Kyogle Council New South Wales
Location inNew South Wales
Population	8,940 (2016 census)[1] 8,870 (2018 est.)[2]
• Density	2.4909/km2 (6.452/sq mi)
Area	3,589 km2 (1,385.7 sq mi)[3]
Mayor	Danielle Mulholland, (Independent)
Council seat	Kyogle
Region	Northern Rivers
State electorate(s)	Lismore[4]
Federal division(s)	Page
Website	Kyogle Council
LGAs around Kyogle Council: Scenic Rim (Qld) Scenic Rim (Qld) Tweed Shire Tenterfield Kyogle Council Lismore Tenterfield Clarence Valley Richmond Valley

Kyogle Council is alocal government area in theNorthern Rivers region ofNew South Wales, Australia.

The council services an area of 3,589 square kilometres (1,386 sq mi) and is located adjacent to theSummerland Way and theNorth Coast railway line, within two hours drive fromBrisbane and one hour from theQueenslandGold Coast and the NSW coastal communities ofByron Bay,Ballina andTweed Heads. Kyogle Council comprises a large and diverse region with natural attributes, including theBorder Ranges National Park and other world heritage listed areas, and cultural features.^[5]

Themayor of Kyogle Council is Danielle Mulholland.

In 2015, Kyogle Council was deemed 'not fit for future' by the New South Wales government's Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and was urged to merge with a nearby council,^[6] although the NSW government backflipped later in 2015 and allowed the council to continue in its current form.^[7]

The Kyogle Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• High Conservation Value Old Growth forest^[9]
• Cougal, 871.00 km Border Loop, North Coast railway:Cougal Spiral^[10]

This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Northern Rivers § Kyogle.[edit]

2021 New South Wales local elections: Kyogle^[12]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent		3,419	100.0	+0.0	9
Formal votes			3,419	95.2
Informal votes			172	4.8
Total			3,591	100.0
Registered voters / turnout			6,688	53.7

At the2011 census, there were 9,228 people in the Kyogle local government area, of these 50.3 per cent were male and 49.7 per cent were female.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3 per cent of the population, which was significantly higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. Themedian age of people in the Kyogle Council area was 45 years, which was significantly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.1 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.6 per cent were married and 15.1 per cent were either divorced or separated.^[13]

Population growth in the Kyogle Council area between the2001 census and the2006 census was 1.06 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, the population declined 0.3 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 Kyogle local government area was significantly lower than the national average.^[14][15] The medianweekly income for residents within the Kyogle Council area was significantly lower than the national average.^[13]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Kyogle local government area who stated theirancestry asAustralian orAnglo-Saxon exceeded 85 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 23 per cent of all residents in the Kyogle Council at the 2011 census nominatednoreligious affiliation, compared to the national average of 22.3 per cent. Meanwhile, affiliation withChristianity was 55 per cent, which was slightly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. As at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Kyogle local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.5 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (92.9 per cent) whereEnglish only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).^[13]

Selected historical census data for the Kyogle Council local government area
Census year			2001[14]	2006[15]	2011[13]
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	9,159	9,256	9,228
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			92
		% of New South Wales population			0.13%
		% of Australian population	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			32.3%
		English			31.6%
		Irish			10.2%
		Scottish			7.7%
		German			3.4%
Language, top responses (other thanEnglish)		German	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%
		Italian	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
		Swedish	n/c	0.1%	0.2%
		French	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
		Telugu	n/c	n/c	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No Religion	15.1%	18.4%	23.4%
		Anglican	23.9%	23.4%	21.4%
		Catholic	21.0%	20.7%	19.6%
		Uniting Church	11.0%	9.3%	8.0%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	7.0%	6.1%	6.0%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$305	A$376
		% of Australian median income		65.5%	65.2%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$705	A$883
		% of Australian median income		60.2%	59.66%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$599	A$714
		% of Australian median income		58.3%	57.9%

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