Uralla Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the New England

New England (Australia)

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 region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. It is on the New England Highway

New England Highway

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Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics during 2003-04, there:

- were 1,865 wage and salary earners (ranked 118th in New South Wales and 381st in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $57,946,875 (around $58 million) (ranked 118th in New South Wales and 384th 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

Average

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income per wage and salary earner of $31,071 (ranked 128th in New South Wales and 435th in Australia, 75% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 80% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median

Median

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income per wage and salary earner of $28,396 (ranked 140th in New South Wales and 461st in Australia, 80% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 83% of Australia's $34,149).

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics , there:

- were 6,126 people as at 30 June 2006, the 122nd largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to less than 0.1% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was an increase of 56 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 101st largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.1% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales

- was, in percentage terms, an increase of 0.9% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 55th fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 78 people or 1.3% (0.1% in annual average terms), the 94th highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.

Towns and villages

The towns and villages of Uralla Shire include Uralla

Uralla, New South Wales

Uralla is a small town and on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. The town is located at the intersection of the New England Highway and Thunderbolts Way 465 kilometres north of Sydney and about 23 kilometres south west of the city of Armidale...

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Bundarra

Bundarra, New South Wales

Bundarra is a small town on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on Thunderbolts Way and on the banks of the Gwydir River, in the Uralla Shire Local Government Area, 563 kilometres  kilometres from the state capital, Sydney...

, Yarrowyck

Yarrowyck, New South Wales

Yarrowyck is a rural locality on the western slopes of the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.Yarrowyck is located in Uralla Shire and in Sandon County. The locality is about 23 kilometres north west of Uralla on Thunderbolts Way and about 31 kilometres west of the city of Armidale...

, and Kingstown

Kingstown, New South Wales

Kingstown is a rural village, north west of Uralla on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Kingstown had a population of 137 people. It has a public school, church, general store, Landcare Group and Rural Fire Service...

, Kentucky

Kentucky, New South Wales

Kentucky is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated about to the south of Uralla and to the north west of Walcha and approximately off the New England Highway. Kentucky is located by rail from Sydney in Sandon County on the Northern...

 and Wollun

Wollun, New South Wales

Wollun is a small rural community situated about 26 kilometres north west of Walcha and is included in the Uralla Shire Local Government Area of the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia....

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