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1. Rural decline is when people migrate to urban areas from rural areas.
2. It is located on the Castlereagh River, half-way between Gilgandra and Coonamble in the central west region of New South Wales. 115 kilomtres north of Dubbo.
3. Has a temperate climate with periods of extreme heat in the Summer. The terrain is flat to undulating and the soils are fertile black and red types.
4. After World War II the Australian Government split the town into smaller blocks for returning soldiers.
5. Agriculture, Forestry, Population, Indigenous population, Tourism, Community events.
6. 447 people and 1072 in the surrounding areas
7. CDEP is Community Development Employment Project
8b) i) north west
ii) north north east
iii) north west
9a) i) 14818 3118
ii) 14816 3124
iii) 14820 3115
b) i) 62 53
ii) 63 53
iii) 61 51
c) i) 2km
ii) 5km
d) i) mainly forest but not many buildings not very dense
ii) railways, building very dense