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Statistics & Facts
Last modified: August 17, 2009 - 10:15 AM
Information on Forbes Shire such as, population, education, health, sport, transport, distance by road to major cities etc
| DISTANCE BY ROAD |
SYDNEY |
386 KMS |
| CANBERRA |
276 KMS |
| MELBOURNE |
685 KMS |
| BRISBANE |
1029 KMS |
| ADELAIDE |
1049 KMS |
| DUBBO |
152 KMS |
| ORANGE |
119 KMS |
| RAIL |
PASSENGER SERVICE - COUNTRY LINK PROVIDES A RAIL SERVICE FROM SYDNEY TO LITHGOW AND ORANGE WITH CONNECTING COACH TO FORBES |
| COACH |
DAILY PASSENGER SERVICES TO AND FROM CANBERRA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE |
| AERODROME |
MAIN RUNWAY 09/27 1268 METRES LONG
RADIO NAVIGATIONAL AIDS - NDB (NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON) FN 486
PAL (PILOT ACTUATED LIGHTING ON MAIN RUNWAY) 122.4
TERMINAL BUILDING |
| EDUCATION |
THE SHIRE CONTAINS FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - FORBES HIGH SCHOOL, FORBES PRIMARY SCHOOL, FORBES NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL, CORINELLA PUBLIC SCHOOL, BEDGEREBONG PUBLIC SCHOOL AND TWO PRIVATE SCHOOLS RED BEND CATHOLIC COLLEGE AND ST LAURENCES PRIMARY SCHOOL
OTHER EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ARE LITTLE LEARNERS, LEARNING LADDER CHILD CARE CENTRE, FORBES PRE-SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN, FORBES SKILLSHARE, LACH-HAVEN AND LACHLAN HOUSE WITH NO STEPS,
COLLEGE FOR SENIORS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FAMILY DAY CARE.
AT A TERTIARY LEVEL THE AREA IS SERVICED BY THE FORBES COLLEGE OF TAFE AND THE FORBES CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC. |
| SPORTING FACILITIES |
FACILITIES IN THE SHIRE ACCOMMODATE GOLF, BOWLS, CRICKET (INDOOR OUTDOOR), NETBALL (INDOOR OUTDOOR), BASKETBALL, HORSE RIDING, EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITIES, GO-KART RACING, FOOTBALL (3 CODES), SQUASH, SWIMMING, SHOOTING, CARPETS BOWLS, CROQUET, FLYING, GLIDING, HANGLIDING, HOCKEY, HARNESS RACING, PONY CLUB AND POLOCROSSE, HEATED SWIMMING COMPLEX, GREYHOUND RACING AND ARCHERY |
| HEALTH |
MAJOR HOSPITAL FOR THE DISTRICT PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR ACCIDENT/EMERGENCY, MEDICAL, SURGICAL, MATERNITY, PAEDIATRIC, AGED CARE, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISTRICT NURSES. IT IS COMPLEMENTED BY THE FORBES COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE.
FORBES PRESENTLY HAS TWO MEDICAL PRACTICES, PLUS VISITING SPECIALISTS.
FORBES PRESENTLY HAS ONE DENTAL PRACTICE, A SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC PLUS A VISITING ORTHODONTIST. |
| POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS (2006 CENSUS STATS) |
AGE 0-4 PRESCHOOLERS |
6.6% OF SHIRE POPULATION |
| AGE 5-19 SCHOOL AGE |
22.7% OF SHIRE POPULATION |
| AGE 20-34 |
14.8% OF SHIRE POPULATION |
| AGE 35-49 |
19.5% OF SHIRE POPULATION |
| AGE 50-64 |
19.1% OF SHIRE POPULATION |
| 65+ |
17.3% OF SHIRE POPULATION |
| SHIRE AREA |
4717.765 SQUARE KILOMETRES |
| POPULATION |
9360 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (2006 CENSUS) |
| MAJOR RESOURCES |
ELECTRICITY WATER AND NATURAL GAS |
| NATURAL GAS |
MAIN LINE RUNS THROUGH MARSDEN 67 MK SOUTH OF FORBES. SERVICE LINE TO FORBES NOW COMPLETED |
| TOTAL RATEABLE LAND VALUE |
$684,578,628 (BASE DATE 2006) |
| AVERAGE YEARLY RAINFALL |
560 MM |
| AVERAGE YEARLY TEMPERATURE |
30.6C (MAXIMUM)
15.2C (MINIMUM) |
| TOPOGRAPHY |
UNDULATING FLAT - RANGE ON EAST OF SHIRE PLAINS AND JEMALONG RANGE
ALTITUDE RANGE - 200M TO 486M |
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