Английская Википедия:Clarence Valley Council
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Clarence Valley Council is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
The council services an area of Шаблон:Convert and draws its name from the Clarence River, which flows through most of the council area. The area under management is adjacent to the Pacific Highway, the Gwydir Highway and the North Coast railway line. The Clarence Valley region includes the coastal plain and lower valleys of the Clarence and Nymboida river. Most of the valley is agricultural; however, the oceanside towns of Yamba and Iluka are popular holiday resorts.[1]
The council was formed in February 2004 by the merger of the City of Grafton and Maclean Shire, and parts of Copmanhurst, Pristine Waters and Richmond Valley local government areas, and the activities of North Coast Water and Clarence River County Council.[2]
The mayor of Clarence Valley Council is Peter Johnstone.[3]
Towns and localities
Towns and localities in the Clarence Valley Council are: Шаблон:Div col
- Grafton
- South Grafton
- Alumy Creek
- Angourie
- Banyabba
- Baryulgil
- Billys Creek
- Brooms Head
- Calliope
- Carrs Creek
- Carrs Island
- Chatsworth
- Clouds Creek
- Coaldale
- Coldstream
- Copmanhurst
- Coutts Crossing
- Cowper
- Dalmorton
- Diggers Camp
- Dundurrabin
- Eatonsville
- Gilletts Ridge
- Glenreagh
- Glenugie
- Great Marlow
- Gulmarrad
- Gurranang
- Harwood
- Iluka
- Junction Hill
- Koolkhan
- Kungala
- Lanitza
- Lawrence
- Maclean
- Minnie Water
- Mororo
- Mountain View
- Newton Boyd (South-eastern part)
- Nymboida
- Palmers Channel
- Palmers Island
- Punchbowl
- Rushforth
- Sandon
- Seelands
- Shark Creek
- South Arm
- Southampton
- Southgate
- Stockyard Creek
- Swan Creek
- Townsend
- Trenayr
- Tucabia
- Tullymorgan
- Tyndale
- Tyringham
- Ulmarra
- Waterview
- Waterview Heights
- Wooloweyah
- Wooli
- Woombah
- Yamba
Heritage listings
The Clarence Valley Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Demographics
At the Шаблон:CensusAU, there were 49 665 people in the Clarence Valley local government area, of these 49.4 per cent were male and 50.6 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.7 per cent of the population which is more than double the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Clarence Valley Council area was 46 years; some 10 years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.6 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.3 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.3 per cen% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.[5]
Population growth in the Clarence Valley Council area between the Шаблон:CensusAU and the 2011 Census was 3.15 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.32 per cent, population growth in the Clarence Valley local government area was lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Clarence Valley Council area was significantly below the national average,[5][6] being one of the factors that place the Clarence Valley Council area in an area of social disadvantage.
At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Clarence Valley local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 82 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 64 per cent of all residents in the Clarence Valley Council area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 Census, which was above the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Clarence Valley local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.1 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.0 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).[5]
| Selected historical census data for Clarence Valley local government area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2006[6] | 2011[5] | 2016[7] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 48 146 | 49 665 | 50 671 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | Шаблон:Ntsth | Шаблон:Gain Шаблон:Ntsth | |||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.72% | Шаблон:Loss 0.68% | |||
| % of Australian population | 0.24% | Шаблон:Loss 0.23% | Шаблон:Loss 0.22% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 34.6% | Шаблон:Loss 33.2% | ||
| English | 31.9% | Шаблон:Loss 31.4% | |||
| Irish | 9.0% | Шаблон:Gain 9.1% | |||
| Scottish | 8.3% | Шаблон:Gain 8.6% | |||
| German | 3.4% | Шаблон:Steady 3.4% | |||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
German | 0.2% | Шаблон:Steady 0.2% | Шаблон:Steady 0.2% | |
| Cantonese | 0.1% | Шаблон:Steady 0.1% | Шаблон:Steady 0.1% | ||
| Spanish | n/c | Шаблон:Gain 0.1% | Шаблон:Steady 0.1% | ||
| Mandarin | n/c | Шаблон:Steady n/c | Шаблон:Gain 0.1% | ||
| Dutch | 0.1% | Шаблон:Profit 0.2% | Шаблон:Loss 0.1% | ||
| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
No religion | 15.3% | Шаблон:Profit 19.0% | Шаблон:Profit 26.4% | |
| Anglican | 32.0% | Шаблон:Loss 30.6% | Шаблон:Loss 25.7% | ||
| Catholic | 22.5% | Шаблон:Loss 22.1% | Шаблон:Loss 20.0% | ||
| Not stated | n/c | Шаблон:Steady n/c | Шаблон:Gain 10.4% | ||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 7.4% | Шаблон:Loss 6.7% | Шаблон:Loss 6.0% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | Шаблон:AUD333 | Шаблон:AUD396 | Шаблон:AUD477 | |
| % of Australian median income | 71.5% | Шаблон:Loss 68.6% | Шаблон:Gain 72.1% | ||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$631 | A$924 | A$1133 | |
| % of Australian median income | 61.4% | Шаблон:Gain 62.4% | Шаблон:Gain 65.3% | ||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$781 | A$768 | A$910 | |
| % of Australian median income | 66.7% | Шаблон:Loss 62.2% | Шаблон:Gain 63.3% | ||
Council
Current composition and election method
Clarence Valley Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[8]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independents | 8 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Greens | 1 |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[8]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Jeff Smith | Independent | Deputy Mayor[3] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Debrah Novak | Independent | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Ian Tiley | Independent | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Alison Whaites | Independent | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Bill Day | Independent | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Greg Clancy | Greens | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Peter Johnstone | Independent | Mayor |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Karen Toms | Independent | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Steve Pickering | Independent | |
2021 election results
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:Clarence Valley Шаблон:Northern Rivers region Шаблон:Local Government Areas of New South Wales Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite NSW SHR
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 Шаблон:Census 2011 AUS
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Census 2006 AUS
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