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 | Facts About Inverell hidden Situated on the western edge of the New England Tablelands, Inverell is nestled in the picturesque valley beside the Macintyre River. Inverell is about 489km south of Brisbane and 675km north west of Sydney. Travellers can arrive in Inverell by air with Aeropelican or by bus with CountryLink providing services dailey. Known as the "Sapphire City" Inverell supplies around 80% of the worlds sapphires. Diamonds were first discovered at Copes Creek in 1875, and mining for sapphires started in 1916. Bauxite, lead, silver and diamonds have also been mined. Historic Inverell is surrounded by gemstone country. It's the ideal place to try your hand at fossicking and to see how precious stones are processed. Inverell also offers great walking tracks, reserves and dams providing plenty of outdoor attractions for everyone. Inverell is a thriving commercial and service centre with a population of 12,000 and district population of 15,000. Inverell is a mixed farming district, where the maincrops are wheat, oats, barley, grain, sorghum and oilseed crops. Sheep and cattle graze mostly on natural pastures, supplemented with lucerne and forage crops. Inverell also boasts one of the best shopping centres in country NSW. All facilities are available to the shopper with retail shops through to commercial market chains, coffee lounges and the good old pub counter lunches. | | hidden
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| Statistical Data on Inverell From the 2006 Census |
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Geographic Statistics
Principal Town = Inverell
Longitude = 29.78'S
Latitude = 151.08'E
Elevation = 664m
Climate Statistics
Mean maximum temperature = January 29.4 C, July 15.1 C
Mean minimum temperature = January 16.3 C, July 3.5 C
Average Annual Rainfall = 799.3mm
Total Population Statistics
The Total Population of Inverell is 15,510 excluding overseas visitors with 7,652 being male, 7,858 female and 5.3% of the population being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders decent. In addition there has been an overall increase of 3.03% in the growth of Inverell since the last Census completed in 2001. With the highest percentage of population 36.3% being in the 25-54 age bracket followed by the 65 years and older majority 17.8% and the youth 5-14 years covering 15.3% of the total population of Inverell.
Employment Statistics
Our Total Labour Force consists of 6,632 including employed and unemplyed persons. With 3,949 people employed on a full-time basis and 1,746 employed as part-time basis. With 553 people unemployed and 4,899 not in the labour force. The current Occupations of people residing in Inverell that are currently employeed and aged over 15 years consist of 1,208 Managers, 934 Labourers, 823 Technicians and Trades workers, 791 Professionals, 632 Community and Personal Service workers, 617 Clerical and Administration workers, 605 Sales workers and 356 employeed as Machinery Operators and Drivers. With the main Industries of Employment being Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 12.7% and followed by School Education on 6.0% and Meat Product Manufacturing 5.3% of Inverells employed population.
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Real Estate Statistics
Throughout the 2006 Census there were 6,078 occupied private dwellings counted in Inverell with 89% being seperate houses, 1.3% semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.6% were classified as other dwellings. The average weekly rent being $120 compared to the $190 in Australia. The median monthly housing loan repayment was $867, compared to $1,300 in Australia and the average household size was 2.5 with 1.1 being the average number of persons per bedroom. In Inverell 39.9% of the occupied private dwellings were fully owned with 28.3% being purchased and 25.5% were rented. Within that 25.5% of rented housing 37% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.1% were rented from a landlord type. In comparison, in Australia 50.5% were rented from a real estate agent and 14.9% from a State or Territory housing authority. |
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