Kyogle Council

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FieldValue
nameKyogle Council
imageKyogle LGA NSW.png
captionLocation in New South Wales
statensw
regionNorthern Rivers
area3589
area_footnotes
seatKyogle
pop8940
pop_year
pop_footnotes
pop28870
pop2_year2018 est.
pop2_footnotes
logoKyogle Council Logo.jpg
urlwww.kyogle.nsw.gov.au
mayorDanielle Mulholland, (Independent)
stategovLismore
fedgovPage
near-nwScenic Rim (Qld)
near-nScenic Rim (Qld)
near-neTweed Shire
near-wTenterfield
near-eLismore
near-swTenterfield
near-sClarence Valley
near-seRichmond Valley
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| name=Kyogle Council | image = Kyogle LGA NSW.png | caption = Location in New South Wales | state = nsw | region = Northern Rivers | area= 3589 |area_footnotes = | est= | seat=Kyogle | pop = 8940 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | pop2 = 8870 | pop2_year = 2018 est. | pop2_footnotes = | logo = Kyogle Council Logo.jpg | url = www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au | mayor = Danielle Mulholland, (Independent) | stategov =Lismore | fedgov = Page | near-nw = Scenic Rim (Qld) | near-n = Scenic Rim (Qld) | near-ne = Tweed Shire | near-w = Tenterfield | near-e = Lismore | near-sw = Tenterfield | near-s = Clarence Valley | near-se = Richmond Valley Kyogle Council is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

The council services an area of 3589 km2 and is located adjacent to the Summerland Way and the North Coast railway line, within two hours drive from Brisbane and one hour from the Queensland Gold Coast and the NSW coastal communities of , and Tweed Heads. Kyogle Council comprises a large and diverse region with natural attributes, including the Border Ranges National Park and other world heritage listed areas, and cultural features.

The mayor of Kyogle Council is Danielle Mulholland.

In 2015, Kyogle Council was deemed 'not fit for future' by the New South Wales government's Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and was urged to merge with a nearby council, although the NSW government backflipped later in 2015 and allowed the council to continue in its current form.

Towns and localities

Heritage listings

The Kyogle Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Election results

2024

2021

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were people in the Kyogle local government area, of these 50.3 per cent were male and 49.7 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3 per cent of the population, which was significantly higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Kyogle Council area was 45 years, which was significantly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 19.1 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.6 per cent were married and 15.1 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Kyogle Council area between the and the was 1.06 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, the population declined 0.3 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 Kyogle local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Kyogle Council area was significantly lower than the national average.

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Kyogle local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 85 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 23 per cent of all residents in the Kyogle Council at the 2011 census nominated no religious affiliation, compared to the national average of 22.3 per cent. Meanwhile, affiliation with Christianity was 55 per cent, which was slightly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. As at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Kyogle local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.5 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (92.9 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).

::data[format=table] | Selected historical census data for the Kyogle Council local government area | Census year | id=LGA17550 |name=Kyogle (A) |accessdate=22 May 2016 |quick=on}} | id=LGA17550|name=Kyogle (A) (Local Government Area)|accessdate=27 October 2010}} | 2011 | Cultural and language diversity | Religious affiliation | Median weekly incomes | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Population | Estimated residents on Census night | | | | | | | | LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | | | 92 | | | | | | % of New South Wales population | | | 0.13% | | | | | | % of Australian population | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | | | | | | Ancestry, top responses | Australian | | | 32.3% | | | | | English | | | 31.6% | | | | | | Irish | | | 10.2% | | | | | | Scottish | | | 7.7% | | | | | | German | | | 3.4% | | | | | | Language, top responses (other than English) | German | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | | | | | Italian | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | | | | | | Swedish | n/c | 0.1% | 0.2% | | | | | | French | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | | | | | | Telugu | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | | | | | | Religious affiliation, top responses | No Religion | 15.1% | 18.4% | 23.4% | | | | | Anglican | 23.9% | 23.4% | 21.4% | | | | | | Catholic | 21.0% | 20.7% | 19.6% | | | | | | Uniting Church | 11.0% | 9.3% | 8.0% | | | | | | Presbyterian and Reformed | 7.0% | 6.1% | 6.0% | | | | | | Personal income | Median weekly personal income | | A$305 | A$376 | | | | | % of Australian median income | | 65.5% | 65.2% | | | | | | Family income | Median weekly family income | | | | | | | | % of Australian median income | | 60.2% | 59.66% | | | | | | Household income | Median weekly household income | | | | | | | | % of Australian median income | | 58.3% | 57.9% | | | | | ::

References

References

  1. "Kyogle Council". [[New South Wales Department of Local Government.
  2. {{Census 2016 AUS
  3. (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  4. (February 2020). "Lismore Electoral District". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].
  5. (9 November 2015). "Annual Report 2014/2015". Kyogle Council.
  6. (20 October 2015). "Tweed, Kyogle and Clarence Valley not 'fit for the future'". ABC News.
  7. (18 December 2015). "Kyogle Council avoids forced amalgamation". ABC News.
  8. "Kyogle Council".
  9. {{cite NSW SHR. 5051503. High Conservation Value Old Growth forest
  10. {{cite NSW SHR. 5011937. Border Loop railway formation and landscape
  11. {{Census 2011 AUS
  12. {{Census 2001 AUS
  13. {{Census 2006 AUS

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