Brewarrina Shire
Brewarrina Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Darling River, which is known as the Barwon River upstream from Bourke; and located adjacent to the Kamilaroi Highway. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The Shire is a wool and cotton growing area.
| Brewarrina Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°57.6′S 146°51.6′E | ||||||||||||||
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| • Density | 0.086043/km2 (0.22285/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 19,188 km2 (7,408.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Phillip O'Connor (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Brewarrina | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Brewarrina Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Towns and villages
Brewarrina Shire includes Brewarrina and the villages of Gongolgon, Angledool and Goodooga and the ghost town of Tarcoon.
Demographics
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2003–04, there were 500 wage and salary earners (ranked 163rd in New South Wales and 528th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 and Australia's 7,831,856) with a total income of $17 million (ranked 162nd in New South Wales and 527nd in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107 billion and Australia's $304 billion). It was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $33,530 (ranked 90th in New South Wales and 302nd in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 86% of Australia's $38,820) and that median income per wage and salary earner of $32,230 (ranked 73rd in New South Wales and 245th in Australia, 91% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 94% of Australia's $34,149).[3]
| Selected historical census data for Brewarrina Shire local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2001[4] | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 2,056 |  1,944 | 1,766 | 1,651 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 129th |  128th | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.03% |  0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.010% | 0.010% | 0.008% | 0.007% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 29.7% | 30.0% | |||
| Australian Aboriginal | 31.2% | 27.2% | ||||
| English | 15.8% | 17.8% | ||||
| Irish | 6.1% | 6.9% | ||||
| Scottish | 3.9% | 4.6% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Malayalam | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.5% | |
| Swedish | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | ||
| Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec | n/c | n/c | 0.3% | 0.2% | ||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | No Religion | 8.5% | 15.2% | 20.7% | 28.5% | |
| Catholic | 34.4% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 26.3% | ||
| Anglican | 35.9% | 33.3% | 29.0% | 20.9% | ||
| Not Stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 14.0% | ||
| Christian, nfd | n/c | n/c | n/c | 2.2% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$316 | A$369 | A$439 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 67.8% | 64.0% | 66.3% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$760 | A$782 | A$923 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 64.9% | 52.8% | 53.2% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$713 | A$791 | A$864 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 69.4% | 64.1% | 60.1% | |||
Council
Current composition and election method
Brewarrina Shire Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[7]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[7]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Phillip (Ocker) O'Connor | Unaligned | Mayor[8] | |
| Angelo Pippos | Unaligned | ||
| David Wheatley | Unaligned | ||
| Thomas Stanton | Independent | ||
| Isaac Gordon | Unaligned | ||
| Bill Loughnan | Unaligned | ||
| Mark Brown | Independent | Deputy Mayor[8] | |
| Shane Chapman | Unaligned | ||
| Wayne Neale | Unaligned | ||
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brewarrina (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- "Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2007.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Brewarrina (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brewarrina (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Brewarrina (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- "Brewarrina Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- "Brewarrina Shire Council". www.brewarrina.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 November 2016.