Brewarrina Shire

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Brewarrina Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 29°57.6′S146°51.6′E / 29.9600°S 146.8600°E / -29.9600; 146.8600
Population
 • Density0.086043/km2 (0.22285/sq mi)
Area19,188 km2 (7,408.5 sq mi)
MayorTommy Stanton (Independent)
Council seat Brewarrina
Region Orana
State electorate(s) Barwon
Federal division(s) Parkes
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Website Brewarrina Shire
LGAs around Brewarrina Shire:
Paroo (Qld) Balonne (Qld) Balonne (Qld)
Bourke Brewarrina Shire Walgett
Cobar Bogan Warren

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.

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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
Census year2001 [4] 2006 [5] 2011 [6] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 2,056Decrease2.svg 1,944Decrease2.svg 1,766Decrease2.svg 1,651
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 129thIncrease2.svg 128th
% of New South Wales population0.03%Steady2.svg 0.03%Steady2.svg 0.03%Decrease2.svg 0.02%
% of Australian population0.010%Steady2.svg 0.010%Decrease2.svg 0.008%Decrease2.svg 0.007%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 29.7%Increase2.svg 30.0%
Australian Aboriginal 31.2%Decrease2.svg 27.2%
English 15.8%Increase2.svg 17.8%
Irish 6.1%Increase2.svg 6.9%
Scottish 3.9%Increase2.svg 4.6%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Malayalam n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.5%
Swedish n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.2%
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, necn/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.3%Decrease2.svg 0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
No Religion 8.5%Increase2.svg 15.2%Increase2.svg 20.7%Increase2.svg 28.5%
Catholic 34.4%Decrease2.svg 27.4%Increase2.svg 29.6%Decrease2.svg 26.3%
Anglican 35.9%Decrease2.svg 33.3%Decrease2.svg 29.0%Decrease2.svg 20.9%
Not Statedn/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 14.0%
Christian, nfdn/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 2.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$316A$369A$439
% of Australian median income67.8%Decrease2.svg 64.0%Increase2.svg 66.3%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$760A$782A$923
% of Australian median income64.9%Decrease2.svg 52.8%Increase2.svg 53.2%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$713A$791A$864
% of Australian median income69.4%Decrease2.svg 64.1%Decrease2.svg 60.1%

Council

Current composition and election method

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Brewarrina Shire Council chambers, 2021

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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [7]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned8
  Greens 1
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is: [7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Tommy Stanton Independent Mayor.
 Vivian Slack-Smith Independent Deputy Mayor.
 Mark Brown Independent
 Belinda Colless Independent
 Trish Frail Greens
 Douglas Gordon Independent
 Isaac Gordon Independent
 Jason Morton Independent
 Michael Pederson Independent

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Vivian Slack-Smith (elected)10518.8−8.2
Independent Angelo Pippos (elected)7914.1+2.5
Independent Tommy Stanton (elected)7012.5−6.1
Independent Belinda Colless (elected)6812.1+12.1
Independent Mark Brown (elected)508.9+3.4
Independent Douglas Gordon (elected)468.2−0.7
Independent Michael Pedersen (elected)397.0+7.0
Independent Jason Morton (elected)335.9+5.9
Greens Trish Frail (elected)295.2−1.9
Independent Isaac Gordon234.1−0.3
Independent Noel Sheridan183.2−3.5
Total formal votes56096.1
Informal votes233.9
Turnout 58361.7

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Vivian Slack-Smith (elected)14826.9
Independent Thomas Stanton (elected)10218.5
Independent Angelo Pippos (elected)6411.6
Independent Gordon Douglas (elected)498.9
Greens Trish Frail (elected)397.1
Independent Noel Sheridan (elected)376.7
Independent Mark Brown (elected)366.5
Independent Donna Jefferies (elected)285.1
Independent Lily Shearer244.4
Independent Isaac Gordon (elected)234.2
Total formal votes55097.0
Informal votes173.0
Turnout 56763.6
Party total votes
Independent 51192.9
Greens 397.1
Party total seatsSeats±
Independent 8Decrease2.svg 1
Greens 1Increase2.svg 1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brewarrina (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brewarrina (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003)". Australian Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 11 March 2007.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Brewarrina (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2020. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brewarrina (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Brewarrina (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 October 2012. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. 1 2 "Brewarrina – Councillor Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. "Brewarrina". ABC News.