Richmond Valley Council
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| Richmond Valley New South Wales |
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 Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 20,913[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3,051[2] km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Charlie Cox | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Casino (Cnr Walker Street and Graham Place} | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Northern Rivers | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Clarence, Lismore | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Page | ||||||||||||
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Richmond Valley Council is a Local Government Area in the northern part of New South Wales, Australia. It is named after the Richmond River, which flows through most of it. It is on the Bruxner Highway, Pacific Highway, and the North Coast railway line.
[edit] Incomes
According to the Australian Bureau Statistics [3] during 2003-04, there:
- were 6,113 wage and salary earners (ranked 78th in New South Wales and 234th 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 $188,078,937 (around $188 million) (ranked 81st in New South Wales and 243rd 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 $30,767 (ranked 139th in New South Wales and 462nd in Australia, 74% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 79% of Australia's $38,820)
- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $29,340 (ranked 113th in New South Wales and 395th in Australia, 83% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 86% of Australia's $34,149).
[edit] Main towns/villages
The council's seat is at Casino and other locales in the council include Coraki, Woodburn, Evans Head, Stratheden, Tomki and Tatham.
It is a rural area for the most part, with most industries involving cattle and crop growing, such as sugar cane and wheat. There is even a pecan plantation 10 kilometres east of Casino.
[edit] References
- ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on December 3, 2006.
- ^ Richmond Valley Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on November 19, 2006.
- ^ Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.
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