Balranald Shire

Balranald Shire
Local government area
location in New South Wales
Coordinates: 34°37′S143°34′E / 34.617°S 143.567°E / -34.617; 143.567
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Riverina
Council seat	Balranald
Government
• Mayor	Louie Zaffina
•  State electorate	Murray
•  Federal division	Farrer
Area
• Total	21,693 km2 (8,376 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,208 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.101784/km2 (0.26362/sq mi)
Website	Balranald Shire
LGAs around Balranald Shire Wentworth Central Darling Carrathool Wentworth Balranald Shire Hay Mildura (Vic) Swan Hill (Vic) Murray River

Balranald Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of western New South Wales, Australia on the Sturt Highway. It is the location of World Heritage listed Mungo National Park. It includes the towns of Balranald and Euston. Other localities in the Shire include Kyalite, Hatfield, Penarie, Clare and Oxley.

As of 29 January 2020, the Balranald Shire Council Mayor and elected members were dismissed by NSW local government minister Shelley Hancock, after the recommendations of the report of commissioner Roslyn McCulloch. Mike Colreavy has been appointed the administrator until local council elections in 2024. ^[2]

Following the NSW State Government Local Government elections in September 2024, a new Council and Mayor were appointed for Balranald Shire Council.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Balranald Shire local government area
Census year			2011 [3]	2016 [4]	2021 [1]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	2,283	2,287	2,208
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	127th	126th	126th
		% of New South Wales population	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%
		% of Australian population	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian	32.3%	31.6%	35.3%
		English	24.9%	25.1%	32.7%
		Italian	10.3%	9.0%	12.0%
		Irish	8.9%	10.1%	9.7%
		Scottish	5.7%	5.9%	8.2%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Italian	4.4%	3.0%	2.2%
		Fijian	n/c	0.6%	1.0%
		Mandarin	0.3%	0.5%	1.7%
		Tongan	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%
		Vietnamese	n/c	n/c	0.6%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	39.3%	35.7%	30.2%
		No religion	13.6%	20.8%	28.8%
		Not stated	n/c	12.7%	14.7%
		Anglican	16.5%	15.0%	10.8%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	8.6%	6.9%	4.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income	A$470	A$624	A$734
		% of Australian median income	81.5%	94.3%	91.2%
Family income		Median weekly family income	A$1126	A$1438	A$1781
		% of Australian median income	76.0%	82.9%	84.0%
Household income		Median weekly household income	A$894	A$1174	A$1370
		% of Australian median income	72.4%	81.6%	78.5%

Council

Current composition and election method

The Balranald Shire Council is currently under administration, as of 29 January 2020, after local government minister Shelley Hancock accepted the recommendations of the report created by commissioner Roslyn McCulloch. The next election will be held in September 2024. ^[2]

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Murray and Far West § Balranald summary.[ edit ]

2024 Balranald Shire Council election: Results summary

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents		1,034	100.0		8
Formal votes			1,034	97.9
Informal votes			22	2.1
Total			1,056	100.0		8
Registered voters / turnout			1,377	76.7

2012

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2012 New South Wales local elections § Balranald.[ edit ]

2012 New South Wales local elections: Balranald ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen O'Halloran (elected)	419	35.8	−2.6
	Independent	Leigh Byron (elected)	176	15.0	+3.3
	Independent	Trevor Jolliffe (elected)	129	11.0	+11.0
	Independent Labor	Alan Purtill (elected)	93	7.9	+0.2
	Independent	Lynda Cooke (elected)	83	7.1	+7.1
	Independent	Jeff Mannix (elected)	76	6.5	+3.0
	Independent	Ken Barnes (elected)	80	6.8	+2.2
	Independent	Elaine Campbell (elected)	50	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	John Jackson	27	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Tina Powis	26	2.2	−3.1
	Independent	Bill Vaarzon-Morel	12	1.0	+1.0
Turnout				79.6
Party total votes
	Independent		1,078	92.1
	Independent Labor		93	7.9

Localities

Town	Population
Balranald	1,343
Clare
Condoulpe
Euston	839
Hatfield	11
Kyalite	82
Oxley	33
Penarie

Condoulpe ( 34°46′S143°32′E / 34.767°S 143.533°E / -34.767; 143.533 ) is situated about 15 kilometres south of Balranald and 21 kilometres north of Kyalite. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balranald (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
2. Administrator appointed to Balranald Shire Council New South Wales Office of LocalGovernment 29 January 2020
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Balranald (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Balranald (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
5. "Balranald Shire Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013.
6. "Shearers' loss is tourists' gain down on the Murrumbidgee". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 2006.
7. Allison, Charmayne (18 March 2019). "Mayor enters election to fight for rural towns". Riverine Herald.
8. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website
• Condoulpe Parish map of 1927