Cobar Shire
Local government area
Location inNew South Wales
Coordinates:31°29′54″S145°40′04″E / 31.49833°S 145.66778°E /-31.49833; 145.66778
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Orana
Established	18 March 1884 (1884-03-18)[1]
Council seat	Cobar
Government
• Mayor	Peter Abbott (Independent)
• State electorate	Barwon
• Federal division	Parkes
Area
• Total	44,065 km2 (17,014 sq mi)
Population
• Totals	4,059 (2021 census)[2] 4,015 (2024 est.)[3]
• Density	0.092114/km2 (0.23857/sq mi)
Website	Cobar Shire
LGAs around Cobar Shire Central Darling Bourke Brewarrina Central Darling Cobar Shire Bogan Central Darling Carrathool Lachlan

Cobar Shire is alocal government area in theOrana region ofNew South Wales,Australia. The Shire is located in anoutback area that is centred around the mining town ofCobar. The Shire is traversed by theBarrier Highway and theKidman Way. With a total area of 44,065 square kilometres (17,014 sq mi), about two-thirds the size ofTasmania, Cobar Shire is larger thanDenmark and 99 othercountries and self-governing territories, but its population is under 5,000.

Lilliane BradyOAM was the mayor of Cobar Shire for more than 20 years, before her death in 2021.^[4] At the time of her death, she was the longest-serving female mayor in New South Wales' history.

The current mayor of Cobar Shire Council isCr. Peter Abbott, anindependent politician.

The shire also includes several small outback towns and localities; the twin villages ofEuabalong andEuabalong West in the far south east of the shire,Canbelego,Mount Hope,Murrin Bridge,Nymagee andIrymple.^[5]

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According to theAustralian Bureau of Statistics during 2003–04 there:^[6]

• were 1,898 wage and salary earners (ranked 116th in New South Wales and 376th 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 $79 million (ranked 108th in New South Wales and 359th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107 billion and Australia's $304 billion)
• was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $41,386 (ranked 27th in New South Wales and 85th in Australia, 100% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 107% of Australia's $38,820)
• was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $36,856 (ranked 27th in New South Wales and 81st in Australia, 104% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 108% of Australia's $34,149).

Selected historical census data for Cobar Shire local government area
Census year			2011[7]	2016[2]
Population		Estimated residents oncensus night	4,710	4,647
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	114th	113th
		% of New South Wales population
		% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English
		Australian
		Italian
		Chinese
		Irish
Language, top responses (other thanEnglish)		Italian
		Mandarin
		Cantonese
		Korean
		Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic
		No religion
		Anglican
		Eastern Orthodox
		Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personalincome		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

Cobar Shire Council is composed of 12councillors electedproportionally to asingle ward. 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. Only eleven candidates nominated for election, and with there being no additional candidates, the election was uncontested. A by-election was held on 26 February 2022 for the remaining seat. The makeup of the council is as follows:^[8]

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:^[8]

• Cobar Shire
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