Gloucester Shire

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Gloucester Shire
New South Wales

Location in NSW
Population: 4,683[1]
Area: 2952 km² (1139.8 sq mi)
Mayor: Barry Ryan[2]
Council Seat: Gloucester (89 King Street}
Region: Mid North Coast
State District: Upper Hunter[3]
Federal Division: Paterson[4]
Website: http://www.gloucester.nsw.gov.au/council.html
LGAs around Gloucester Shire:
Tamworth Walcha Greater Taree
Upper Hunter Gloucester Shire Greater Taree
Dungog Great Lakes Greater Taree

Gloucester Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia on the Mid North Coast. It is on the Bucketts Way and the North Coast railway line.

[edit] Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics [5] during 2003-04, there:

- were 1,416 wage and salary earners (ranked 128th in New South Wales and 418th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 and Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $46,344,880 (around $46 million) (ranked 128th in New South Wales and 420th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion))

- was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $32,729 (ranked 101st in New South Wales and 341st in Australia, 79% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 84% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $28,699 (ranked 130th in New South Wales and 439th in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 84% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Main towns/villages

It includes the towns of Gloucester, Stratford, Craven, Barrington and Copeland.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Gloucester (A) (Local Government Area. 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
  2. ^ Gloucester Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
  3. ^ Upper Hunter Electoral District. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
  4. ^ Paterson. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
  5. ^ Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.

Coordinates: 32°00′S, 151°58′E


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