Gloucester Shire
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| Gloucester Shire New South Wales |
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 Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 5,094(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2952 km² (1,139.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Julie Lyford[2] | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Gloucester (89 King Street) | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Upper Hunter[3] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Lyne[4] | ||||||||||||
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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.
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[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 and villages
It includes the towns of Gloucester, Stratford, Craven, Barrington and Copeland.
[edit] Council
Gloucester Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.[6] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[6]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaffiliated | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, comprises:[6]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Lyford | Independent | Mayor | |
| James Henderson | Independent | ||
| Richard Webb | Unaffiliated | ||
| Noreen Germon | Independent | ||
| Ian Shaw | Independent | ||
| John Rosenbaum | Independent | ||
| Geoffrey Slack | Unaffiliated | Deputy Mayor | |
| Katheryn Smith | Independent | ||
| Tony Tersteeg | Unaffiliated | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Gloucester Shire Council". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=3050. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
- ^ "Upper Hunter Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://elections.nsw.gov.au/redistribution_2004/all_districts_/upper_hunter. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
- ^ "Lyne". Australian Electoral Commission. http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/l/Lyne.htm. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ a b c "Gloucester Shire Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Gloucester.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17.[dead link]
Coordinates: 32°00′S 151°58′E / 32°S 151.967°E
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