Bland Shire
Local government area
Location inNew South Wales
Coordinates:33°56′S147°15′E / 33.933°S 147.250°E /-33.933; 147.250
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	New South WalesRiverina
Council seat	West Wyalong[5]
Government
• Mayor	Brian Monaghan (Independent)
• State electorate	Cootamundra
• Federal division	Parkes
Area
• Total	8,560 km2 (3,310 sq mi)
Population
• Totals	5,995 (2016 census)[3] 5,985 (2018 est.)[4]
• Density	0.7004/km2 (1.8139/sq mi)
Website	Bland Shire
LGAs around Bland Shire Carrathool Lachlan Forbes Carrathool Bland Shire Weddin Griffith Narrandera Temora

Bland Shire is alocal government area in theRiverina region ofNew South Wales,Australia. it covers an area of 8,560 square kilometres (3,310 sq mi). As at the2016 census the population was 5,995. It is a member of the League of Extraordinary Communities which was established byDull, Perth and Kinross,Scotland, UK andBoring, Oregon, US.

The major economic activities of the shire are agriculture, mining, transport, tourism and wholesale distribution.

The farm community of Bland Shire was a former gold prospecting site in the Riverina region, centred on West Wyalong.^[6]

Bland Shire was proclaimed on 6 March 1906.^[7] The shire was named in honour ofWilliam Bland.^[8]

In 1935 Bland Shire absorbed theMunicipality of Wyalong local government area.^[9]

Bland Shire is located on the boundary between thecentral west andRiverina regions. The area is adjacent to theNewell andMid-Western highways.

The largest town and council seat isWest Wyalong. The region also includes the towns ofWyalong,Barmedman,Tallimba,Ungarie,Weethalle andMirrool. The major economic activities of the shire are agriculture, mining, transport, tourism and wholesale distribution.

In 2013, the community joinedDull inPerthshire,Scotland andBoring inOregon,US^[10] to create a "League of Extraordinary Communities" to group Dull, Boring and Bland^[11][12] as a means of encouraging travel,^[11] promoting all three communities.^[13][14]

This grouping is not officially a "twin towns" relationship, as Bland is a shire, Dull is a village, and Boring is a town, and all three have very different population sizes.^[15]

Average annual rainfall is 480 millimetres (19 in).^[7] Average temperature are: maximum 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), minimum 9.5 °C (49.1 °F). The prevailing wind direction is north east in the morning and south west in the afternoon and evening, with predominantly calm conditions.

Topography is generally undulating or flat, with the altitude ranging from 200 to 486 metres (656–1,594 ft).

Main tree species include: kurrajong, cypress pine, mallee, box, ironbark, belah and wilga. Native pasture plants include: wallaby grasses, Queensland blue grass and plains and wire grass. Native fauna include: water fowl, red and grey kangaroos, echidnas, goannas, possums, bats and mallee fowls.

Soil are predominantly clay with some granite soil and red brown earth, mostly neutral in pH.

Bland Shire Council is composed of nine councillors electedproportionally as a singleward. 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 make-up of the council is as follows:^[16]

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:^[16]

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Selected historical census data for Bland Shire local government area
Census year			2011[21]	2016[3]
Population		Estimated residents oncensus night	5,865	5,995
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	111th	109th
		% of New South Wales population
		% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English
		Australian
		Italian
		Chinese
		Irish
Language, top responses (other than English)		Italian
		Mandarin
		Cantonese
		Korean
		Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic
		No religion
		Anglican
		Eastern Orthodox
		Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income	A$
		% of Australian median income
Family income		Median weekly family income
		% of Australian median income
Household income		Median weekly household income
		% of Australian median income

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