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Uralba is a rural locality located on the Far North Coast of
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(in
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). Its name means "place of plenteous quartz stones". Administratively it is part of the
Ballina Shire Ballina Shire is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed on 1 January 1977 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Ballina and Tintenbar Shire. The Shire is located adjacent ...
. It is located about west from Ballina.
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, the state capital, is located approximately or 8.5 hours car drive south.


Demographics

In the , Uralba was represented as a State suburb (SSC14050). It had a population 216 in 69 families. The median age was 54 years. Most people living in Uralba were born in Australia (84%). In the , Uralba's population had increased to 266.


Economy

According to the , the median household income was $1402 per week. There were 99 people employed in 2016, and 10 people unemployed. The most common occupations were Professionals (30%); Managers (15%); Community and Personal Service Workers (11%); Sales Workers (11%) and Labourers(11%). The top 5 industries for employment were Fruit and Tree Nut Growing (9%), Local Government Administration (9%), Other Allied Health Services (7%), Road and Bridge Construction (5%) and Site Preparation Services (5%).


Housing

In the , the median housing loan repayment was $1,967 per month. The median rent was $225 per week. This equated to just over 15% of median household income. The average household size was 2.5 persons.


Environment

Uralba Nature Reserve, a nature reserve was gazetted as a State Forest in 1910 and as a nature reserve in 1975.


See also

* HMAS Uralba was an auxiliary minefield tender and armament stores carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II.


References

Towns in New South Wales Ballina Shire {{NorthernRivers-geo-stub