| Bogan Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location inNew South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°34′S147°12′E / 31.567°S 147.200°E /-31.567; 147.200 | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 7 May 1906 (1906-05-07).[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14,611 km2 (5,641.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Glen Neill (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nyngan[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Bogan Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Bogan Shire is alocal government area in theOrana region ofNew South Wales,Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to theMitchell andBarrier highways and its only significant town isNyngan.[5]
The Municipality of Nyngan was proclaimed on 17 February 1891 with Nyngan having a population of 1,355. Bogan Shire was proclaimed on 7 May 1906.[3] Bogan Shire absorbed theMunicipality of Nyngan on 1 January 1972.[6]
Themayor of Bogan Shire Council isCr. Glen Neill, who isunaligned with any political party.
| Selected historical census data for Bogan Shire local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2001[7] | 2006[8] | 2011[9] | 2016[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents oncensus night | 3,083 |  2,883 |  2,900 | 2,692 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 122nd | 125th | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.05% | 0.04% |  0.04% | 0.04% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 39.3% | 39.1% | |||
| English | 30.6% | 28.7% | ||||
| Irish | 10.3% | 9.1% | ||||
| Scottish | 5.4% | 5.6% | ||||
| German | 1.9% | 2.1% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other thanEnglish) | Afrikaans | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.3% | |
| Urdu | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | 0.3% | ||
| Filipino | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | ||
| Portuguese | n/c | 0.1% | n/c | 0.1% | ||
| Vietnamese | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | ||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 37.1% | 37.7% | 36.6% | 34.9% | |
| Anglican | 33.9% | 32.6% | 29.6% | 25.3% | ||
| Not Stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 12.1% | ||
| No Religion | 4.4% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 11.5% | ||
| Uniting Church | 11.9% | 10.3% | 9.6% | 8.6%% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$365 | A$478 | A$634 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 78.3% | 82.8% | 95.8% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$944 | A$1,182 | A$1,561 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 80.6% | 79.8% | 90.0% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$708 | A$902 | A$1,155 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 68.9% | 73.1% | 80.3% | |||
According to theAustralian Bureau of Statistics during 2003–04 there:[10]
Bogan Shire Council is composed of ninecouncillors electedproportionally as a singleward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. Themayor 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:[11]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[11]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Boag | Independent | Deputy Mayor[12] | |
| Graham Jackson | Unaligned | ||
| Glen Neill | Unaligned | Mayor[12] | |
| Karl Bright | Independent | ||
| Jodi Douglas | Independent | ||
| Tony Elias | Unaligned | ||
| Greg Deacon | Unaligned | ||
| Richard Milligan | Unaligned | ||
| Douglas Menzies | Unaligned | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Glen Neill (elected) | 523 | 35.0 | +12.1 | |
| Independent | Karl Bright (elected) | 167 | 11.2 | −3.5 | |
| Independent | Emily Stanton (elected) | 130 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Independent | Graham Jackson (elected) | 121 | 8.1 | −3.5 | |
| Independent | Douglas Menzies (elected) | 114 | 7.6 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Victoria Boag (elected) | 111 | 7.4 | −3.2 | |
| Independent | Sam Issa (elected) | 110 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
| Independent | Richard Bootle (elected) | 85 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Independent | Richard Milligan | 76 | 5.1 | −1.7 | |
| Independent | Judy Elias (elected) | 58 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,495 | 96.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 53 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,548 | 80.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Glen Neill (elected) | 336 | 22.9 | ||
| Independent | Karl Bright (elected) | 216 | 14.7 | ||
| Independent | Graham Jackson (elected) | 200 | 13.6 | ||
| Independent | Victoria Boag (elected) | 155 | 10.6 | ||
| Independent | Jodi Douglas (elected) | 116 | 7.9 | ||
| Independent | Richard Milligan (elected) | 99 | 6.7 | ||
| Independent | Douglas Menzies (elected) | 97 | 6.6 | ||
| Independent | Michael Hoare | 66 | 4.5 | ||
| Independent | Greg Deacon (elected) | 65 | 4.4 | ||
| Independent | Veneta Dutton | 59 | 4.0 | ||
| Independent | Tony Elias (elected) | 58 | 4.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,467 | 97.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 38 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,505 | 78.4 | |||
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Bogan Shire is supported by agricultural production, grazing of sheep and cattle and cropping, primarily wheat. The area averages about 17 inches (430 mm) per year. However, there is great variability in the rainfall. In 1888 Nyngan had only 7.5 inches (190 mm) recorded, while in 1950 it had nearly 45 inches (1,100 mm).
