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| Brewarrina Shire New South Wales |
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 Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 1,911(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 0.11/km² (0.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 19188 km² (7,408.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Matthew Slack-Smith | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Brewarrina (57 Bathurst Street) | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Orana | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Barwon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Parkes | ||||||||||||
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Brewarrina Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Darling/Barwon River. It is a wool and cotton growing area.
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[edit] Income
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 $16,764,835 (around $17 million) (ranked 162nd in New South Wales and 527nd 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)). 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).[2]
[edit] Towns and villages
Brewarrina Shire includes Brewarrina and the villages of Gongolgon, Angledool and Goodooga and the ghost town of Tarcoon.
[edit] Council
Brewarrina Shire Council is composed of nine 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 | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Slack-Smith | Unaffiliated | Mayor | |
| Jeanette Barker | Unaffiliated | ||
| Robert Wason | Independent | ||
| Mark Brown | Independent | ||
| Wulf Reichler | Independent | Deputy Mayor | |
| Angelo Pippos | Unaffiliated | Elected on Jeanette Barker's ticket | |
| John Burke | Unaffiliated | ||
| Wayne Neale | Unaffiliated | ||
| Angus Geddes | Independent | ||
[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 "Brewarrina Shire Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Brewarrina.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16.[dead link]
Coordinates: 29°57.6′S 146°51.6′E / 29.96°S 146.86°E
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