Kempsey Shire
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Kempsey Shire is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The shire services an area of 3,380 square kilometres (1,310 sq mi) and is located on the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line. Kempsey Shire was formed on 1 October 1975 by the amalgamation of the former Kempsey Municipality and the former Macleay Shire.[3]
At the
The
Suburbs
- Aldavilla
- Burnt Bridge
- Dondingalong
- East Kempsey
- Euroka
- Greenhill
- Kempsey
- Sherwood
- South Kempsey
- West Kempsey
- Yarravel
Towns and localities
Towns and localities in the Kempsey Shire are:
Kempsey suburbs
- Kempsey
- East Kempsey
- South Kempsey
- West Kempsey
Other localities
- Aldavilla
- Arakoon
- Bellbrook
- Bellimbopinni
- Belmore River
- Burnt Bridge
- Carcolla
- Clybucca
- Collombatti
- Comara
- Crescent Head
- Dondingalong
- Euroka
- Frederickton
- Gladstone
- Greenhill
- Hat Head
- Jerseyville
- Kinchela
- Kundabung
- Millbank
- Mungay Creek
- New Entrance
- Nulla Nulla
- Oceanside
- Rainbow Beach
- Sherwood
- Smithtown
- South West Rocks
- Stuarts Point
- Turners Flat
- Warbro
- Willawarrin
- Yarrahapinni
- Yarravel
Demographics
At the
Population growth in the Kempsey Shire between the
At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Kempsey Shire local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 81 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent) and in the 2016 Census, this value was 79.4 per cent compared to the national average of 62.3 per cent. In excess of 62 per cent of all residents in the Kempsey Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census (62.9 per cent in 2016), which was higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent (49.2 per cent in 2016). Meanwhile, as at the 2011 Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Kempsey Shire local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.3 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (91.9 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).[7]
Selected historical census data for Kempsey local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001[8] | 2006[9] | 2011[7] | 2016[11] | 2021 | |
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 26,887 | 27,387 | 28,134 | 28,885 | 30,688 |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales |
62nd | 61st | 60th | |||
% of New South Wales population | 0.41% | |||||
% of Australian population | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.13% | |||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 35.3% | 34.2% | 41.1% | ||
English | 31.7% | 30.4% | 40.4% | |||
Aboriginal Australian | 11.3% | |||||
Irish | 8.3% | 8.5% | 9.5% | |||
Scottish | 6.0% | 6.3% | 8.7% | |||
German |
2.6% | 2.7% | 3.5% | |||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
German | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | ||
Tagalog | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
Cantonese |
n/c | n/c | 0.1% | |||
Dutch | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
French | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Anglican | 29.9% | 27.7% | 26.6% | 22.1% | 17.2% |
Catholic |
25.9% | 25.4% | 25.1% | 22.0% | 18.5% | |
No religion | 11.9% | 14.6% | 17.8% | 25.6% | 37.5% | |
Uniting Church | 9.8% | 8.7% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 4.5% | |
Presbyterian and Reformed |
3.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% | |||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$319 | A$386 | A$474 | A$550 | |
% of Australian median income | 68.5% | 66.9% | 71.6% | 68.32% | ||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$614 | A$902 | A$1,107 | A$1,347 | |
% of Australian median income | 59.8% | 60.9% | 63.84% | 63.54% | ||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$737 | A$748 | A$894 | A$1,085 | |
% of Australian median income | 62.9% | 60.6% | 62.17% | 62.14% |
Council
Current composition and election method
Kempsey Shire Council is composed of nine
Election results
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 1,890 | ||||
Independent | 1. Dean Saul (elected 3) 2. Scott Butterfield (elected 5) 3. Michael Vella 4. George Thring |
3,843 | 22.60 | +18.40 | |
Greens
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1. Arthur Bain (elected 1) 2. Dianne Nolan 3. Caroline George 4. Graeme Carrad |
3,246 | 19.90 | +9.70 | |
Independent | 1. Simon Fergusson (elected 2) 2. Joshua Freeman 3. Daniel Freeman 4. Margaret Moir |
2,099 | 12.35 | −8.85 | |
Independent | Anthony Patterson (elected 4) | 1,909 | 11.23 | +7.83 | |
Independent | Kerri Riddington (elected 7) | 1,562 | 9.19 | +3.39 | |
Independent | Alexandra Wyatt (elected 6) | 1,537 | 9.04 | +1.04 | |
Independent | Kinne Ring (elected 8) | 1,234 | 7.26 | +2.96 | |
Independent | Noel Selby | 753 | 4.43 | +1.43 | |
Independent SFF | Troy Irwin | 507 | 2.98 | −0.32 | |
Independent | Bruce Raeburn | 119 | 0.70 | −1.80 | |
Independent | Andrew Evans | 102 | 0.60 | +1.40 | |
Independent | Stephen McNamara | 91 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
Total formal votes | 17,002 | 92.82 | +5.22 | ||
Informal votes | 1,315 | 7.18 | −5.22 | ||
Turnout | 18,317 | 78.50 | −2.80 |
2021
Elected councillor | Party | |
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Simon Fergusson | Independent (Group A) | |
Joshua Freeman | Independent (Group A) | |
Liz Campbell | Independent | |
Vijay Craigie | Independent (Group B) | |
Arthur Bain | Greens | |
Alexandra Wyatt | Independent | |
Kerri Riddington | Independent | |
Anthony Patterson | Independent |
This election was
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent (Group A) | 3,440 | 21.2 | |||
Independent | Liz Campbell | 1,912 | 11.8 | ||
Independent (Group B) | 1,886 | 11.6 | |||
Greens
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Arthur Bain | 1,649 | 10.2 | ||
Independent | Alexandra Wyatt | 1,299 | 8.0 | ||
Independent | Kerri Riddington | 934 | 5.8 | ||
Independent | Kinne Ring | 704 | 4.3 | ||
Independent | Dean Saul | 685 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | Mark Baxter | 618 | 3.8 | ||
Independent | Anthony Patterson | 558 | 3.4 | ||
Independent SFF | Troy Irwin | 537 | 3.3 | ||
Independent | Sue McGinn | 509 | 3.1 | ||
Independent | Byron Fegan | 416 | 2.6 | ||
Independent | Bruce Raeburn | 397 | 2.5 | ||
Independent | Andrew Evans | 331 | 2.0 | ||
Independent | Noel Selby | 329 | 2.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,204 | 87.6 | |||
Informal votes | 2,289 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 18,493 | 81.3 |
See also
References
- ^ Changes compared with the results at the 2021 elections.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kempsey (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (114)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 September 1975. p. 3561. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vinson, Tony (February 2007). "Dropping off the edge". Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ^ Horin, Adele (26 February 2007). "Stuck in a down town". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Vinson, Tony (August 2015). "New South Wales fact sheet" (PDF). Dropping off the Edge. Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kempsey (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Kempsey (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kempsey (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Horin, Adele (26 February 2007). "Economic boom bypasses nation's poor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "2016 Kempsey (A), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "iVote failure election re-runs in Kempsey, Singleton, Shellharbour to be held July 30 despite efforts to postpone". ABC News. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Kempsey". ABC News.