Walcha Council
| Walcha | |
 Location of Walcha Council in New South Wales |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 New South Wales
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| Administrative headquarters: | Walcha |
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| Area : | 6,261.0 km² |
| Residents : | 3,092 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.5 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 4th |
Coordinates: 31 ° 11 ' S , 151 ° 49' O Walcha is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area is 6,261.0 km² and has about 3,100 inhabitants.
The Walcha Shire is located in the east of the state about 510 km north of the metropolis of Sydney and 530 km southwest of Brisbane . The area comprises 51 hamlets and villages, including Aberbaldie, Bergen op Zoom, Brackendale, Branga Plains, Campfire, The Flags, Glen Morrison, Ingleba, Kangaroo Flat, Moona Plains, Nowendoc, Orundumbie, Riamukka, St. Leonards Creek, Tia, Tuggolo , Walcha , Walcha Road, Winterbourne and Yarrowitch and parts of Niangala and Woolbrook. The council's administrative headquarters are in the town of Walcha in the northwest of the LGA, where around 1,500 people live.
administration
The Walcha Council has eight members who are elected by the residents of the four wards (two each from Wards A, B and C). These three districts are defined independently of the localities. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
- Official website of the Walcha Council (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Walcha (A) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Walcha ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.