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 | Decrease 1,944 | Decrease 1,766 | Decrease 1,651 | |
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| % of New South Wales population | 0.03% | Steady 0.03% | Steady 0.03% | Decrease 0.02% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.010% | Steady 0.010% | Decrease 0.008% | Decrease 0.007% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 29.7% | Increase 30.0% | |||
| Australian Aboriginal | 31.2% | Decrease 27.2% | ||||
| English | 15.8% | Increase 17.8% | ||||
| Irish | 6.1% | Increase 6.9% | ||||
| Scottish | 3.9% | Increase 4.6% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Malayalam | n/c | Steady n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 0.5% | |
| Swedish | n/c | Steady n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 0.2% | ||
| Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec | n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 0.3% | Decrease 0.2% | ||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
No Religion | 8.5% | Increase 15.2% | Increase 20.7% | Increase 28.5% | |
| Catholic | 34.4% | Decrease 27.4% | Increase 29.6% | Decrease 26.3% | ||
| Anglican | 35.9% | Decrease 33.3% | Decrease 29.0% | Decrease 20.9% | ||
| Not Stated | n/c | Steady n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 14.0% | ||
| Christian, nfd | n/c | Steady n/c | Steady n/c | Increase 2.2% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$316 | A$369 | A$439 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 67.8% | Decrease 64.0% | Increase 66.3% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | Template:AUD760 | Template:AUD782 | Template:AUD923 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 64.9% | Decrease 52.8% | Increase 53.2% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | Template:AUD713 | Template:AUD791 | Template:AUD864 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 69.4% | Decrease 64.1% | Decrease 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[7]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | Independents and Unaligned | 8 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Greens | 1 |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[7]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | Vivian Slack-Smith | Independent | Elected 2017. Mayor. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Angelo Pippos | Unaligned | Elected 2008. Deputy Mayor. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Thomas Stanton | Independent | Elected 2014. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Douglas Gordon | Independent | Elected 2021. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Mark Brown | Unaligned | Elected 2008. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Noel Sheridan | Independent | Elected 2021. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Isaac Gordon | Independent | Elected 2016. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Donna Jeffries | Unaligned | Elected 2017. |
| Template:Australian party style| | Trish Frail | Greens | Elected 2021. |
Election results
2024
2021
See also
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References
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