Ballina Shire

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Ballina Shire
New South Wales
Ballina LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 28°50′S153°32′E / 28.833°S 153.533°E / -28.833; 153.533
Population46,850 (2022) [1]
 • Density96.60/km2 (250.19/sq mi)
Established1 January 1977 (1977-01-01) [2]
Area485 km2 (187.3 sq mi) [1]
MayorSharon Cadwallader
Council seat Ballina [3]
Region Northern Rivers
State electorate(s) Ballina
Federal division(s)
Balline Shire Council Logo.png
Website Ballina Shire
LGAs around Ballina Shire:
Lismore Byron Tasman Sea
Lismore Ballina Shire Tasman Sea
Richmond Valley Richmond Valley Tasman Sea

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. [2] 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 [1] in 2022.

Contents

The mayor of Ballina Shire Council is Sharon Cadwallader. [4]

Towns and localities

Other localities

Heritage listings

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

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. [6]

Population growth in the Ballina Shire area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census 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. [7] [8] 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. [6]

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). [6]

Selected historical census data for the Ballina Shire local government area
Census year2001 [7] 2006 [8] 2011 [9] 2016 [10]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 37,017Increase2.svg 38,461Increase2.svg 39,274Increase2.svg 41,790
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 50thSteady2.svg 50th
% of New South Wales population0.56%
% of Australian population0.20%Steady2.svg 0.19%Steady2.svg 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%Increase2.svg 0.4%Steady2.svg 0.4%Decrease2.svg 0.3%
German 0.3%Steady2.svg 0.3%Steady2.svg 0.3%Steady2.svg 0.3%
Dutch 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Spanish n/cn/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Japanese n/cn/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%n/c
French 0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 Catholic 25.1%Increase2.svg 25.5%Decrease2.svg 25.1%Decrease2.svg 21.9%
Anglican 28.4%Decrease2.svg 26.1%Decrease2.svg 24.2%Decrease2.svg 19.1%
No Religion 13.4%Increase2.svg 17.4%Increase2.svg 21.4%Increase2.svg 30.2%
Uniting Church 7.4%Decrease2.svg 6.3%Decrease2.svg 5.6%Decrease2.svg 4.3%
Presbyterian and Reformed 6.4%Decrease2.svg 5.6%Decrease2.svg 5.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$397A$496A$601
% of Australian median income85.2%Increase2.svg 86.0%Increase2.svg 90.8%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,017A$1,153A$1426
% of Australian median income86.8%Decrease2.svg 77.9%Increase2.svg 82.2%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$779A$930A$1156
% of Australian median income75.9%Decrease2.svg 75.4%Increase2.svg 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: [11] [12] [13] [14]

PartyCouncillors
 Sharon Cadwallader Team4
  Independents 3
  Greens 2
  Nationals 1
Total10

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

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Mayor Sharon CadwalladerSharon Cadwallader Team [15] [11]
Ward A Phil Meehan Independent [12]
 Rod BruemSharon Cadwallader Team [15]
 Stephen McCarthy Nationals [16]
Ward B Jeff JohnsonIndependent [13]
 Eva RamseySharon Cadwallader Team [15]
 Kiri Dicker Greens
Ward C Eoin JohnstonIndependent [14]
 Simon ChateGreens
 Nigel BuchananSharon Cadwallader Team [15]

Election results

2021

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Ballina.[ edit ]
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ballina [17] [18]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent 1,019540.44Increase2.svg 1
 Sharon Cadwallader Team7,22728.63
  Greens 4,17316.5+16.52Increase2.svg 2
  Labor 3,67614.5+14.50Steady2.svg
 Formal votes25,27190.94
 Informal votes2,5179.06
 Total27,788100.009
 Registered voters / turnout32,83084.64

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