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)
MayorPhillip O'Connor (Independent)
Council seat Brewarrina
Region Orana
State electorate(s) Barwon
Federal division(s) Parkes
Brewarinna Shire Council Logo.jpg
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 2021, in order of election, is: [7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Vivian Slack-Smith Independent Elected 2017. Mayor.
 Angelo PipposUnalignedElected 2008. Deputy Mayor.
 Thomas StantonIndependentElected 2014.
 Douglas GordonIndependentElected 2021.
 Mark BrownUnalignedElected 2008.
 Noel SheridanIndependentElected 2021.
 Isaac GordonIndependentElected 2016.
 Donna JeffriesUnalignedElected 2017.
 Trish Frail Greens Elected 2021.

2021 election results

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 63.6
Party total votes
Independent 51192.9
Greens 397.1
Party total seatsSeats±
Independent 9Decrease2.svg 1
Greens 8Increase2.svg 1

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