Tweed Shire

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Tweed Shire
New South Wales
Tweed LGA NSW.png
Location within New South Wales
Coordinates 28°20′S153°23′E / 28.333°S 153.383°E / -28.333; 153.383
Population
  • 91,371 (2016) [1]
  • 96,108 (2018 est.) [2]
 • Density69.168/km2 (179.14/sq mi)
Established1947
Area1,321 km2 (510.0 sq mi)
MayorChris Cherry
Council seat Murwillumbah
Region Northern Rivers
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Richmond
Tweed Shire logo.jpg
Website Tweed Shire
LGAs around Tweed Shire:
Scenic Rim (Qld) Gold Coast (Qld) Coral Sea (Pacific Ocean)
Kyogle Tweed Shire Coral Sea (Pacific Ocean)
Lismore Byron Coral Sea (Pacific Ocean)
Pacific Motorway and Tweed Valley viewed from Duranbah Tweed Valley viewed from Duranbah.jpg
Pacific Motorway and Tweed Valley viewed from Duranbah

Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland, where that meets the Coral Sea. Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire covers an area of 1,321 square kilometres (510 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1947. It was named for the Tweed River.

Contents

The current mayor of Tweed Shire Council is Cr. Chris Cherry. [3] [4]

History

The European history of the Tweed Shire began in 1823 when the Tweed River was explored by John Oxley. After sheltering on Cook Island (4 km from the river's mouth), Oxely travelled 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) up river. In 1828, Captain H. J. Rous explored 50 kilometres (31 mi) up the river. Settlers began to arrive in 1828, the first of which were the cedar getters, who came to harvest Great Red Cedars and send them back to England. [5] During the height of the cedar logging industry, the Tweed Valley was one of the wealthiest districts in Australia.

The Municipality of Murwillumbah was created on 25 May 1902, and held its first meeting on 22 August 1902, at which Peter Street was elected its first mayor. The Shire of Tweed, with its primary centre of population at Tumbulgum on the Tweed River, came into being in the surrounding area on 7 March 1906 with the enactment of the Local Government Act 1906 (NSW). On 1 January 1947, the two amalgamated to form Tweed Shire. [6]

Heritage listings

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

Towns and localities

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Duranbah Beach
Tweed Heads
Tweed Coast
Murwillumbah
Villages
Other localities
Queensland

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 85,105 people in the Tweed 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 3.5 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 Tweed Shire area was 45 years, which was significantly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 to 14 years made up 17.8 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.9 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.5 per cent were married and 15.3 per cent were either divorced or separated. [9]

Population growth in the Tweed Shire area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 7.45 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 7.29 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 Tweed local government area was marginally higher than the national average. [10] [11] The median weekly income for residents within the Tweed Shire area was significantly lower than the national average. [9]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Tweed local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 80 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 59 per cent of all residents in the Tweed Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was slightly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Tweed local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (5.5 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (91.6 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent). [9]

Selected historical census data for the Tweed Shire local government area
Census year2001 [10] 2006 [11] 2011 [9]
PopulationEstimated residents on Census night73,82179,32185,105
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 26
% of New South Wales population1.23%
% of Australian population0.39%Increase2.svg 0.40%Steady2.svg 0.40%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English 31.9%
Australian 30.0%
Irish 9.8%
Scottish 8.0%
German 3.2%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
German 0.4%Steady2.svg 0.4%Steady2.svg 0.4%
Italian 0.3%Steady2.svg 0.3%Steady2.svg 0.3%
French n/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Japanese n/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Spanish n/cn/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic 24.9%Decrease2.svg 24.7%Steady2.svg 24.7%
Anglican 29.0%Decrease2.svg 26.1%Decrease2.svg 24.2%
No Religion 13.8%Increase2.svg 17.6%Increase2.svg 21.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed 5.9%Decrease2.svg 5.1%Decrease2.svg 4.9%
Uniting Church 6.0%Decrease2.svg 5.2%Decrease2.svg 4.5%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$364A$442
% of Australian median income78.1%Decrease2.svg 76.6%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$904A$1,045
% of Australian median income77.2%Decrease2.svg 70.6%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$683A$845
% of Australian median income66.5%Decrease2.svg 68.5%

Population

YearPopulationReferences
19119,514
192115,136
193317,099
194719,321
195421,144
196122,491
196623,154
197627,526
198140,050
198645,690
199155,857
199666,519
200174,577 [10]
200683,089 [11]
201185,105 [9]
201691,371 [12]

Council

In May 2005, the Governor of New South Wales dismissed the Tweed Shire Council of Mayor Warren Polglase, following a public inquiry which found that the council was improperly influenced by developers involved in a property boom in the area. The inquiry was commissioned by the Minister for Local Government, Tony Kelly, following community concern about the way planning decisions were made. The Minister appointed the director-general of the Department of Local Government, Garry Payne, former Sydney Lord Mayor Lucy Turnbull and former Tweed Shire councillor, Max Boyd as Administrators for the ensuing three years. [13]

Current composition and election method

Tweed Shire Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. The 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 29 October 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [14]

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PartyCouncillors
  Independents 4
  Greens 1
  Country Labor 1
  Liberal 1
Total7

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is: [14]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Katie Milne Greens
 Warren Polglase Independent
 Pryce Allsop Independent
 James Owen Liberal
 Reece Byrnes Country Labor
 Chris Cherry Independent
 Ron Cooper Independent

Shire Presidents and Mayors

CouncillorTerm of officeTitle
C E Cox1947–1948Provisional President
A Buckley1948–1949President
C E Cox1949–1957President
Harold Lundberg1957–1958President
Clarrie Hall1958–1959President
Harold Lundberg1959–1961President
Clarrie Hall1961–1963President
Harold Lundberg1963–1964President
Clarrie Hall1964–1973President
Charles Jarvis1973–1975President
Clarrie Hall1975–1979
died in office
President
Max Boyd1979–1981President
Mrs Y A M Rowse1981–1984President
Max Boyd1984–1999President/Mayor
Lynne Beck1999–2001Mayor
Warren Polglase2001–2005Mayor
Garry Payne 2005–2006 Administrator
Frank Willan2006–2008Administrator
Max Boyd2005–2008Administrator
Lucy Turnbull 2005–2007Administrator
Garry Payne 2007–2008Administrator
Joan van Lieshout2008–2009Mayor
Warren Polglase2009–2010Mayor
Kevin Skinner2010–2011Mayor
Barry Longland2011–2014Mayor
Gary Bagnall2014–2015Mayor
Katie Milne2015–2020Mayor
Chris Cherry2020–presentMayor

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