Clarence Valley Council is a

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in the

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region of

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. The council services an area of 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

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of Clarence Valley Council is Ray Smith. The

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is Greg Clancy.

Towns and localities

Towns and localities in the Clarence Valley Council are: *

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* Alumy Creek * Angourie * Ashby * Ashby Heights * Ashby Island * Banyabba, * Barretts Creek, * Baryulgil * Billys Creek * Blaxlands Creek * Braunstone * Brooms Head * Brushgrove * Buccarumbi *

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* Calamia *

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* Cangai * Carnham *

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* Carrs Island * Carrs Peninsula * Chambigne * Chatsworth * Clarenza *

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* Coaldale *

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* Coombadjha * Coongbar * Copmanhurst * Coutts Crossing * Cowper *

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* Deep Creek (Clarence Valley) * Deep Creek (Kyogle) * Diggers Camp * Dilkoon * Dirty Creek * Dundurrabin * Eatonsville * Eighteen Mile *

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* Ewingar * Fine Flower * Fortis Creek * Gilletts Ridge * Glenreagh * Glenugie * Goodwood Island * Grafton *

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* Gulmarrad * Gurranang * Halfway Creek * Harwood * Heifer Station * Hernani * Ilarwill * Iluka * Jackadgery * Jacky Bulbin * Jacky Bulbin Flat *

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* 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 *

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* Smiths Creek * South Arm * South Grafton *

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* Southgate * Stockyard Creek * Swan Creek * Taloumbi * The Freshwater * The Pinnacles * The Sandon * The Whiteman * Townsend * Trenayr * Tucabia * Tullymorgan *

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Ulmarra Ulmarra is a small town on the south bank of the Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia in the Clarence Valley district. At the , Ulmarra had a population of 418 people. The town had the distinction of being the smallest local government ...

* 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 *

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* Wooloweyah * Woombah * Yamba

Heritage listings

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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affiliation with

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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).

Council

Current composition and election method

Clarence Valley Council is composed of nine

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s elected proportionally as one entire

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

Election results

2024

2021

References

External links

Clarence Valley Council WebsiteClarence Valley Tourism Website
{{Authority control Local government areas of New South Wales Grafton, New South Wales 2004 establishments in Australia