |
3.1% | 3.2% | |||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Italian | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
German | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
Dutch | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
Spanish | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
Japanese | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | n/c | |
French | 0.2% | ||||
Religious affiliation | |||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic |
25.1% | 25.5% | 25.1% | 21.9% |
Anglican | 28.4% | 26.1% | 24.2% | 19.1% | |
No Religion | 13.4% | 17.4% | 21.4% | 30.2% | |
Uniting Church |
7.4% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 4.3% | |
Presbyterian and Reformed |
6.4% | 5.6% | 5.2% | ||
Median weekly incomes | |||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$397 | A$496 | A$601 | |
% of Australian median income | 85.2% | 86.0% | 90.8% | ||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,017 | A$1,153 | A$1426 | |
% of Australian median income | 86.8% | 77.9% | 82.2% | ||
Household income |
Median weekly household income | A$779 | A$930 | A$1156 | |
% of Australian median income | 75.9% | 75.4% | 80.4% |
Council
Current composition and election method
Ballina Shire Council is composed of ten
Party | Councillors | |
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Sharon Cadwallader Team | 4 | |
Independents
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3 | |
Greens
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2 | |
Nationals
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1 | |
Total | 10 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Mayor | Sharon Cadwallader | Sharon Cadwallader Team[15] | [11] | |
Ward A | Phil Meehan | Independent
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[12] | |
Rod Bruem | Sharon Cadwallader Team[15] | |||
Stephen McCarthy | Nationals[16]
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Ward B | Jeff Johnson | Independent | [13] | |
Eva Ramsey | Sharon Cadwallader Team[15] | |||
Kiri Dicker | Greens
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Ward C | Eoin Johnston | Independent | [14] | |
Simon Chate | Greens | |||
Nigel Buchanan | Sharon Cadwallader Team[15] |
2021 election results
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Independent | 1,0195 | 40.4 | 4 | 1 | |||
Sharon Cadwallader Team | 7,227 | 28.6 | 3 | ||||
Greens | 4,173 | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2 | 2 | ||
Labor | 3,676 | 14.5 | +14.5 | 0 | |||
Formal votes | 25,271 | 90.94 | |||||
Informal votes | 2,517 | 9.06 | |||||
Total | 27,788 | 100.00 | 9 | ||||
Registered voters / turnout | 32,830 | 84.64 |
References
- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia 2021-2022: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2023), 2021 to 2022". Australian Bureau of Statistics. April 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024. Estimated resident population, 2022.
- ^ a b "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (138)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 October 1976. p. 4526. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- ^ "Ballina Shire election results". ABC News. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ballina (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Ballina (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ballina (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ballina (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ballina (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Ballina – Mayoral Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ballina A Ward – Councillor Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ballina B Ward – Councillor Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ballina C Ward – Councillor Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Eva Ramsey says she will be her own woman on Ballina Council".
- ^ "Platforms or objectives of registered candidates".
- ^ "Ballina". ABC News.
- ^ "Ballina's new mayor 'humbled and honoured'". echo.net.au.