Oberon Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Oberon Council
state = nsw


caption = Location in NSW
region=Central West
area=3659
est =
seat=Oberon (137-139 Oberon Street} cite web
title=Oberon Council
publisher = Department of Local Government
url = http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6110&region=CW
accessdate = 2006-11-09 ]
pop=4,817 Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA16100|name=Oberon (A) (Local Government Area)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on]
url=http://www.oberon.nsw.gov.au/
mayor=Robert Hooper
fedgov =Calare
stategov =Bathurst
near-nw= Bathurst
near-w= Bathurst
near-sw= Upper Lachlan
near-s= Goulburn
near-se= Wollondilly
near-e= Blue Mountains
near-ne= Lithgow
near-n= Bathurst

Oberon Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Oberon Council includes Oberon, Black Springs, Shooters Hill, Edith and O'Connell.

Demographics

According to the [http://www.abs.gov.au Australian Bureau Statistics] [cite web
publisher = Australian Bureau of Statistics
title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2005-06 (catalogue no.: 3218.0)
url = http://abs.gov.au
accessdate = 2007-03-12 ] , there:

- were 5,503 people as at 30 June 2006, the 125th largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to less than 0.1% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was an increase of 60 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 99th largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.1% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales

- was, in percentage terms, an increase of 1.1% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 41st fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 648 people or 13% (1.3% in annual average terms), the 32nd highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.

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