| Yass Valley New South Wales |
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| Population: | 9,675 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3999 km² (1544. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Nic Carmody | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Yass (209 Comur Street)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Burrinjuck | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Hume | ||||||||||||
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The Shire includes Yass, Binalong, Bookham, Bowning, Gundaroo, Murrumbateman, Sutton and Wee Jasper. Binalong (postcode 2584) is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia 37 km north-west of Yass in Yass Valley Bookham is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia and is a part of the Yass Bowning ( altitude 602m is a small town in the Southern Tablelands, 14 km west of Yass on the Hume Highway in Yass Valley Shire. Gundaroo is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and in Yass Valley Shire. Murrumbateman ( is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Sutton, meaning 'South Settlement' in Saxon is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire Wee Jasper is a village of about 80 people in the Goodradigbee valley at the western foot of the Brindabella Ranges, near Burrinjuck Dam in New South
Yass Shire Council was proclaimed on 1 January 1980 following the amalgamation of Goodradigbee Shire Council and the Yass Municipal Council. Yass Valley Council in turn was proclaimed the Yass Valley Council on 11 February 2004, following a further amalgamation of Yass Shire Council and parts of Gunning and Yarrowlumla Shire Councils.
Demographics
Population:'[3] On census night, 7 August 2001, there were 9,675 people (4,825 males and 4,850 females) counted in Yass. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This represents an increase of 6. 4% since the 1996 Census, and an increase of 10. 6% since the 1991 Census. Of those people counted on Census Night, 95. 7% were counted at home. Yass Shire has an area of 3298 square kilometres, giving a population density of 2. 9 people per square kilometre.
Indigenous Origin: There were 190 people (2. 0%) who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2001 Census. The median age of people in the 2001 Census was 38 years.
Country Of Birth: The number of people born overseas in the 2001 Census was 902 (9. 3%). Of those born overseas, the three main countries of birth in the 2001 Census were:
United Kingdom: 348 (3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 6%)
New Zealand: 107 (1. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 1%) and
Germany: 53 (0. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 5%).
Ancestry: In the 2001 Census, the three most common ancestries identified with were:
Australian: 4905 people (50. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 7%)
English: 3722 people (38. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 5%) and
Irish: 1307 people (13. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 5%).
Language: English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 9,220 people (95. 3%) in the 2001 Census. The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the 2001 Census were:
German: 30 (0. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 3%)
Croatian: 27 (0. Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring 3%) and
Italian: 22 (0. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. 2%).
Computer Usage: In the week preceding the 2001 Census, 4381 people (45. 3%) had used a personal computer at home. The total number of persons who had used the Internet in the week preceding the 2001 Census was 3632. There were 621 people (6. 4%) who had used the Internet at work only, 1762 people (18. 2%) who had used the internet at home only and 319 people (3. 3%) who had used the internet elsewhere only.
Marital Status: In the 2001 Census, there were 4335 married people (57. 9%), 242 separated people (3. 2%), 528 divorced people (7. 1%), 505 widowed people (6. 7%) and 1874 people who had never been married (25. 0%).
Education: In the 2001 Census, 285 (3. 8%) people (152 males and 133 females) held a postgraduate degree, graduate diploma or graduate certificate; 760 (10. 2%) people (343 males and 417 females) held a bachelor degree; 1741 (23. 3%) people (1097 males and 644 females) with an advanced diploma, diploma or certificate; and 4697 (62. 8%) people (2096 males and 2601 females) did not have a qualification.
Unemployment: In the 2001 Census, 215 people were unemployed, representing 4. 3% of the labour force. The labour force participation rate was 80. 1%.
Industry Of Employment: In the 2001 Census, 207 (4. 3%) people were employed in the Manufacturing industry; 364 (7. 6%) people employed in the Construction industry; 659 (13. 7%) people employed in the Retail Trade industry; 453 (9. 4%) people were employed in the Property and Business Services industry; 323 (6. 7%) people employed in the Education industry; and 395 (8. 2%) people employed in the Health and Community Services industry.
Income: The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over in the 2001 Census was $400-$499.
Journey To Work: On Census day, 7 August 2001, 3 (0. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 1%) people travelled to work by train only, 63 (1. 3%) people took the bus only and 0 (0. 0%) people took both the train and bus. There were 3018 (62. 4%) people who travelled to work by car, either as the driver or as a passenger and 283 (5. 9%) people either rode a bike or walked to work.
Families: In the 2001 Census, there were 1280 couple families with children (which comprised 47. 0% of all families in occupied private dwellings), 1110 couple families without children (40. 7%), 313 one parent families (11. 5%) and 22 other families (0. 8%).
Dwellings: In the 2001 Census, there were 3346 separate houses (92. 3%), 120 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (3. 3%), 93 flats, units or apartments (2. 6%) and 62 other dwellings (1. 7%). Of all occupied private dwellings in the 2001 Census, 2670 were either fully owned or being purchased, which represents (73. 6%) of all occupied private dwellings, while 707 (19. 5%) were being rented.
Transport facilities
Yass Valley is serviced by the following transport facilities:
- Hume Highway (National Highway 31)
- Barton Highway (National Highway 25)
- Lachlan Valley Way (State Route 81)
- Main Southern Railway (Countrylink)
- Transborder Express (A local bus & coach firm)
References
- ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate Highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and The Barton Highway is a short Highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The Main Southern Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and from New South Wales into Queensland and Victoria Transborder Express is a Canberra, Australia based bus company Australian Bureau of Statistics. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Retrieved on 2006-12-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French
- ^ Yass Valley Council. Department of Local Government. The Department of Local Government is the agency of the Government of New South Wales that is responsible for administering legislation in relation to NSW's local government Retrieved on 2006-11-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Yass Valley (A) (Local Government Area). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper (excludes areas absorbed in 2004)
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