Bourke Shire
| Bourke Shire New South Wales |
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 Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 3,070(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 0.09/km² (0.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 41679 km² (16,092.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Andrew Lewis | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Bourke (29 Mitchell Street) | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Orana | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Barwon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Parkes | ||||||||||||
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Bourke Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Darling River, which is known as the Barwon River upstream from Bourke. It is also on the Mitchell Highway. It is a wool and beef producing area.
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[edit] Incomes
According to the Australian Bureau Statistics [2] during 2003-04, there:
- were 1,062 wage and salary earners (ranked 141st in New South Wales and 457th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 and Australia's 7,831,856)
- was a total income of $35,694,471 (around $36 million) (ranked 137th in New South Wales and 449th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion))
- was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $33,611 (ranked 88th in New South Wales and 298th in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 87% of Australia's $38,820)
- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $32,426 (ranked 71st in New South Wales and 235th in Australia, 91% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 95% of Australia's $34,149).
[edit] Main towns and villages
Bourke Shire includes Bourke and the very small outback towns of Byrock, Enngonia, Fords Bridge, Wanaaring and Louth.
[edit] Council
Bourke Shire Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaffiliated | 10 | |
| Total | 10 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Mitchell | Unaffiliated | ||
| Bob Stutsel | Independent | Deputy Mayor | |
| Victor Bartley | Independent | ||
| Sally Davis | Unaffiliated | ||
| Cec Dorrington | Unaffiliated | ||
| Barry Hollman | Unaffiliated | ||
| Andrew Lewis | Independent | Mayor | |
| John Holmes | Unaffiliated | ||
| Olga Collis-McAnespie | Independent | ||
| Lachlan Ford | Unaffiliated | Elected on 8 May 2010 to replace Steve Greentree | |
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ a b c "Bourke Shire Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Bourke.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16.[dead link]
Coordinates: 30°06′S 145°56′E / 30.1°S 145.933°E
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