Muswellbrook Shire Council

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

- were 6,092 wage and salary earners (ranked 79th in New South Wales and 236th in Australia, 0.2% of New South Wales's 2,558,415 and less than 0.1% of Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $265,358,923 (around $265 million) (ranked 76th in New South Wales and 216th 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 $43,559 (ranked 21st in New South Wales and 61st in Australia, 105% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 112% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $36,707 (ranked 28th in New South Wales and 83rd in Australia, 103% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 107% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Demographics

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

- were 15,236 people as at 30 June 2006, the 83rd largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.2% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was an increase of 99 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 87th 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 0.7% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 81st fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was a fall in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 423 people or 2.7% (0.3% in annual average terms). In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.