Nambucca Shire Council

Nambucca Shire Council is a Local Government Area of the mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line. Nambucca Valley is noted for its scenery, surf, and relative peace as a holiday destination.

In 2001, the Shire had a population density of 11.84 per km.² There were 954 (5.4%) indigenous persons and 14,943 (84.6%) Australian-born persons in the Shire.^[3]

[edit] Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[4] during 2003-04, there:

- were 4,335 wage and salary earners (ranked 88th in New South Wales and 284th 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 $128,693,312 (around $129 million) (ranked 93rd in New South Wales and 306th in Australia, 0.1% 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 $29,687 (ranked 163rd in New South Wales and 541st in Australia, 72% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 76% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $26,727 (ranked 165th in New South Wales and 563rd in Australia, 75% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 78% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Main towns/villages

It includes the Nambucca River and the towns of Nambucca Heads (2001 population: 6,121), Valla (814), Macksville (2001 population: 2,658), Bowraville (2,400), Taylors Arm and Scotts Head (900).