Nambucca Shire
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Nambucca Shire New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 30°43′S 152°55′E / 30.717°S 152.917°ECoordinates: 30°43′S 152°55′E / 30.717°S 152.917°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 19,598 (2015 Est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 13.14/km2 (34.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1,491 km2 (575.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rhonda Hoban (Independent) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Macksville | ||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Oxley | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Cowper | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Nambucca Shire | ||||||||||||
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Nambucca Shire is a local government area in the mid north coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The shire services an area of 1,491 square kilometres (576 sq mi) and is located adjacent to the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line. At the 2011 census, Nambucca Shire has a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing within its boundaries. Within the Shire's boundaries is Bowraville, one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in Australia.
The Mayor of the Nambucca Shire is Rhonda Hoban, an independent politician.
Towns and localities in the Nambucca Shire are:
At the 2011 census, there were 18,644 people in the Nambucca Shire local government area, of these 48.8 per cent were male and 51.2 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.3 per cent of the population, nearly treble the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Nambucca Shire was 49 years; some twelve years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 17.8 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.4 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.6 per cent were married and 16.4 per cent were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the Nambucca Shire between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 1.34 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census was 4.17 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Nambucca Shire local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Nambucca Shire was significantly below the national average, being one of the factors that place parts of the Nambucca Shire in an area of social disadvantage.
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