| Kempsey Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°05′S 152°50′E / 31.083°S 152.833°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 8.546/km2 (22.13/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 October 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,380 km2 (1,305.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Leo Hauville, (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kempsey | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Oxley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cowper | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Kempsey Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Kempsey Shire is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The shire services an area of 3,380 square kilometres (1,310 sq mi) and is located on the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line. Kempsey Shire was formed on 1 October 1975 by the amalgamation of the former Kempsey Municipality and the former Macleay Shire.[3]
At the 2011 census, Kempsey Shire had a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing within its boundaries; being 11.1 per cent of the resident population, more than four times the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The shire also contains a coastal strip that was identified in 2007, and confirmed in 2015, as one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in Australia.[4][5][6]
The mayor of the Kempsey Shire is Leo Hauville, an independent politician.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kempsey (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (114)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 September 1975. p. 3561. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vinson, Tony (February 2007). "Dropping off the edge". Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ^ Horin, Adele (26 February 2007). "Stuck in a down town". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Vinson, Tony (August 2015). "New South Wales fact sheet" (PDF). Dropping off the Edge. Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
