Byron Shire Council

Byron Shire is is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia in the Northern Rivers region. It includes 347 (1.2%) indigenous persons and 22,564 (78.0%) Australian-born persons. It is on the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Highway.

1 Incomes
2 Demographics
3 Main towns/villages
4 References

[edit] Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[3] during 2003-04, there:

- were 8,510 wage and salary earners (ranked 72nd in New South Wales and 196th in Australia, 0.3% of New South Wales's 2,558,415 and 0.1% of Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $252,647,332 (around $253 million) (ranked 77th in New South Wales and 223rd in Australia, 0.2% of New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and less than 0.1% of Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion))

- was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $29,688 (ranked 162nd in New South Wales and 540th in Australia, 72% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 76% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $25,643 (ranked 166th in New South Wales and 595th in Australia, 72% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 75% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[4], there:

- were 30,898 people as at 30 June 2006, the 68th largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.5% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was an increase of 111 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 83rd largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.2% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales

- was, in percentage terms, an increase of 0.4% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 110th fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 4,278 people or 16% (1.5% in annual average terms), the 26th highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.