Kyogle Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name=Kyogle Council


caption = Location in New South Wales
state=nsw
region=Northern Rivers
area=3589
area_footnotes = cite web
title=Kyogle Council
publisher = Department of Local Government
url = http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=4550
accessdate = 2006-11-19 ]
est=
seat=Kyogle (Tumbulgum Road}
pop = formatnum:9256
pop_footnotes = Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA14550|name=Kyogle (Local Government Area)|accessdate = 2008-03-25|quick=yes ]
council=Kyogle Council

url=http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au
mayor=Ernest Bennett
fedgov =Page [cite web
title=Richmond
publisher = Australian Electoral Commission
url = http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/p/page.htm
accessdate = 2006-11-19 ]
stategov =Lismore [cite web
title=Lismore Electoral District
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.seo.nsw.gov.au/redistribution_2004/all_districts_/lismore
accessdate = 2006-11-19 ]
near-nw = "Scenic Rim (Qld)"
near-n = "Scenic Rim (Qld)"
near-ne = Tweed Shire
near-w = Tenterfield
near-e = Lismore
near-sw = Tenterfield
near-s = Clarence Valley
near-se = Richmond Valley

Kyogle Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia in the Northern Rivers region. It is on the Summerland Way and the North Coast railway line.

Wards

The Kyogle Council area is split into 3 different wards. These Wards are identified as "A Ward", "B Ward" and "C Ward". Each ward is represented by 3 Councillors, making a total of 9 Councillors. From these 9 Councillors, the Council elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

Council Elections were held in 2008. This saw a major change in the Councillors. Only two of the previous Councillors remain on Council, being Cr Ernie Bennett and Cr Lindsay Passfield (both from C Ward). The Current Councillors are:

"A Ward"
* Ross Brown (Mayor)
* Robert Leadbeatter
* Janet Wilson

"B Ward"
* Robert Dwyer (Deputy Mayor)
* John O'Reilly
* Lynette Zito

"C Ward"
* Ernie Bennett
* Tom Cooper
* Lindsay Passfield

Council Structure

Kyogle Council is currently run by a General Manager, being Mr Arthur Piggott. The General Manager is responsible for:
* Organisation Management
* Operations Management
* Managing Council Relationships
* Financial Management
* Human Resources Management
* Public Relations Management.

Working under the direction of the General Manager, there are 3 main functional Directorates, being: Corporate & Community Services; Planning & Environmental Services; and Technical Services.

Each Directorate is headed up by a Director. The current Directors are:
* Corporate & Community Services - Carol O'Neill
* Planning & Environmental Services - John Hession
* Technical Services - Frank Winter [ [http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au/cmst/kc006/lp.asp?cat=22 Kyogle Council Departments] ]

Corporate & Community Services

This Directorate is responsible for the following:
* Human Resources
* Information Technology
* Plant & Depots
* Purchasing
* Quarry Operations
* Customer Service
* Community Services
* Administration
* Finance

Planning & Environmental Services

This Directorate is responsible for the following:
* Planning
* Health
* Community Services
* Emergency Services
* Environmental Control
* Building
* Facilities Maintenance

Technical Services

This Directorate is responsible for the following:
* Construction of Roads
* Maintenance of Roads
* Construction & Maintenance of Bridges
* Drainage Systems
* Water Supply
* Sewerage Treatment
* Project Services
* Assets
* Design Services

Demographics

In the 2006 Census of Population and Housing there were 9,256 usual residents living in the Kyogle LGA. Of this, 4,660 (or 50.3%) were male and 4,596 (or 49.7%) were female.

By age, 21.8% of the population was aged between 0 and 14 years, 62.9% were between 15 and 65, and 15.3% were aged 65 years and older. The median age of persons residing within the Kyogle LGA was 42 years, which is 5 years older than the median age of Australian's generally.

The majority of persons living in the Kyogle LGA (92.8%) are Australian Citizens. 86.4% of residents were born in Australia, followed by England (2.8%), New Zealand (1.4%), Germany (0.8%), United States of America (0.4%) and Scotland (0.3%).

The largest group by religious affiliation is Anglican (23.4%), followed by Roman Catholic (20.7%), No Religion (18.4%), Uniting Church (9.3%) and Presbyterian (or Reformed) (6.1%).

49.3% of the population of the Kyogle LGA were married at the time of the 2006 Census, 29.2% were never married, 14.7% were either divorced or separated and 6.8% were widowed.

[http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA14550&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401]

Economy

According to the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, the median invididual income was $305 per week (equal to approximately $15,904 per year). The median family income in 2006 was $705 per week (equal to approximately $36,761 per year); and, the median household income in 2006 was $599 per week (equal to approximately $31,234 per year).

There were 3,387 people employed in 2006 (to give an employment to working age population ratio of 0.58), and 385 people unemployed. The most common occupations were Managers (23%); Labourers (16%); and, Professionals (14%). The top 5 industries for employment were Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming (12.3%); School Education (7.1%); Hospitals (4.5%); Dairy Cattle Farming (3.0%); and, Supermarket and Grocery Stores (2.3%).

Housing

In the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, the median housing loan repayment was $780 per month. This equated to marginally under 33% of median household income.

The median rent in 2006 was $118 per week. This equated to just under 20% of median household income.

The average household size was 2.5 persons.

Geography

The Kyogle Council area includes Kyogle, Bonalbo, Tabulam, Woodenbong, Cawongla, Wadeville, Wiangaree, Grevillia, Mallanganee, Mummulgum and Rappville.

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