Nambucca Shire Council

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Nambucca Shire
New South Wales
Population: 18,755[1]
Area: 1,491 km²
Mayor: George Hicks[2]
Council Seat: Macksville (44 Princess Street}
Region: Mid North Coast
State District: Oxley
Federal Division: Cowper
Website: http://www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au/
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Nambucca Shire Council is a Local Government Area of the mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line. Nambucca Valley is noted for its scenery, surf, and relative peace as a holiday destination.

In 2001, the Shire had a population density of 11.84 per km.2 There were 954 (5.4%) indigenous persons and 14,943 (84.6%) Australian-born persons in the Shire.[3]

It includes the Nambucca River and the towns of Nambucca Heads (2001 population: 6,121), Valla (814), Macksville (2001 population: 2,658), Bowraville (2,400), Taylors Arm and Scotts Head (900).


[edit] References

  1. ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
  2. ^ Nambucca Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
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Coordinates: 30°43′S 152°55′E

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