Gloucester Shire Council New South Wales
Location in NSW
Population:	5,001 [1]
Area:	2952 km² (1,139.8 sq mi)
Mayor:	Julie Lyford[2]
Council Seat:	Gloucester (89 King Street)
Region:	Mid North Coast
State District:	Upper Hunter[3]
Federal Division:	Paterson[4]
Website: http://www.gloucester.nsw.gov.au/council.html
LGAs around Gloucester Shire Council: Tamworth Walcha Greater Taree Upper Hunter Gloucester Shire Council Greater Taree Dungog Great Lakes Greater Taree

Gloucester Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia on the Mid North Coast. It is on the Bucketts Way and the North Coast railway line.

Contents 1 Incomes 2 Main towns/villages 3 Council 4 References

[edit] Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[5] during 2003-04, there:

- were 1,416 wage and salary earners (ranked 128th in New South Wales and 418th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 and Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $46,344,880 (around $46 million) (ranked 128th in New South Wales and 420th 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 income per wage and salary earner of $32,729 (ranked 101st in New South Wales and 341st in Australia, 79% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 84% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $28,699 (ranked 130th in New South Wales and 439th in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 84% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Main towns/villages

It includes the towns of Gloucester, Stratford, Craven, Barrington and Copeland.

[edit] Council

Gloucester Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.^[6] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[6]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaffiliated	9
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[6]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Julie Lyford	Independent	Mayor
	James Henderson	Independent
	Richard Webb	Unaffiliated
	Noreen Germon	Independent
	Ian Shaw	Independent
	John Rosenbaum	Independent
	Geoffrey Slack	Unaffiliated	Deputy Mayor
	Katheryn Smith	Independent
	Tony Tersteeg	Unaffiliated

[edit] References

Coordinates: 32°00′S 151°58′E / 32°S 151.967°E / -32; 151.967

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