Wyong Shire Council
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Wyong Shire Council is a Local Government Area located around the coastal lake system of Tuggerah Lake, Budgewoi Lake and Lake Munmorah. Its administrative centre is located in the town of Wyong. Wyong Shire Council includes several townships and suburban areas, including a coastal strip from the Bateau Bay up to Budgewoi (incorporating the towns of The Entrance, Norah Head, Toukley) some lakeside towns and residential areas (Berkeley Vale, Tuggerah, Gorokan, Charmhaven) some inland towns on the coastal flat (Ourimbah, Wyong, Kangy Angy) and a sparsely populated region to the west with some rural townships (Yarramalong, Dooralong, Jilliby) and regions of native bush (Kulnura). Together with Gosford City Council, it forms a region known as the Central Coast of NSW.
The council area is bounded
- North by Lake Macquarie Council, the boundary running along the southern shore of Lake Macquarie, then through Wyee and then North-West between Lemon Tree and Cooranbong.
- West by Cessnock Council.
- South by Gosford City Council, the boundary running Bateau Bay and Forresters Beach, through Tumbi Umbi, Holgate, Lisarow, Somersby and Kulnura,
- East by the Pacific Ocean
Industries and services
- University of Newcastle (NSW) has a Campus at Ourimbah
- The NSW Police Assistance Line call centre operates from tuggerah business park.
Statistics
Some brief statistics from the 2001 Australian Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/
| Wyong | NSW | Australia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | |
| Population (incr. to 2001) |
130854 | 115999 (12.8%) | 100643 (30.0%) |
6,371,745 | 6,038,696 (3.3%) | 5,732,032 (11.2%) |
18,972,350 | 17,892,423 (6.0%) | 16,850,334 (12.6%) |
| 0-14 (proportion) |
29599 (22.7%) | 1,313,350 (20.8%) | 3,912,475 (20.8%) | ||||||
| 15-24 (proportion) |
14848 (11.4%) | 845,345 (13.4%) | 2,566,346 (13.6%) | ||||||
| 25-44 (proportion) |
34720 (26.6%) | 1,880,360 (29.8%) | 5,591,476 (30.0%) | ||||||
| 45-64 (proportion) |
28426 (21.8%) | 1,443,638 (22.9%) | 4,328,074 (23.1%) | ||||||
| 65+ (proportion) |
22943 (17.6%) | 828,475 (13.1%) | 2,370,878 (12.5%) | ||||||
| Median age | 37 | xx | xx | 35 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
| Australian-born | 82.1% | xx% | xx% | 70.5% | 73.3% | 75.1% | 72.6% | 74.5% | 75.8% |
| Post-Secondary Education | |||||||||
| Postgraduate | xx% | xx% | xx% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| Bachelor | xx% | xx% | xx% | 10.1% | 8.0% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 5.7% |
| Diploma/Certificate | xx% | xx% | xx% | 22.7% | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.8% | 19.6% | 18.8% |
(xx = work in progress)
See also: List of cities in Australia
External links
- Wyong Shire Council Official Site (http://www.wyongsc.nsw.gov.au)
- Central Coast Tourism (http://www.cctourism.com.au)
- Central Coast Regional Development Organisation (http://www.ccrdc.org.au)
- Suburbs and Towns in Wyong Council (http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=8550®ion=SS) - NSW Department of Local Government (includes map)