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{{About|the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]]|the regional town|Nambucca Heads, New South Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place 
| type     = lga
| name     = Nambucca Valley Council 
| state    = nsw
| image    = Nambucca LGA NSW.png
| caption  = Location in [[New South Wales]]
| pop      = 20,407
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA15700 |name=Nambucca Valley |accessdate=25 February 2024 |quick=on}}</ref> 
| density  = 
| area     = 1491
| est      = {{start date|1915|12|15|df=y}}
| coordinates= {{coord|30|43|S|152|55|E|region:AU-NSW_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| seat     = [[Macksville, New South Wales|Macksville]]
| mayor    = Gary Lee ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])
| region   = Mid North Coast
| logo     = Nambucca Shire Council Logo.jpg
| url      = http://www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Oxley (New South Wales)|Oxley]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Cowper|Cowper]]
| near-nw  = [[Armidale Regional Council|Armidale]]
| near-n   = [[Bellingen Shire|Bellingen]]
| near-ne  = ''[[Tasman Sea]]''
| near-w   = [[Armidale Regional Council|Armidale]]
| near-e   = ''[[Tasman Sea]]''
| near-sw  = [[Kempsey Shire|Kempsey]]
| near-s   = [[Kempsey Shire|Kempsey]]
| near-se  = ''[[Tasman Sea]]''
}}
'''Nambucca Valley Council''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in the [[Mid North Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

The shire services an area of {{convert|1491|km2}} and is located adjacent to the [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] and the [[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast railway line]]. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, 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 [[Median|average]]s of 2.8 and 2.9 per cent respectively.<ref name="Census2016" /> Within the Shire's boundaries is [[Bowraville, New South Wales|Bowraville]], one of the most [[SEIFA|socially disadvantaged areas]] in Australia.<ref name=SEIFA/>

The [[mayor]] of the Nambucca Valley Council is Gary Lee, an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] politician.

The local government area was created on 15 December 1915, from land excised from [[Bellingen Shire]], and was originally called '''Nambucca Shire'''.<ref>{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 222| page = 7468| date = 15 December 1915| url  = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226923351| access-date = 8 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref> The area was renamed Nambucca Valley from 4 December 2019.<ref>{{Gazette NSW | title = Local Government Act 1993. Proclamation| issue = 165| page = 5467| date = 6 December 2019| url  = https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2019_2019-165.pdf| access-date = 8 January 2020| via = Government Printer}}</ref>

== Towns and localities ==

Towns and localities in the Nambucca Valley Council area:
{{Columns-list|colwidth=12em|
* [[Allgomerra, New South Wales|Allgomerra]]
* [[Bowraville, New South Wales|Bowraville]]
* [[Burrapine, New South Wales|Burrapine]]
* [[Congarinni, New South Wales|Congarinni]]
* [[Eungai Creek, New South Wales|Eungai Creek]]
* [[Eungai Rail, New South Wales|Eungai Rail]]
* [[Gumma, New South Wales|Gumma]]
* [[Hyland Park, New South Wales|Hyland Park]]
* [[Macksville, New South Wales|Macksville]]
* [[Medlow, New South Wales|Medlow]]
* [[Missabotti, New South Wales|Missabotti]]
* [[Nambucca Heads, New South Wales|Nambucca Heads]]
* [[Newee Creek, New South Wales|Newee Creek]]
* [[Scotts Head, New South Wales|Scotts Head]]
* [[Talarm, New South Wales|Talarm]]
* [[Tamban, New South Wales|Tamban]]
* [[Taylors Arm, New South Wales|Taylors Arm]]
* [[Tewinga, New South Wales|Tewinga]]
* [[Thumb Creek, New South Wales|Thumb Creek]]
* [[Utungun, New South Wales|Utungun]]
* [[Valla, New South Wales|Valla]]
* [[Valla Beach, New South Wales|Valla Beach]]
* [[Warrell Creek, New South Wales|Warrell Creek]]
* [[Wirrimbi, New South Wales|Wirrimbi]]
* [[Yarranbella, New South Wales|Yarranbella]]
}}

