Inverell Shire
Local government area
Location inNew South Wales
Coordinates:29°46′S151°07′E / 29.767°S 151.117°E /-29.767; 151.117
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	North West Slopes
Established	1 July 1979 (1979-07-01)
Council seat	Inverell[3]
Government
• Mayor	Kate Dight (Unaligned)
• State electorate	Northern Tablelands
• Federal division	New England
Area
• Total	8,606 km2 (3,323 sq mi)
Population
• Totals	17,853 (2021 census)[1] 16,844 (2018 est.)[2]
• Density	2.07448/km2 (5.3729/sq mi)
Website	Inverell Shire
LGAs around Inverell Shire Goondiwindi (Qld) Goondiwindi (Qld) Tenterfield Gwydir Inverell Shire Glen Innes Severn Gwydir Uralla Armidale

Inverell Shire is alocal government area in theNorth West Slopes region ofNew South Wales,Australia adjacent to theMacintyre River and theGwydir Highway.

Themayor of Inverell Shire Council isCr. Kate Dight, who isunaligned with any political party.

Inverell Shire was created on 1 July 1979 from the amalgamation of theMunicipality of Inverell withAshford Shire andMacintyre Shire.^[4]

Formerly part of theArmidale Region, on 1 July 2019,Tingha was transferred to the Inverell Shire.^[5][6]

The shire includes the town ofInverell and small towns and villages includingGilgai,Stannifer,Elsmore,Bukkulla,Ashford,Bonshaw,Yetman,Wallangra,Graman,Oakwood,Delungra,Mount Russell andTingha. The locality ofMyall Creek is split being Inverell Shire andGwydir Shire.

At the2011 census, there were 16,075 people in the Inverell local government area, of these 49.1 per cent were male, and 50.9 per cent were female.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.5 per cent of the population which is approximately two-and-a-half times above both the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. Themedian age of people in the Inverell Shire was 41 years; slightly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.3 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.3 per cent were married and 11.8 per cent were either divorced or separated.^[7]

Between the 2001 census and the 2011 census, the Inverell Shire experienced nominal population growth in both absolute and real terms. When compared with the total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Inverell local government area was significantly lower than the national average.^[8] The medianweekly income for residents within the Inverell Shire was significantly below the national average.^[7][9]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Inverell local government area who stated theirancestry asAustralian orAnglo-Saxon exceeded 88 per cent of all residents (the national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 68 per cent of all residents in the Inverell Shire nominated areligious affiliation withChristianity at the 2011 census, which was higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Inverell local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.2 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (the national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.5 per cent) whereEnglish only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).^[7]

Selected historical census data for Inverell Shire local government area
Census year			2001[8]	2006[9]	2011[7]
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	15,020	15,510	16,075
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		82nd	74th
		% of New South Wales population			0.23%
		% of Australian population	0.08%	0.08%	0.07%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			36.8%
		English			31.7%
		Irish			8.2%
		Scottish			7.4%
		German			3.9%
Language, top responses (other thanEnglish)		Italian	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
		Portuguese	n/c	n/c	0.3%
		Tagalog	n/c	n/c	0.2%
		German	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
		Filipino	n/c	n/c	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Anglican	37.0%	34.0%	32.8%
		Catholic	23.7%	23.8%	22.8%
		No Religion	7.1%	10.7%	13.7%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	9.0%	8.2%	7.5%
		Uniting Church	4.7%	6.1%	5.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$352	A$430
		% of Australian median personal income		75.5%	74.5%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$840	A$963
		% of Australian median family income		71.7%	65.0%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$642	A$792
		% of Australian median household income		62.5%	64.2%

Inverell Shire Council is composed of ninecouncillors 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 on4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

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