Greater Taree New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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Coordinates | 31°54′S 152°27′E / 31.900°S 152.450°ECoordinates: 31°54′S 152°27′E / 31.900°S 152.450°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 46,541 (2011) | ||||||||||||
• Density | 12.48/km2 (32.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1981 | ||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
Area | 3,730 km2 (1,440.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor | Paul Hogan (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||
Council seat | Taree | ||||||||||||
Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Lyne | ||||||||||||
Website | Greater Taree | ||||||||||||
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The Greater Taree City Council (GTCC) was a local government area on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, until 12 May 2016 when it was amalgamated to form part of the Mid-Coast Council. It was originally formed in 1981 from the Manning Shire, and the Taree and Wingham Municipal Councils. The Council was centred on Taree, located adjacent to the Manning River, the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line.
The last serving Mayor of GTCC was Cr. Paul Hogan, an unaligned politician.
Towns and localities included in the former GTCC were:
At the last 2011 Census performed for the local government area, there were 46,541 people in the GTCC government area, of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population, double the national average. The median age of people in the City of Greater Taree was 46 years; some nine years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.5% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the GTCC between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census has been 5.39%; and in the subsequent five years was 3.09%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the GTCC local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the GTCC was significantly below the national average, being one of the factors that place the GTCC in an area of social disadvantage.