Bogan Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell and Barrier highways and its only significant town is Nyngan.
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. Bogan Shire absorbed the Municipality of Nyngan on 1 January 1972.
The mayor of Bogan Shire Council is Glen Neill, who is unaligned with any political party.
Demographics Selected historical census data for Bogan Shire local government areaCensus year 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021Population Estimated residents on census night LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales % of New South Wales population 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%% of Australian population 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian 39.3% 39.1% 47.0%English 30.6% 28.7% 37.1%Australian Aboriginal n/c n/c 16.3%Irish 10.3% 9.1% 11.3%Scottish 5.4% 5.6% 6.9%Language,top responses(other than English) Gujaratin/c n/c n/c n/c 0.6%Nepalin/c n/c 0.2% n/c 0.4%Fijiann/c n/c n/c n/c 0.4%Shonan/c n/c n/c n/c 0.3%Laon/c n/c n/c n/c 0.2%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses Catholic37.1% 37.7% 36.6% 34.9% 31.3%No Religion4.4% 6.8% 7.4% 11.5% 24.8%Anglican33.9% 32.6% 29.6% 25.3% 21.9%Not Statedn/c n/c n/c 12.1% 8.3%Uniting Church 11.9% 10.3% 9.6% 8.6% 6.3%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income 365 478 634 774% of Australian median income 78.3% 82.8% 95.8% 96.1%Family income Median weekly family income % of Australian median income 80.6% 79.8% 90.0% 91.1% Household income Median weekly household income % of Australian median income 68.9% 73.1% 80.3% 82.7%
Incomes According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2003–04 there: were 798 wage and salary earners (ranked 151st in New South Wales and 484th 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 $26 million (ranked 150th in New South Wales and 484th 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 $32,823 (ranked 99th in New South Wales and 338th in Australia, 79% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 85% of Australia's $38,820) was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $29,413 (ranked 111th in New South Wales and 388th in Australia, 83% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 86% of Australia's $34,149).
Council Current composition and election method Bogan Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. 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 makeup of the council is as follows:
PartyCouncillors Independents and Unaligned 9 Total 9
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
CouncillorPartyNotes Victoria Boag Independent Deputy Mayor Graham Jackson Unaligned Glen Neill Unaligned Mayor Karl Bright Independent Jodi Douglas Independent Tony Elias Unaligned Greg Deacon Unaligned Richard Milligan Unaligned Douglas Menzies Unaligned
Election results 2024
2021
Meteorology
Bogan Shire is supported by agricultural production, grazing of sheep and cattle and cropping, primarily wheat. The area averages about per year. However, there is great variability in the rainfall. In 1888 Nyngan had only recorded, while in 1950 it had nearly .
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