Nambucca Valley Council

Coordinates: 30°43′S 152°55′E / 30.717°S 152.917°E / -30.717; 152.917
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Nambucca Heads, New South Wales
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Nambucca Valley Council is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

The shire services an area of 1,491 square kilometres (576 sq mi) and is located adjacent to the

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing within its boundaries; being 7.6 per cent of the population, nearly treble the national and state averages of 2.8 and 2.9 per cent respectively.[2] Within the Shire's boundaries is Bowraville, one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in Australia.[3]

The

independent
politician.

The local government area was created on 15 December 1915, from land excised from Bellingen Shire, and was originally called Nambucca Shire.[4] The area was renamed Nambucca Valley from 4 December 2019.[5]

Towns and localities

Towns and localities in the Nambucca Valley Council area:

Heritage listings

The Nambucca Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

Nambucca Heads aerial panorama

At the

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.0 per cent of the population, which was greater than the national and state averages of 3.2 and 3.4 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the Nambucca Valley Council was 52 years, some fourteen years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.7 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.0 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 42.4 per cent were married and 17.6 per cent were either divorced or separated.[1]

The median

weekly income for residents within the Nambucca Valley Council was significantly below the national average with $976 household income compared to $1,746 nationally,[1] being one of the factors that place parts of the Nambucca Valley Council in an area of social disadvantage.[3]

At the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents in the Nambucca Valley Council local government area who stated their

Gumbaynggir, an Australian Aboriginal language, and 0.2% of residents stated they speak French.[1]

Selected historical census data for Nambucca local government area
Census year 2001[7] 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[2] 2021[1]
Population Estimated residents on census night 17,660 Increase 17,897 Increase 18,644 Increase 19,212 Increase 20,407
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
 71st
% of New South Wales population – – 0.27% Decrease 0.26% Decrease 0.25%
% of Australian population 0.09% Steady 0.09% Steady 0.09% Decrease 0.08 Steady 0.08%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 Australian – – 33.4% Decrease 33.2% Increase 41.0%
English – – 32.6% Decrease 31.9% Increase 43.2%
Irish – – 8.7% Decrease 8.6% Increase 11.6%
Scottish – – 7.9% Decrease 7.8% Increase 11.2%
German
 – – 3.0% Decrease 2.9% –
Australian Aboriginal – – – – 7.4%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 German 0.3% Steady 0.3% Decrease 0.2% Decrease 0.1% Increase 0.2%
Gumbaynggir
 – 0.1% Increase 0.2% Decrease 0.1% Increase 0.2%
French 0.1% Steady 0.1% Increase 0.2% Steady 0.2% Steady 0.2%
Dutch – 0.1% Increase 0.2% – –
Nepali – – – – 0.2%
Italian 0.2% Decrease 0.1% Steady 0.1% – –
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 Anglican 30.3% Decrease 28.1% Decrease 25.7% Decrease 21.7% Decrease 15.8%
Catholic
 22.1% Decrease 21.4% Increase 21.8% Decrease 19.4% Decrease 17.2%
No Religion 13.5% Increase 17.8% Increase 21.2% Increase 29.2% Increase 40.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed
 6.2% Decrease 5.8% Decrease 5.5% Decrease 4.8% Decrease 3.6%
Uniting Church 6.8% Decrease 6.4% Decrease 5.3% – –
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income $296 Increase $377 Increase $467 Increase $527
% of Australian median income 63.5% Increase 65.3% Increase 70.5% Decrease 65.2%
Family income Median weekly family income $562 Increase $853 Increase $1080 Increase $1309
% of Australian median income 54.7% Increase 57.6% Increase 62.2% Decrease 61.74%
Household income
 Median weekly household income $642 Increase $700 Increase $835 Increase $976
% of Australian median income 54.8% Increase 56.7% Increase 58.1% Decrease 55.8

Council

Current composition and election method

Nambucca Valley Council is composed of nine

ward. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021
.

Party Councillors
 
Independents
 8
  Labor 1
Total 9

Election results

2021

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Nambucca Valley.[edit]
2021 New South Wales local elections: Nambucca Valley[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rhonda Hoban 5,161 42.9
Labor Susan Jenvey (elected) 1,984 16.5
Independent James Angel (elected) 828 6.9
Independent Ricky Buchanan (elected) 602 5.0
Independent Trevor Ballangarry (elected) 524 4.4
Independent David Hall 498 4.1
Independent David Jones (elected) 415 3.4
Independent Martin Ballangarry (elected) 414 3.4
Independent Barry Clow 365 3.0
Independent Peter Sobey 352 2.9
Independent Michael Scafidi 345 2.9
Independent Troy Vance (elected) 342 2.8
Independent John Wilson (elected) 213 1.8
Total formal votes 12,043 93.9
Informal votes 783 6.1
Turnout 12,826 80.4

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nambucca Valley". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 February 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nambucca (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b Horin, Adele (26 February 2007). "Economic boom bypasses nation's poor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Proclamation (222)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 December 1915. p. 7468. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Local Government Act 1993. Proclamation (165)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 December 2019. p. 5467. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via Government Printer.
  6. Department of Planning & Environment. H01184. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence
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  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Nambucca (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Nambucca (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Nambucca (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 February 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "Nambucca Valley". ABC News.
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