Nambucca Valley Council

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Nambucca Heads, New South Wales.

Nambucca Valley Council
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates30°43′S 152°55′E / 30.717°S 152.917°E / -30.717; 152.917
Population20,407 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density13.687/km2 (35.449/sq mi)
Established15 December 1915 (1915-12-15)
Area1,491 km2 (575.7 sq mi)
MayorGary Lee (Independent)
Council seatMacksville
RegionMid North Coast
State electorate(s)Oxley
Federal division(s)Cowper
WebsiteNambucca Valley Council
LGAs around Nambucca Valley Council:
Armidale Bellingen Tasman Sea
Armidale Nambucca Valley Council Tasman Sea
Kempsey Kempsey Tasman Sea

Nambucca Valley Council is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

The shire services an area of 1,491 square kilometres (576 sq mi) and is located adjacent to the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line. At the 2016 census, Nambucca Valley Council had a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing within its boundaries; being 7.6 per cent of the population, nearly treble the national and state averages of 2.8 and 2.9 per cent respectively.[2] Within the Shire's boundaries is Bowraville, one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in Australia.[3]

The mayor of the Nambucca Valley Council is Gary Lee, an independent politician.

The local government area was created on 15 December 1915, from land excised from Bellingen Shire, and was originally called Nambucca Shire.[4] The area was renamed Nambucca Valley from 4 December 2019.[5]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nambucca Valley". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 February 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SEIFA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Proclamation (222)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 December 1915. p. 7468. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Local Government Act 1993. Proclamation (165)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 December 2019. p. 5467. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via Government Printer.