Kempsey Shire
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kempsey Shire is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Kempsey Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°05′S 152°50′E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 8.546/km2 (22.13/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 October 1975 (1975-10-01) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,380 km2 (1,305.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Leo Hauville, (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Kempsey | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Oxley | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Cowper | ||||||||||||||
Website | Kempsey Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The shire services an area of 3,380 square kilometres (1,310 sq mi) and is located on the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line. Kempsey Shire was formed on 1 October 1975 by the amalgamation of the former Kempsey Municipality and the former Macleay Shire.[3]
At the 2011 census, Kempsey Shire had a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing within its boundaries; being 11.1 per cent of the resident population, more than four times the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The shire also contains a coastal strip that was identified in 2007, and confirmed in 2015, as one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in Australia.[4][5][6]
The mayor of the Kempsey Shire is Leo Hauville, an independent politician.