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Bega Valley Shire.

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  • Gross Product (Local)

    $1,451 million (2009),
    0.4% of New South Wales's Gross State Product

    Gross Product (Local) per capita $46,728 (2009)

  • Largest industry

    By employment (2006): Retail trade (1,942)

    By value added (2009): Manufacturing ($153 million)

    By output (2009): Manufacturing ($784 million)

  • Employment

    10,871 people work in Bega Valley Shire (2006)

  • Businesses

    2,862 registered businesses (2007)

  • Population

    Estimated Resident Population 33,481 (Jun-09)
    1.19% growth per annum (over 10 years)

  • Unemployment (residents)

    7.3%, compared to 5.5% in New South Wales (Mar-10)