Questions 4.2

1) It causes economic hardship for agricultural population which has an effect on businesses and jobs, increased welfare dependency
2) It meant that there were more farms available but there are less farms actually running
3) The soldiers settler blocks being sold, collapse in the wool industry, rising costs in the agricultural industry with fuel, machinery and wages
4) It has meant that these more advanced and more powerful machinery such as headers are able to harvest bigger areas of land in one day making the farmers job a lot easier which means they don't need as many employees
5) Because of the improvement in roads and cars it gives people better access to wider communities such as Dubbo and Coonamble which means they are able to bypass smaller and more isolated towns such as Gulargambone. People also find it easier to use particular services and facilities with entertainment in larger towns and communities than smaller ones
6) People have left the town to search for employment and education, the age median is increasing which means there is a greater need for age services
8) The population dramatically declined from 1954 to the mid 1960's, from then and on the population has been going up and down. From starting with a population of 900 people Gulargambone has lost 500 people.
9) The reason why the population is appeared in a pyramid is because it is an easier way to tell the population through all of the ages. The pyramid covers all the ages from 0-80 and presents a clear population throughout all of the ages
10)
a- The school enrolments slowly rose in the 1950's and from there has been a major decline up until 2007
b- The reason why the trends are shown like this is because over the past 30 years the town has experienced steady population decline. There are large numbers of children, but many young people aged 15-29 have left the town and its surrounds in search of education and employment. The median age is increasing showing that there is an ageing population and a greater need for aged services
11)
Social- The median age is increasing
Economic- People are leaving the town to find better employment
Environmental- Drought and decline in Agriculture