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Clarence Valley Council

Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Summary

Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Field	Value
type	lga
name	Clarence Valley
state	nsw
image	Clarence valley LGA NSW.png
caption	Location in New South Wales
pop	53665
pop_year
pop_footnotes
pop2	54,115
pop2_year	2021
pop2_footnotes
area	10441
est
seat	Grafton and Maclean
mayor	Ray Smith
region	Northern Rivers
logo	Clarence Valley Council Logo.jpg
url	http://www.clarence.nsw.gov.au
stategov	Clarence
fedgov	Page
near-nw	Tenterfield
near-n	Richmond Valley
near-ne	Tasman Sea
near-w	Glen Innes Severn
near-e	Tasman Sea
near-sw	Armidale
near-s	Bellingen
near-se	Coffs Harbour

The council services an area of 10441 km2 and draws its name from the Clarence River, which flows through most of the council area. The area under management is adjacent to the Pacific Highway, the Gwydir Highway and the North Coast railway line. The Clarence Valley region includes the coastal plain and lower valleys of the Clarence and Nymboida river. Most of the valley is agricultural; however, the oceanside towns of Yamba and Iluka are popular holiday resorts.

The council was formed in February 2004 by the merger of the City of Grafton and Maclean Shire, and parts of Copmanhurst, Pristine Waters and Richmond Valley local government areas, and the activities of North Coast Water and Clarence River County Council.

The mayor of Clarence Valley Council is Ray Smith. The Deputy Mayor is Greg Clancy.

Towns and localities

Towns and localities in the Clarence Valley Council are:

Alice
Alumy Creek
Angourie
Ashby
Ashby Heights
Ashby Island
Banyabba,
Barretts Creek,
Baryulgil
Billys Creek
Blaxlands Creek
Braunstone
Brooms Head
Brushgrove
Buccarumbi
Bulldog
Calamia
Calliope
Cangai
Carnham
Carrs Creek
Carrs Island
Carrs Peninsula
Chambigne
Chatsworth
Clarenza
Clifden
Coaldale
Coldstream
Coombadjha
Coongbar
Copmanhurst
Coutts Crossing
Cowper
Dalmorton
Deep Creek (Clarence Valley)
Deep Creek (Kyogle)
Diggers Camp
Dilkoon
Dirty Creek
Dundurrabin
Eatonsville
Eighteen Mile
Elland
Ewingar
Fine Flower
Fortis Creek
Gilletts Ridge
Glenreagh
Glenugie
Goodwood Island
Grafton
Great Marlow
Gulmarrad
Gurranang
Halfway Creek
Harwood
Heifer Station
Hernani
Ilarwill
Iluka
Jackadgery
Jacky Bulbin
Jacky Bulbin Flat
James Creek
Junction Hill
Kangaroo Creek
Keybarbin
Koolkhan
Kremnos
Kungala
Kyarran
Lanitza
Lavadia
Lawrence
Levenstrath
Lilydale
Lionsville
Louisa Creek
Lower Southgate
Maclean
Malabugilmah
Marengo
Micalo Island
Minnie Water
Moleville Creek
Mookima Wybra
Moonpar
Mororo
Mountain View
Mylneford
Newbold
Newton Boyd
Nymboida
Palmers Channel
Palmers Island
Pikapene
Pillar Valley
Pulganbar
Punchbowl
Ramornie
Rushforth
Sandon
Sandy Crossing
Seelands
Shannondale
Shark Creek
Sherwood
Smiths Creek
South Arm
South Grafton
Southampton
Southgate
Stockyard Creek
Swan Creek
Taloumbi
The Freshwater
The Pinnacles
The Sandon
The Whiteman
Townsend
Trenayr
Tucabia
Tullymorgan
Tyndale
Tyringham
Ulmarra
Upper Copmanhurst
Upper Corindi
Upper Fine Flower
Warragai Creek
Warregah Island
Waterview
Waterview Heights
Wells Crossing
Whiteman Creek
Winegrove
Wombat Creek
Woodford Island
Woody Head
Wooli
Wooloweyah
Woombah
Yamba

Heritage listings

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

High Conservation Value Old Growth forest

Demographics

At the , there were people in the Clarence Valley local government area, of these 49.4 per cent were male and 50.6 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.7 per cent of the population which is more than double the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Clarence Valley Council area was 46 years; some 10 years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.6 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.3 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.3 per cen% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Clarence Valley Council area between the and the 2011 Census was 3.15 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.32 per cent, population growth in the Clarence Valley local government area was lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Clarence Valley Council area was significantly below the national average, being one of the factors that place the Clarence Valley Council area in an area of social disadvantage.

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Clarence Valley local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 82 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 64 per cent of all residents in the Clarence Valley Council area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 Census, which was above the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Clarence Valley local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.1 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.0 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).

Selected historical census data for Clarence Valley local government area	Census year	id=LGA11730	name=Clarence Valley (A)	accessdate=30 November 2012
Population	Estimated residents on census night
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		th	th
% of New South Wales population		0.72%	0.68%
% of Australian population	0.24%	0.23%	0.22%
Ancestry,
top responses	Australian		34.6%	33.2%
English		31.9%	31.4%
Irish		9.0%	9.1%
Scottish		8.3%	8.6%
German		3.4%	3.4%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)	German	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Cantonese	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Spanish	n/c	0.1%	0.1%
Mandarin	n/c	n/c	0.1%
Dutch	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Religious affiliation,
top responses	No religion	15.3%	19.0%	26.4%
Anglican	32.0%	30.6%	25.7%
Catholic	22.5%	22.1%	20.0%
Not stated	n/c	n/c	10.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed	7.4%	6.7%	6.0%
Personal income	Median weekly personal income	333	396	477
% of Australian median income	71.5%	68.6%	72.1%
Family income	Median weekly family income	A$631	A$924	A$1133
% of Australian median income	61.4%	62.4%	65.3%
Household income	Median weekly household income	A$781	A$768	A$910
% of Australian median income	66.7%	62.2%	63.3%

Council

Current composition and election method

Clarence Valley Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as one entire 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 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party	Councillors
		Independents
		Independent National
		Greens
	Total

The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:

Councillor	Party	Notes
		Cristie Yager	Independent
		Peter Johnstone	Independent National
		Greg Clancy	Greens
		Ray Smith	Independent
		Alison Whaites	Independent National
		Shane Causley	Independent
		Lynne Cairns	Independent
		Debrah Novak	Independent
		Karen Toms	Independent

Election results

2024

2021

References

{{Census 2021 AUS
(27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
"The Legislative Assembly District of Clarence".
corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "Profile of the electoral division of Page (NSW)".
"Clarence Valley Council".
"Clarence Valley Social Plan". Clarence Valley Council.
(2016). "About Council and the Clarence Valley". Clarence Valley Council.
"Cr Ray Smith".
"Mayor and Councillors".
{{cite NSW SHR. 5051503. High Conservation Value Old Growth forest
{{Census 2011 AUS
{{Census 2006 AUS
{{Census 2016 AUS
"Clarence Valley - Councillor Election results".
"Clarence Valley".

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