Valla, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Valla
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Nambucca Shire
postcode = 2448
est =
pop = 1054Census 2006 AUS | id =UCL179000 | name = Valla (Urban Centre/Locality) | quick = on | accessdate=2007-12-04]
pop_footnotes=
elevation= 3
elevation_footnotes= [cite web| title=Valla, Australia| publisher=Falling Rain Genomics Inc.| month=November| year=2007| url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/2/Valla.html| accessdate=2007-12-04]
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Oxley
fedgov = Cowper
dist1 = 7
dir1 = north
location1= Nambucca Heads
dist2 = 33
dir2 = south
location2= Coffs Harbour

Valla is a village in the Nambucca Valley, on the mid north coast of New South Wales, Australia. The name was chosen to match that of the British residence of nineteenth century diplomat Andrew Buchanan. [cite web| title=Geographical Names Register: Valla| publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales| month=December| year=2007| url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=SXKqoeZTMa| accessdate=2007-12-04]

Demographics

The population of Valla are predominantly Australian born (78 per cent) and English-speaking (90 per cent). Placs of birth other than Australia include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Valla residents are significantly older than the State average, with more than a quarter of the population over 65 years. The average age is 50 years compared to a State average of 37.

Industries and services

The village was formerly a logging town, surrounded by red cedar forest. A remnant logging industry remains as part of the adjacent state forests administered by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries.cite web| title=About the Nambucca Valley & our towns| publisher=Nambucca Valley Tourism Association| month=November| year=2007| url=http://www.nambuccatourism.com.au/pages.asp?code=20| accessdate=2007-12-04] More recent industries include macadamia plantations and tourism.

Village services include a pub, hairdresser, bakery, real estate agent, restaurant, general store, community preschool and a caravan park. The nearby Valla Beach is well-known for surfing.

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