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Wyong Shire CouncilWyong 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 Industries and services Statistics Some brief statistics from the 2001 Australian Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ | Wyong | NSW | Australia |
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| 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%) | | |
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15-24
(proportion) | 14848
(11.4%) | | | 845,345
(13.4%) | | | 2,566,346
(13.6%) | | |
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25-44
(proportion) | 34720
(26.6%) | | | 1,880,360
(29.8%) | | | 5,591,476
(30.0%) | | |
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45-64
(proportion) | 28426
(21.8%) | | | 1,443,638
(22.9%) | | | 4,328,074
(23.1%) | | |
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65+
(proportion) | 22943
(17.6%) | | | 828,475
(13.1%) | | | 2,370,878
(12.5%) | | |
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| 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% |
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| Post-Secondary Education |
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| Postgraduate | xx% | xx% | xx% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 1.9% |
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| Bachelor | xx% | xx% | xx% | 10.1% | 8.0% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 5.7% |
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| Diploma/Certificate | xx% | xx% | xx% | 22.7% | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.8% | 19.6% | 18.8% |
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(xx = work in progress) See also: List of cities in Australia External links
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