Eurobodalla Shire Council
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| Eurobodalla Shire New South Wales |
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 Offices of the Eurobodalla Shire council at Moruya |
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| Population: | 36,389[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3422 km² (1321.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Neil Mumme | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Moruya (Cnr Vulcan and Campbell Streets)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | South Coast | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bega | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||
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Eurobodalla Shire is a Local Government Area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in a largely mountainous coastal region on the South Coast of New South Wales. It is on the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the Kings Highway.
The shire chambers are located in the town of Moruya in the central part of the Shire. Other major towns within the shire include Batemans Bay and Narooma. Smaller towns and hamlets include Durras, Nelligen, Mogo, Malua Bay, Broulee, Mossy Point, Rosedale, Bodalla, Potato Point, Nerrigundah, Mystery Bay, Central Tilba, and Wallaga Lake Koori Village.
The Eurobodalla Shire Council was formed in 1913 with the responsibility for administering local government functions along 110 kilometres of the NSW coast between Durras and Wallaga Lake. The Council administers only about 30% of the area of the Shire as the remaining 70% is non-rateable crown land held as national park and state forest: 40% of the shire is national park, 30% is state forest, 20% is productive farmland and 10% is urban settlement.[3]
The Shire is unusual in that nearly half of ratepayers are non-residents. Just over 17% of ratepayers are residents of Canberra. Although the permanent population is around 34,100, the visiting population (who stay more than 3 nights) is 3.1 million per year.[3]
The main growth industries in the area are Construction, Government Services, Real Estate, Retail, Retirement, Aged Care, Tourism, while dairy farming, forestry, sawmilling and commercial fishing are traditional industries in decline. Eurobodalla Shire is serviced by two highways - the Princes Highway between Sydney and Melbourne (part of the renowned Highway One around Australia), and the Kings Highway (National Route 52) linking Batemans Bay to Canberra, the national capital. Moruya Airport, just east of the township of Moruya, is serviced by regular scheduled commuter flights to Sydney and Melbourne. There are no railways or major seaports in Eurobodalla Shire.
The Eurobodalla Shire was originally the home of the South Coast Aborigines of the Bugelli-Manji and Yuin tribes. The Council signed a Commitment to Indigenous Australians and a Local Agreement with the Aboriginal Community. [4]
[edit] Census 2001 statistics
Population: 33,167[5]
Area: 3,422 square kilometres
Population density: 9.7 people per square kilometre
Aged 15 years and over: 80.7%
A significant proportion of young people leave the shire to continue their studies or seek work. Aged 65 years and over: 22.2%
The proportion of older residents is growing as retirees move into the shire. Median age: 44
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander: 4.2%
Nation of birth:
Australia - 86.0%
United Kingdom - 6.8%
New Zealand - 1.2%
Germany - 1.0%
The Netherlands - 0.7%
Median weekly rent: $100-$149
Median monthly home loan repayments: $600-$799
Median weekly individual income: $200-$299
Median weekly household income: $400-$499
Mean household size: 2.3
Unemployment rate: 13.0%
Labour force participation rate: 46.7% In 2004, the Shire had 10,338 jobs.[3]
Languages spoken at home:
Speaks English only - 96.1%
German - 0.7%
Italian - 0.4%
Croatian - 0.4%
Netherlandic - 0.3%
Religion:
Anglican Church - 31.3%
Roman Catholic Church - 25.2%
Uniting Church in Australia - 6.0%
Presbyterian and Reformed Churches - 4.7%
Other Christian denominations - 6.4%
Non-Christian religions - 1.2%
No religion - 15.5%
Did not answer question - 9.7%
Household car ownership:
No car - 8.8%
One car - 53.3%
Two cars - 29.9%
Three or more cars - 8.0%
Housing tenure:
Fully owned - 54.5%
Being purchased - 18.5%
Department of Housing (public housing) - 2.4%
Private rental - 21.0%
Other type of tenure - 3.7%
Structure of inhabited dwellings:
Fully detached house - 82.0%
Semi-detached, terrace or town house - 6.9%
Apartment - 5.8%
Caravan, cabin, houseboat, etc. - 3.7%
Other - 1.5%
Housing stock vacancy rate: 29.5%
Internet usage rate: 27.3%
[edit] References
- ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
- ^ Eurobodalla Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ a b c Rosedale Association Newsletter. Rosedale Association (December 2004). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ Shain, Kathryn (2005). Eurobodalla Shire Council. Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project - Agreements Database. University of Melbourne. Retrieved on 2006-05-22.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Eurobodalla (A) (Local Government Area). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
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