Population 61,121 (2015) Region New England Area 9,892 km² Council seat Tamworth | Established March 2004 State electorate(s) Tamworth Founded March 2004 Federal division Division of New England | |
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Mayor Col Murray (Independent) Website Tamworth Regional Council Points of interest Australian Equine and Livestock, Cathedral Rock National, Marsupial Park, Australian Country Music Hal, Level Up Destinations Tamworth, Mount Kaputar National, Nundle, Cathedral Rock National, Manilla | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of Tamworth Regional NSW Australia
- Towns and villages
- Demographics
- Current composition and election method
- References
Map of Tamworth Regional, NSW, Australia
The Mayor of Tamworth Regional Council is Cr. Col Murray, 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, Somerton, Upper Manilla, Woolbrook and the suburbs of Calala, Coledale, Daruka Estate, East Tamworth, Forest Hills, Hillvue, Kingswood, Nemingha, North Tamworth, Oxley Vale, South Tamworth, Taminda, Tamworth Central Business District, Westdale, West Tamworth.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, there were 56,292 people in the Tamworth Regional local government area, of these 48.9 per cent were male and 51.1 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.4 per cent of the population, which was three times higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Tamworth Regional Council was 39 years, which was marginally higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.0 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.5 per cent were married and 12.3 per cent were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the Tamworth Regional Council between the 2006 census and the 2011 census was 5.04 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.32 per cent, population growth in the Tamworth Regional local government area was slightly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Tamworth Regional Council was significantly lower than the national average.
At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Tamworth Regional local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 87 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 72% of all residents in the Tamworth Regional Council nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 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 (3.0 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (93.5 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).
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:
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is: