Muswellbrook Shire Council
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| Muswellbrook Shire New South Wales |
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 Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 15,149[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3406 km² (1315.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | John Colvin | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Muswellbrook (Maitland Street)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter Valley | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Upper Hunter | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Hunter | ||||||||||||
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Muswellbrook Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and CityRail's Hunter line.
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[edit] Incomes
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.
[edit] Main towns/villages
The Shire includes Muswellbrook, Denman, Sandy Hollow, Wybong, McCullys Gap, Kayuga, Baerami, Merriwa.
[edit] References
- ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- ^ Muswellbrook Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- ^ Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2005-06 (catalogue no.: 3218.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
Muswellbrook, Denman, Sandy Hollow, Wybong, McCullys Gap, Kayuga, Baerami and Merriwa.
