Unincorporated Far West Area

This article is about the unincorporated area. For the outback region, see Far West (New South Wales).

Unincorporated Far West Area
Local government area
Location in New South Wales
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Far West
Government
•  State electorate	Barwon
•  Federal division	Parkes [1]
Area
• Total	93,300.3 km2 (36,023.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,056 (includes c. 400 on Lord Howe Island) (2021 census) [2]
• Density	0.01/km2 (0.026/sq mi)
LGAs around Unincorporated Far West Area South Australia Bulloo (Qld) Paroo (Qld) Broken Hill Unincorporated Far West Area Bourke South Australia Wentworth Central Darling

The Unincorporated Far West Area is an unincorporated area in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is one of only two areas in New South Wales that are not part of any local government area (the other is Lord Howe Island). The region includes several small towns including Tibooburra, Milparinka and Silverton. Silverton and Tibooburra have non-government village committees. The region includes some parts of Broken Hill, but not the city centre, which is in the separate City of Broken Hill local government area. It is the only local government area in Australia to have two time zones.

The region has an area of 93,299 square kilometres (36,023 sq mi) which is slightly larger than Hungary and smaller than South Korea.

Demographics

As at the 2016 census, all unincorporated areas of NSW had a population of 1,056; around 400 of these were on the distant and unrelated Lord Howe Island. The statistics below refer to a combination of all unincorporated areas of NSW. They had the highest male to female ratio in New South Wales, estimated at 115.5 males per 100 females in 2016. ^[3]

Selected historical census data for Unincorporated NSW area
Census year			2001 [4]	2006 [5]	2011 [6]	2016 [3]	2021 [2]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	2,896	1,122	1,169	1,056	1,056
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			130th	129th	129th
		% of New South Wales population	0.05%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%
		% of Australian population	0.02%	0.006%	0.005%	0.005%	0.004%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			34.2%	34.7%	42.5%
		English			30.0%	26.0%	38.9%
		Scottish			8.2%	8.1%	13.6%
		Irish			9.0%	9.1%	13.0%
		German			5.0%	4.7%	6.6%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Finnish	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.7%
		Spanish	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.7%
		Portuguese	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.6%
		Fijian	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.5%
		Norf'k-Pitcairn	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.6%	0.5%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No religion	17.3%	20.7%	23.4%	30.8%	43.5%
		Catholic	19.6%	21.4%	21.2%	18.9%	15.9%
		Anglican	22.9%	25.8%	27.4%	19.4%	15.6%
		Not Stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	13.2%	9.8%
		Uniting Church	7.5%	10.8%	9.2%	6.6%	4.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$455	A$549	A$717	A$900
		% of Australian median income		97.6%	95.1%	108.0%	110.7%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$888	A$1,145	A$1,427	A$1,927
		% of Australian median income		75.8%	77.3%	82.3%	88.2%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$751	A$955	A$1,270	A$1,638
		% of Australian median income		73.1%	77.4%	88.3%	89.6%

References

1. "Profile of the electoral division of Parkes (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Unincorporated NSW". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Unincorporated NSW". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Unincorporated NSW". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Unincorporated NSW". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Unincorporated NSW". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

External links

• New South Wales Geographical Name Search (names of localities, cadastral counties and parishes etc. in the Unincorporated Far West)
• Town list of NSW Department of Local Government Archived 20 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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