Tamworth Regional Council

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Tamworth Regional Council
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 31°05′S150°55′E / 31.083°S 150.917°E / -31.083; 150.917
Population63,070 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density6.3757/km2 (16.5129/sq mi)
EstablishedMarch 2004
Area9,892.3 km2 (3,819.4 sq mi) [2]
MayorRussell Webb (Independent)
Council seat Tamworth
Region New England
State electorate(s) Tamworth (Kevin Anderson)
Federal division(s) New England
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Website Tamworth Regional Council
LGAs around Tamworth Regional Council:
Narrabri Gwydir Uralla
Gunnedah Tamworth Regional Council Walcha
Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains Upper Hunter

Tamworth Regional Council is a local government area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is located adjacent to the New England Highway and the Main North railway line. It was established in March 2004 through the amalgamation of the former City of Tamworth with surrounding shires of Barraba, Manilla, Nundle and Parry. [3]

Contents

The mayor of Tamworth Regional Council is Cr. Russell Webb, an independent politician.

Towns and villages

The area includes the city of Tamworth and the towns and villages of Attunga, Barraba, Bendemeer, Dungowan, Duri, Kootingal, Limbri, Manilla, Moonbi, Niangala, Nundle, Ogunbil, Somerton, Upper Manilla and Woolbrook.

Suburbs

Heritage listings

Tamworth Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 59,663 people in the Tamworth Regional local government area, of these 48.7 per cent were male and 51.3 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.1 per cent of the population, which was greater than three times higher than the national and average of 2.9 per cent. The median age of people in the Tamworth Regional Council was 40 years, which was marginally higher than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.6 per cent were married and 13.2 per cent were either divorced or separated. [12]

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. [12] The median weekly income for residents within the Tamworth Regional Council was significantly lower than the national average. [12]

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
Census year20012006 [13] 2011 [14] 2016 [12]
PopulationEstimated residents on Census nightn/a53,590Increase2.svg 56,292Increase2.svg 59,663
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 43rdIncrease2.svg 40th
% of New South Wales population0.80%Increase2.svg 0.81%Decrease2.svg 0.80%
% of Australian populationn/a0.27%Decrease2.svg 0.26%Steady2.svg 0.26%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 37.5%Decrease2.svg 35.9%
English 31.0%Decrease2.svg 30.1%
Irish 8.5%Increase2.svg 8.6%
Scottish 7.3%Increase2.svg 7.4%
German 3.2%Steady2.svg 3.2%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Tagalog n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.4%
Cantonese 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.2%
Mandarin 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.4%
Filipino 0.2%
Cantonese 0.2%
German 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%
Italian 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Anglican 38.4%Decrease2.svg 36.2%Decrease2.svg 30.0%
Catholic 26.5%Decrease2.svg 25.9%Decrease2.svg 24.4%
No Religion 9.5%Increase2.svg 12.6%Increase2.svg 19.3%
Uniting Church 6.3%Decrease2.svg 5.5%Decrease2.svg 4.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed 5.3%Decrease2.svg 5.0%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$405A$515A$633
% of Australian median income86.9%Increase2.svg 89.3%Increase2.svg 95.3%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,041A$1,181A$1,446
% of Australian median income88.9%Decrease2.svg 79.7%Increase2.svg 81.2%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$818A$958A$1,180
% of Australian median income79.6%Decrease2.svg 77.6%Increase2.svg 79.4%

Council

Tamworth Regional Council chambers, in Tamworth. Tamworth RC.JPG
Tamworth Regional Council chambers, in Tamworth.

Current composition and election method

Tamworth Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single 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 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [15]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2022, in order of election, is: [15]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Mark RoddaUnalignedDeputy Mayor
 Russell WebbUnalignedMayor [16]
 Bede Bourke Independent
 Brooke Southwell Independent
 Helen Tickle Independent
 Phil BettsUnaligned
 Marc Sutherland Independent
 Judy Coates Independent
 Steve Mears Labor

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