==Heritage listings==
The Nambucca Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Macksville, North Coast railway: [[Macksville railway station]]<ref name=nswshr-1184>{{cite NSW SHR|5012092|Macksville Railway Station group|hr=01184|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:Nambucca Heads aerial panorama.jpg|thumb|left|Nambucca Heads aerial panorama]]
At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, there were {{formatnum:20407}} people in the Nambucca Valley local government area, of these 48.7 per cent were male and 51.3 per cent were female. [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people]] made up 8.0 per cent of the population, which was greater than the national and state averages of 3.2 and 3.4 per cent respectively. The [[median#Medians for populations|median]] age of people in the Nambucca Valley Council was 52 years, some fourteen years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.7 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.0 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 42.4 per cent were married and 17.6 per cent were either divorced or separated.<ref name="Census2021"/>

<!--Population growth in the Nambucca Valley Council between the {{CensusAU|2001}} and the {{CensusAU|2006}} was 1.34 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census was 4.17 per cent. 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 Nambucca Valley Council local government area was significantly lower than the national average.<ref name="Census2001"/> -->The median [[household income|weekly income]] for residents within the Nambucca Valley Council was significantly below the national average with $976 household income compared to $1,746 nationally,<ref name="Census2021"/> being one of the factors that place parts of the Nambucca Valley Council in an [[SEIFA|area of social disadvantage]].<ref name=SEIFA>{{cite news |title=Economic boom bypasses nation's poor |author=Horin, Adele |author-link=Adele Horin |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=26 February 2007 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/economic-boom-bypasses-nations-poor/2007/02/25/1172338469657.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225111144/https://www.smh.com.au/national/economic-boom-bypasses-nations-poor-20070226-gdpjst.html |archive-date=25 February 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2012}}</ref>

