Английская Википедия:Ballina Shire

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place 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. 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 in 2022.

The mayor of Ballina Shire Council is Sharon Cadwallader.

Heritage listings

The Ballina Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• High Conservation Value Old Growth forest

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 41 790 people in the Ballina local government area; of these 48.2 per cent were male and 51.8 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3 per cent of the population, which was higher than the national (2.9%) and state averages (2.8%). The median age of people in the Ballina Shire area was 48 years, which was significantly higher than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 16.7 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.0 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 48.9 per cent were married and 14.4 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Ballina Shire area between the 2001 census and the Шаблон:CensusAU was 3.89 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 2.11 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Ballina local government area was significantly lower than the national average. Growth increased to a 9.2% increase between 2011 and 2016, compared to a national average of 8.8%. The median weekly income for residents within the Ballina Shire area was significantly lower than the national average.

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).

Selected historical census data for the Ballina Shire local government area
Census year		2001	2006	2011	2016
Population	Estimated residents on census night	37 017	Шаблон:Gain 38 461	Шаблон:Gain 39 274	Шаблон:Gain 41 790
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			Шаблон:NtsШаблон:Small	Шаблон:Steady Шаблон:NtsШаблон:Small
	% of New South Wales population			0.56%
	% of Australian population	0.20%	Шаблон:Steady 0.19%	Шаблон:Steady 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%	Шаблон:Gain 0.4%	Шаблон:Steady 0.4%	Шаблон:Loss 0.3%
	German	0.3%	Шаблон:Steady 0.3%	Шаблон:Steady 0.3%	Шаблон:Steady 0.3%
	Dutch	0.2%	Шаблон:Steady 0.2%	Шаблон:Steady 0.2%	Шаблон:Steady 0.2%
	Spanish	n/c	n/c	Шаблон:Gain 0.2%	Шаблон:Steady 0.2%
	Japanese	n/c	n/c	Шаблон:Gain 0.2%	n/c
	French				0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	Catholic	25.1%	Шаблон:Gain 25.5%	Шаблон:Loss 25.1%	Шаблон:Loss 21.9%
	Anglican	28.4%	Шаблон:Loss 26.1%	Шаблон:Loss 24.2%	Шаблон:Loss 19.1%
	No Religion	13.4%	Шаблон:Gain 17.4%	Шаблон:Gain 21.4%	Шаблон:Gain 30.2%
	Uniting Church	7.4%	Шаблон:Loss 6.3%	Шаблон:Loss 5.6%	Шаблон:Loss 4.3%
	Presbyterian and Reformed	6.4%	Шаблон:Loss 5.6%	Шаблон:Loss 5.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		A$397	A$496	A$601
	% of Australian median income		85.2%	Шаблон:Gain 86.0%	Шаблон:Gain 90.8%
Family income	Median weekly family income		Шаблон:AUD1017	Шаблон:AUD1153	A$1426
	% of Australian median income		86.8%	Шаблон:Loss 77.9%	Шаблон:Gain 82.2%
Household income	Median weekly household income		Шаблон:AUD779	Шаблон:AUD930	A$1156
	% of Australian median income		75.9%	Шаблон:Loss 75.4%	Шаблон:Gain 80.4%

Council

Current composition and election method

Ballina Shire Council is composed of ten councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the nine other councillors are elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:

Party		Councillors
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Sharon Cadwallader Team	4
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independents	3
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Greens	2
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Nationals	1
	Total	10

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Mayor	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Sharon Cadwallader	Sharon Cadwallader Team
Ward A	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Phil Meehan	Independent
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Rod Bruem	Sharon Cadwallader Team
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Stephen McCarthy	Nationals
Ward B	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Jeff Johnson	Independent
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Eva Ramsey	Sharon Cadwallader Team
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Kiri Dicker	Greens
Ward C	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Eoin Johnston	Independent
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Simon Chate	Greens
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Nigel Buchanan	Sharon Cadwallader Team

External links

• Ballina Shire Council