Tenterfield Shire

LGAs around Tenterfield Shire:
Southern Downs (Qld)	Southern Downs (Qld)	Kyogle
Inverell	Tenterfield Shire	Richmond Valley
Glen Innes Severn	Glen Innes Severn	Clarence Valley

Tenterfield Shire is a local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the New England Highway.

The Mayor of the Tenterfield Shire Council is Cr. Peter Petty, an unaligned politician.

Main towns, villages and localities

The Shire includes the town of Tenterfield and villages including Drake, Jennings, Liston, Legume, Bolivia, Sandy Flat, Stannum, Torrington, Urbenville and Mingoola. Localities include Amosfield, Boonoo Boonoo, Maryland, Sunnyside and Willsons Downfall.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 6,811 people in the Tenterfield Shire local government area, of these 49.8 per cent were male and 50.2 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.8 per cent of the population which is approximately two-and-a-half times above both the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Tenterfield Shire was 47 years; significantly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.0 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.9 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 50.4 per cent were married and 15.1 per cent were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Between the 2001 census and the 2011 census the Tenterfield Shire experienced nominal population growth in both absolute and real terms. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Tenterfield Shire local government area was significantly lower than the national average.^[3] The median weekly income for residents within the Tenterfield Shire was significantly below the national average; in some cases, nearly half the national average.^[1]^[4]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Tenterfield Shire local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 88 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 68 per cent of all residents in the Tenterfield Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Tenterfield Shire local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.6 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (92.2 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).^[1]

Selected historical census data

Selected historical census data for Tenterfield Shire local government area
Census year		2001^[3]	2006^[4]	2011^[1]
Population	Estimated residents on Census night	6,363	6,534	6,811
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		117th
	% of New South Wales population		0.10%	0.10%
	% of Australian population	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses	Australian			31.0%
	English			29.9%
	Irish			10.0%
	Scottish			7.9%
	German			5.4%
Language, top responses (other than English)	Italian	0.8%	0.7%	0.5%
	German	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%
	Bandjalang	n/c	n/c	0.2%
	French	n/c	0.1%	0.1%
	Filipino	n/c	n/c	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	Anglican	31.5%	30.0%	27.6%
	Catholic	24.3%	24.4%	23.8%
	No Religion	10.6%	14.0%	17.9%
	Uniting Church	8.5%	6.9%	5.8%
	Presbyterian and Reformed	6.0%	5.7%	5.3%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		A$307	A$377
Personal income	% of Australian median personal income		65.9%	65.3%
Family income	Median weekly family income		A$695	A$865
Family income	% of Australian median family income		59.4%	58.4%
Household income	Median weekly household income		A$583	A$694
Household income	% of Australian median household income		56.8%	56.2%

Council

Tenterfield Shire Council, Rouse Street, Tenterfield.

Current composition and election method

Tenterfield Shire Council is composed of ten Councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing two Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012 and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Party		Councillors
	Independent and Unaligned	10
	Total	10

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:

Ward		Party	Notes
Ward A^[5]	Peter Petty	Unaligned	Mayor^[10]
Ward A^[5]	Gary Verri	Independent
Ward B^[6]	Tom Peters	Unaligned
Ward B^[6]	Blair Maxwell	Independent
Ward C^[7]	Brian Murray	Independent
Ward C^[7]	Mary Leahey	Independent
Ward C^[8]	Carol Schiffmann	Unaligned
Ward C^[8]	Don Forbes	Independent
Ward C^[9]	Toni Hull	Independent
Ward C^[9]	Michale Petrie	Unaligned

References

1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tenterfield (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
↑ "Tenterfield Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Tenterfield (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tenterfield (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
1 2 "Tenterfield Council - A Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
1 2 "Tenterfield Council - B Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
1 2 "Tenterfield Council - C Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
1 2 "Tenterfield Council - D Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
1 2 "Tenterfield Council - E Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
↑ "Our line-up". Tenterfield Star. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

New England region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	New England Parkes

State electorates	Barwon Northern Tablelands Tamworth

Local government areas	Armidale Dumaresq Glen Innes Severn Gunnedah Guyra Gwydir Inverell Liverpool Plains Moree Plains Tamworth Tenterfield Uralla Walcha

Cities	Armidale Tamworth

Townships and villages	Ardglen Ashford Attunga Barraba Bendemeer Ben Lomond Bingara Black Mountain Bolivia Bonshaw Brackendale Breeza Bukkulla Bundarra Carroll Coolatai Croppa Creek Curlewis Dangarsleigh Deepwater Delungra Dorrigo Drake Dundee Dungowan Duri Ebor Elsmore Emerald Hill Emmaville Gilgai Glencoe Glen Innes Graman Gravesend Gunnedah Guyra Hanging Rock Hillgrove Inverell Invergowrie Jennings Kellys Plains Kelvin Kentucky Kootingal Kingstown Legume Limbri Liston Llangothlin Manilla Mingoola Mole River Moonbi Mount Russell Mullaley Niangala North Star Nowendoc Nundle Red Range Rocky River Sandy Flat Somerton Stannifer Stannum Stonehenge Tambar Springs Tenterfield Tia Tingha Torrington Upper Horton Uralla Urbenville Walcha Walcha Road Wallabadah Wallangra Wandsworth Warialda Warialda Rail Weabonga Wellingrove Werris Creek Willow Tree Wollomombi Wollun Woolbrook Yarrowitch Yarrowyck Yetman

National parks and other conservation areas	Bald Rock Basket Swamp Boonoo Boonoo Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area Carrai Cathedral Rock Chaelundi Cottan-Bimbang Cunnawarra Ebor Falls Gibraltar Range Guy Fawkes River Kings Plains Kwiambal Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve Mummel Gulf New England Nowendoc Nymboida Oxley Wild Rivers Warrabah Washpool Werrikimbe

Rivers	Aberfoyle Apsley Back Barnard Beardy Blicks Blue Mountain Bobo Boonoo Boonoo Boyd Cells Chandler Chandlers Clouds Commissioners Cooplacurripa Curricabark Dyke Gara Georges Guy Fawkes Gwydir Hastings Kunderang Little Murray Little Nymboida Macleay Manning Maryland Moredun Mummel Nowendoc Nowlands Oaky Oban Rocky Rowleys Sara Severn Styx Tia Timbarra Tobins Towallum Urumbilum Walcrow Warnes Wollomombi Yarrow Yarrowitch

Ranges and mountains	Barren Ben Lomond Dorrigo Plateau Duval Grundy Hyland Moonbi Range Point Lookout Round Thunderbolts Range Tia Range Yarrowyck

Tourist attractions	Apsley Falls Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre Dangar Falls Ebor Falls Newell Falls Sherrard Falls Tamworth Country Music Festival Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre Wollomombi Falls

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