Walcha Council

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Walcha Council New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population:	3,283[2]
Area:	6,267 km²
Mayor:	Bill Heazlett
Council Seat:	Walcha (2 Hamilton Street)[1]
Region:	New England
State District:	Northern Tablelands
Federal Division:	New England
Website: http://www.walcha.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Walcha Council Uralla Armidale Kempsey Tamworth Walcha Council Port Macquarie-Hastings Upper Hunter Muswellbrook Greater Taree

Walcha Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Oxley Highway and the Main North railway line.

[edit] Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[3] during 2003-04, there:

- were 927 wage and salary earners (ranked 146th in New South Wales and 470th 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 $27,787,248 (around $28 million) (ranked 147th in New South Wales and 478th 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 $29,975 (ranked 153rd in New South Wales and 517th in Australia, 72% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 77% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $27,590 (ranked 154th in New South Wales and 517th in Australia, 78% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 81% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Main towns/villages

The towns and villages of Walcha Council include Walcha, Walcha Road, Brackendale, and Nowendoc, Yarrowitch and Tia.

[edit] References

Coordinates: 30°59′S, 151°36′E