At the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents in the Nambucca Valley Council local government area who stated their [[ancestor|ancestry]] as [[Australians|Australian]] or [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] was 84.2 per cent of all residents (the national average was 62.9 per cent). About 40.4 per cent of all residents in the Nambucca Valley Council identified with [[Irreligion in Australia|No Religion, so described]] at the 2021 census, which was slightly higher than the national average of 38.4 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the 2021 census date, compared to the national average, households in the Nambucca Valley Council local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion of residents that 4.3 per cent spoke two or more languages at home (the national average was 24.8 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion of residents 89.0 per cent where [[Australian English|English]] only was spoken at home (the national average was 72.0 per cent). Of the other languages, 0.3% of residents stated they speak [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 0.2% of residents stated they speak [[German language|German]], 0.2% stated they speak [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 0.2% of residents stated that they speak [[Gumbaynggir language|Gumbaynggir]], an [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]], and 0.2% of residents stated they speak [[French language|French]].<ref name="Census2021"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=8|Selected historical census data for Nambucca local government area
|-
!colspan=3|Census year !!2001<ref name="Census2001">{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA15700 |name=Nambucca (A) |accessdate=1 December 2012 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2006<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA15700 |name=Nambucca (A) |accessdate=1 December 2012 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2011<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA15700 |name=Nambucca (A) |accessdate=2 February 2020 |quick=on}}</ref> !!2016<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA15700 |name=Nambucca (A) |accessdate=7 July 2017 |quick=on}}</ref> !!2021<ref name="Census2021" />
|-
|rowspan=4 colspan="2"|Population ||Estimated residents on [[Census in Australia|census night]] ||align="right"|{{formatnum:17660}} ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:17897}} ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:18644}} ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:19212}}||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:20407}}
|-
|align="right"|[[List of all local government areas in New South Wales|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales]] ||align="right"| ||align="right"|<small></small> ||align="right"|{{dts|71}}<small>st</small>||align="right"| ||align="right"| 
|-
|align="right"|% of New South Wales population ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|0.27%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.26%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.25%
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian population ||align="right"|0.09% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.09% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.09%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.08||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.08%
|-
!colspan=4|Cultural and language diversity !! !! !!
!
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2|[[ancestor|Ancestry]],<br />top responses ||[[Australians|Australian]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}}  ||align="right"|33.4%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;33.2%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;41.0%
|-
|[[English people|English]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}}  ||align="right"|32.6%||align="right|{{decrease}}&nbsp;31.9%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;43.2%
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}}  ||align="right"|8.7%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;8.6%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;11.6%
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}}  ||align="right"|7.9%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;7.8%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;11.2%
|-
|[[German people|German]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}}  ||align="right"|3.0%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.9%||align="right"|{{ndash}} 
|-
|[[Aboriginal Australians|Australian Aboriginal]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|7.4%
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2|Language,<br />top responses<br />(other than [[Australian English|English]]) ||[[German language|German]]||align="right"|0.3% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.2%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.1%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.2%
|-
|[[Gumbaynggir language|Gumbaynggir]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|0.1% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;0.2%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.1%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.2%
|-
|[[French language|French]]||align="right"|0.1% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.1% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;0.2%||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2%||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2%
|-
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]||align="right"|{{ndash}}||align="right"|0.1% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;0.2%||align="right"|{{ndash}}||align="right"|{{ndash}} 
|-
|[[Nepali language|Nepali]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"| {{ndash}} ||align="right" |0.2%
|-
|[[Italian language|Italian]]||align="right"|0.2% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.1% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.1%||align="right"|{{ndash}}||align="right"|{{ndash}} 
|-
!colspan=4|Religious affiliation !! !! !! 
!
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2|[[Religion in Australia|Religious]] affiliation,<br />top responses ||[[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]]||align="right"|30.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;28.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;25.7%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;21.7%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;15.8%
|-
|[[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]]||align="right"|22.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;21.4% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;21.8%||align="right|{{decrease}}&nbsp;19.4%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;17.2%
|-
|[[Irreligion in Australia|No Religion]]||align="right"|13.5% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;17.8% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;21.2%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;29.2%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;40.4%
|-
|[[List of Presbyterian denominations in Australia|Presbyterian and Reformed]]||align="right"|6.2% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;5.8% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;5.5%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;4.8%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;3.6%
|-
|[[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting Church]]||align="right"|6.8% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;6.4% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;5.3%||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} 
|-
!colspan=2|Median weekly incomes !! !! !!
!
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal income ||Median weekly personal income||align="right"| ||align="right"|$296 ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$377||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$467||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$527
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|63.5% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;65.3%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;70.5%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;65.2%
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family income  ||Median weekly family income||align="right"| ||align="right"|$562 ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$853||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$1080||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$1309
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|54.7% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;57.6%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;62.2%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;61.74%
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Household income]] ||Median weekly household income||align="right"| ||align="right"|$642||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$700||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$835||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;$976
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|54.8% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;56.7%||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;58.1%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;55.8
|-
|}

==Council==

===Current composition and election method===
Nambucca Valley Council is composed of nine [[councillor]]s, including the [[mayor]], for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is [[Instant-runoff voting|directly]] elected while the eight other councillors are elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as one entire [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]]. The [[2021 New South Wales local elections|most recent election was held on 4 December 2021]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| align=right | 7
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[New South Wales Labor Party|Labor]]
| align=right | 1 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[The Greens NSW|Greens]]
| align=right | 1
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| align=right | '''9'''
|} 

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Gary Lee
| Independent
| '''Mayor'''
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| James Angel
| Independent
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Ljubov Simson
| Independent 
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| David Jones
| Greens
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Susan Jenvey
| Labor
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Jane Smith
| Independent
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Troy Vance
| Independent
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Tamara Castle
| Independent
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Martin Ballangarry
| Independent
| 
|-
|}

==Election results==
===2024===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Mid North Coast|section=Nambucca Valley results}}

===2021===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Mid North Coast|section=Nambucca Valley results}}

==See also==
{{Portal|New South Wales}}
*[[Local government in New South Wales]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Local Government Areas of New South Wales}}
{{Mid North Coast NSW |state=autocollapse}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Local government areas of New South Wales]]
[[Category:1915 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Mid North Coast]]