Singleton Shire Council

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Singleton Shire
New South Wales

Location in NSW

Population:

21,937^[1]

Area:

4896 km² (1890.4 sq mi)

Mayor:

Fred Harvison

Council Seat:

Singleton (Queen Street)^[2]

Region:

Hunter

State District:

Upper Hunter, Cessnock

Federal Division:

Hunter

Website: http://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au

LGAs around Singleton Shire:
Muswellbrook	Upper Hunter	Dungog
Muswellbrook	Singleton Shire	Maitland
Mid-Western	Hawkesbury	Cessnock

Singleton Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and CityRail's Hunter line.

[edit] Incomes

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

- were 8,754 wage and salary earners (ranked 71st in New South Wales and 193rd in Australia, 0.3% of New South Wales's 2,558,415 and 0.1% of Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $405,564,521 (around $406 million) (ranked 65th in New South Wales and 176th in Australia, 0.4% of New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and 0.1% of Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion))

- was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $46,329 (ranked 16th in New South Wales and 44th in Australia, 112% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 119% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $38,327 (ranked 21st in New South Wales and 59th in Australia, 108% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 112% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Main towns/villages

The Shire includes Singleton, Broke, Bulga, Howes Valley, Putty, Warksworth, Jerrys Plains, Camberwell, Ravensworth, Mount Olive, Carrowbrook, Mirranie, Elderslie, Belford and Branxton.