Uralba is a rural locality located on the Far North Coast of
New South Wales
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
). 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 t ...
. It is located about west from
Ballina.
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, 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%).
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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%).][
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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.[
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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
HMAS ''Uralba'' was an auxiliary minefield tender and armament stores carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. She was launched in 1942 by Ernest Wright, Tuncurry, New South Wales as ''Uralba'' (presumably named af ...
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
Northern Rivers
Ballina Shire
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