Tamworth Regional Council
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Tamworth Regional Council is a
The
Towns and villages
The area includes the city of
.Suburbs
- Calala
- Coledale
- Daruka Estate
- East Tamworth
- Forest Hills
- Hillvue
- Kingswood
- Nemingha
- North Tamworth
- Oxley Vale
- South Tamworth
- Taminda
- Tamworth
- Tamworth Central Business District
- Westdale
- West Tamworth
Heritage listings
Tamworth Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Kootingal, New England Highway: Moonby House[4]
- Manilla, Tamworth-Barraba railway: Manilla railway underbridges[5]
- Tamworth, Fitzroy Street: Tamworth Post Office[6]
- Tamworth, King George V Memorial Avenue (East): King George V Avenue of Memorial English Oaks[7]
- Tamworth, Main Northern railway: Tamworth railway station[8]
- Tamworth, Main Northern railway: Peel River railway bridge[9]
- Tamworth, Marius Street (East): Dominican Roman Catholic Convent[10]
- Tamworth, Peel Street (cnr): Tamworth Peel Barracks[11]
Demographics
At the
Population growth in the Tamworth Regional Council between the 2011 census and the 2016 census was 6.0 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Tamworth Regional local government area was slightly lower than the national average.
At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Tamworth Regional local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 85 per cent of all residents (national average was around 60 per cent). In excess of 70% of all residents in the Tamworth Regional Council nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2016 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of approximately 60 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Tamworth Regional local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (4.6 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 26.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (88.7 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 68.5 per cent).[12]
Selected historical census data for the Tamworth Regional local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001 | 2006[13] | 2011[14] | 2016[12] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on Census night | n/a | 53,590 | ![]() |
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LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 43rd | ![]() | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.80% | ![]() |
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% of Australian population | n/a | 0.27% | ![]() |
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Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 37.5% | ![]() | |||
English | 31.0% | ![]() | ||||
Irish | 8.5% | ![]() | ||||
Scottish | 7.3% | ![]() | ||||
German |
3.2% | ![]() | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Tagalog | n/c | ![]() |
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Cantonese | 0.1% | ![]() |
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Mandarin | 0.1% | ![]() |
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Filipino | 0.2% | |||||
Cantonese | 0.2% | |||||
German | 0.1% | ![]() | ||||
Italian | 0.1% | ![]() | ||||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Anglican | 38.4% | ![]() |
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Catholic |
26.5% | ![]() |
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No Religion | 9.5% | ![]() |
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Uniting Church |
6.3% | ![]() |
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Presbyterian and Reformed |
5.3% | ![]() | ||||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$405 | A$515 | A$633 | ||
% of Australian median income | 86.9% | ![]() |
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Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,041 | A$1,181 | A$1,446 | ||
% of Australian median income | 88.9% | ![]() |
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Household income |
Median weekly household income | A$818 | A$958 | A$1,180 | ||
% of Australian median income | 79.6% | ![]() |
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Council
Current composition and election method
Tamworth Regional Council is composed of nine
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned
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Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2022, in order of election, is:[15]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Mark Rodda | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor | |
Russell Webb | Unaligned | Mayor [16] | |
Bede Bourke | Independent
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Brooke Southwell | Independent
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Helen Tickle | Independent
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Phil Betts | Unaligned | ||
Marc Sutherland | Independent
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Judy Coates | Independent
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Steve Mears | Labor |
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tamworth Regional (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10 - Environment/Energy". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Council Overview - Tamworth Regional Council". www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011.
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- ^ a b c d e Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tamworth Regional (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tamworth Regional (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tamworth Regional (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Tamworth Regional Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Mayor and Councillors | Tamworth Regional Council".