Location:
From the Queensland border in the north to Nowendoc National Park in the south; and from Mount Kaputar National Park in the west to Guy Fawkes River National Park in the east.
Area:
44,674 square kilometres.
Local Government Areas within District:
Glen Innes, Severn, Guyra, Gwydir, Inverell, Uralla and parts of Armidale Dumaresq, Tamworth Regional, Tenterfield and Walcha.
Localities:
Aberfoyle, Armidale, Ashford, Backwater, Bald Nob, Bannockburn, Ben Lomond, Bingara, Black Mountain, Black Swamp, Boonoo Boonoo, Brackendale, Bukkulla, Bundarra, Bungulla, Brushgrove, Caroda, Cherry Tree Hill, Cobbadah, Coolatai, Corner Camp, Crooble, Croppa Creek, Deepwater, Delungra, Dinoga, Dinton Vale, Dumaresq, Dundee, Ebor, Elsmore, Emmaville, Enmore, Furracabac, Gilgai, Glencoe, Glen Elgin, Glen Innes, Glen Morrison, Gravesend, Graman, Guyra, Hillgrove, Inverell, Jeogla, Keera, Kentucky, Kentucky South, Kingstown, Koloona, Leechs Gully, Little Plain, Llangothlin, Matheson, Mount Russell, Mungle, North Star, Nowendoc, Nullamanna, Oakwood, Red Range, Rocky River, Saddle Camp, Sandy Flat, Sapphire, Shannon Vale, Stanborough, Stannifer, Stannum, Steinbrook, Stonehenge, Strathbogie, Sunnyside, Tenterfi eld, Tent Hill, Tia, Tilbuster, Tingha, Torrington, Upper Bingara, Upper Horton, Uralla, Walcha, Walcha Road, Wallangra, Wandera, Wandsworth, Wards Mistake, Warialda, Wellingrove, Wollun, Woolbrook, Wollomombi, Yagobe, Yarrowitch, Yarrowyck, Yetman.
Demographic Rating: Rural.
District Composition: From the former district of Barwon: 3,892 electors (8.0%) From the former district of Northern Tablelands: 42,724 electors (87.4%) From the former district of Tamworth: 2,274 electors (4.6%)
Predicted Enrolled Electors: 48,890
Historical Pattern
1920 – 1927 Alfred McCLELLAND Australian Labor Party
1981 – 1987 William John Patrick McCARTHY -
1987 – 1999 Raymond Francis CHAPPELL National Party
1999 – Present (Richard) George Richard TORBAY - Independent
The Electoral District
NORTHERN TABLELANDS
Top three birthplaces other than Australia
(1) United Kingdom 1,620 2.4% 4.6%
(2) New Zealand 520 0.8% 1.8%
(3) Germany 243 0.4% 0.5%
Religion (5 highest recordings) Number Per cent NSW
(1) Anglican 25,438 39.8% 26.1%
(2) Catholic 16,625 26.0% 31.7%
(3) No Religion 6,718 10.5% 12.8%
(4) Presbyterian and Reformed 5,238 8.2% 4.1%
(5) Uniting Church 4,321 6.8% 5.8%
Total 63,897 100.0% 100.0%
Language Spoken at Home Number Per cent NSW
Speaks English only 66,196 97.6% 80.0%
Speaks other language 1,634 2.4% 20.0%
Total 67,830 100.0% 100.0%
Top 5 languages other than English
(1) German 173 0.3% 0.4%
(2) Italian 172 0.3% 1.6%
(3) Cantonese 119 0.2% 2.0%
(4) Mandarin 83 0.1% 1.1%
(5) Japanese 63 0.1% 0.2%
Weekly Gross Individual Income Number Per cent NSW
Negative or Nil 3,460 6.7% 7.3%
$1 - $499 32,781 63.9% 52.3%
$500 - $999 11,438 22.3% 27.0%
$1,000 - $1,499 2,597 5.1% 8.3%
$1,500 or more 1,006 2.0% 5.1%
Total 51,282 100.0% 100.0%
Median Weekly Individual Income $294 $300-$399
1Totals and percentages exclude data for “Overseas Visitors”, “Not Stated”, “Not Applicable” and “Inadequately Described”.
Highest Level of Schooling Completed Number Per cent NSW
Year 10 or equivalent or below 28,883 56.5% 47.8%
Year 11 or Year 12 or equivalent 20,079 39.3% 47.3%
Still at school 1,897 3.7% 3.6%
Did not go to school 286 0.5% 1.3%
Total 51,145 100.0% 100.0%
Non-school Qualifications Number per cent NSW
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate and Postgraduate Degree
1,881 11.5% 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 3,923 23.9% 28.0%
Advanced Diploma, Diploma and Certificate 10,585 64.6% 62.6%
Total 16,389 100.0% 100.0%
Labour Force Status Number Per cent NSW
Employed 28,305 91.4% 92.8%
Unemployed 2,666 8.6% 7.2%
Total 30,971 100.0% 100.0%
In the labour force 30,971 58.2% 62.2%
Not in the labour force 22,282 41.8% 37.8%
Total 53,253 100.0% 100.0%
Housing - Residents Number Per cent NSW
One 6,813 26.2% 23.4%
Two 9,339 35.9% 32.5%
Three 3,710 14.3% 16.4%
Four 3,534 13.6% 16.3%
Five 1,815 7.0% 7.7%
Six or more 788 3.0% 3.7%
Total 25,999 100.0% 100.0%
Mean Household Size 3.2 persons 2.6 persons
Industry (5 highest recordings) Number Per cent NSW
(1) Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 5,942 21.6% 3.4%
(2) Retail Trade 3,924 14.2% 14.5%
(3) Education 3,250 11.8% 6.9%
(4) Health and Community Services 2,792 10.1% 9.6%
(5) Property and Business Services 1,743 6.3% 12.4%
Total 17,651 64.0% 46.8%
Industry Total 27,550 100.0% 100.0%
Occupation (five highest recordings) Number Per cent NSW
(1) Managers and Administrators 5,134 18.5% 9.7%
(2) Professionals 4,385 15.8% 19.5%
(3) Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3,877 14.0% 16.9%
(4) Labourers and Related Workers 3,431 12.4% 8.1%
(5) Tradespersons and Related Workers 3,173 11.4% 12.2%
Total 20,000 72.1% 66.4%