Eurobodalla Shire
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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. 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, Narooma and Central Tilba.
The dominant industries in the area are dairy farming, forestry, sawmilling, tourism and commercial offshore fishing. 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. There is an airport just east of the township of Moruya serviced by regular scheduled commuter flights to Sydney and Melbourne. There are no railways or major seaports in Eurobodalla Shire.
Census 2001 statistics
Population: 33,167
Area: 3,422 square kilometres
Population density: 9.7 people per square kilometre
Aged 15 years and over: 80.7%
Aged 65 years and over: 22.2%
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%
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%
NSW 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%
External link
- Eurobodalla Shire Council web page (http://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/)