Clarence Valley Council

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Clarence Valley
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Clarence Valley Council location in New South Wales
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State : Australia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Administrative headquarters: Grafton
Dates and numbers
Area : 10,428.7  km²
Residents : 50,671 (2016)
Population density : 4.9 inhabitants per km²

Coordinates: 29 ° 41 ′  S , 152 ° 56 ′  E

Clarence Valley Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area is 10,428.1 km² and has about 51,000 inhabitants.

Clarence Valley is located on the north coast of the state about 620 km north of the metropolis Sydney and 320 km south of Brisbane . The area comprises 171 hamlets and towns, including Angourie, Brooms Head, Copmanhurst, Coutts Crossing, Diggers Camp, Glenreagh, Grafton , Illuka, Junction Hill, Maclean, Minnie Water, Nymboida, Sandon, Tucabia, Tyndale, Ulmarra , Wooli, Wooloweyah, Woombah, Yamba. The council is headquartered in the town of Grafton in the center of the LGA, home to around 16,787 residents.

administration

The Clarence Valley Council has nine members elected by LGA residents. Clarence Valley is not divided into districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.

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Individual evidence

  1. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Clarence Valley (A) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics : Grafton ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2020.