Brewarrina Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Brewarrina, New South Wales.

Brewarrina Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Darling River, which is known as the Barwon River upstream from Bourke; and located adjacent to the Kamilaroi Highway. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The Shire is a wool and cotton growing area.

Brewarrina Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	29°57.6′S 146°51.6′E
Population	1,651 (2016 census)[1] 1,356 (2021 census)[2]
• Density	0.086043/km2 (0.22285/sq mi)
Area	19,188 km2 (7,408.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Vivian Slack-Smith (Independent)
Council seat	Brewarrina
Region	Orana
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal division(s)	Parkes
Website	Brewarrina Shire
LGAs around Brewarrina Shire: Paroo (Qld) Balonne (Qld) Balonne (Qld) Bourke Brewarrina Shire Walgett Cobar Bogan Warren

Towns and villages

Brewarrina Shire includes Brewarrina and the villages of Gongolgon, Angledool and Goodooga and the ghost town of Tarcoon.

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2003–04, there were 500 wage and salary earners (ranked 163rd in New South Wales and 528th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's 2,558,415 and Australia's 7,831,856) with a total income of $17 million (ranked 162nd in New South Wales and 527nd in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107 billion and Australia's $304 billion). It was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $33,530 (ranked 90th in New South Wales and 302nd in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 86% of Australia's $38,820) and that median income per wage and salary earner of $32,230 (ranked 73rd in New South Wales and 245th in Australia, 91% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 94% of Australia's $34,149).^[3]

Selected historical census data for Brewarrina Shire local government area
Census year			2001[4]	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[1]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	2,056	1,944	1,766	1,651
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			129th	128th
		% of New South Wales population	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%
		% of Australian population	0.010%	0.010%	0.008%	0.007%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			29.7%	30.0%
		Australian Aboriginal			31.2%	27.2%
		English			15.8%	17.8%
		Irish			6.1%	6.9%
		Scottish			3.9%	4.6%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Malayalam	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.5%
		Swedish	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.2%
		Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec	n/c	n/c	0.3%	0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No Religion	8.5%	15.2%	20.7%	28.5%
		Catholic	34.4%	27.4%	29.6%	26.3%
		Anglican	35.9%	33.3%	29.0%	20.9%
		Not Stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	14.0%
		Christian, nfd	n/c	n/c	n/c	2.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$316	A$369	A$439
		% of Australian median income		67.8%	64.0%	66.3%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$760	A$782	A$923
		% of Australian median income		64.9%	52.8%	53.2%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$713	A$791	A$864
		% of Australian median income		69.4%	64.1%	60.1%

Council

Current composition and election method

Brewarrina Shire Council chambers, 2021

Brewarrina 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:^[7]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	8
	Greens	1
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:^[7]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Vivian Slack-Smith	Independent	Elected 2017. Mayor.
	Angelo Pippos	Unaligned	Elected 2008. Deputy Mayor.
	Thomas Stanton	Independent	Elected 2014.
	Douglas Gordon	Independent	Elected 2021.
	Mark Brown	Unaligned	Elected 2008.
	Noel Sheridan	Independent	Elected 2021.
	Isaac Gordon	Independent	Elected 2016.
	Donna Jeffries	Unaligned	Elected 2017.
	Trish Frail	Greens	Elected 2021.

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Orana § Brewarrina results.[edit]

2024 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vivian Slack-Smith (elected)	105	18.8	−8.2
	Independent	Angelo Pippos (elected)	79	14.1	+2.5
	Independent	Tommy Stanton (elected)	70	12.5	−6.1
	Independent	Belinda Colless (elected)	68	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Mark Brown (elected)	50	8.9	+3.4
	Independent	Douglas Gordon (elected)	46	8.2	−0.7
	Independent	Michael Pedersen (elected)	39	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Jason Morton (elected)	33	5.9	+5.9
	Greens	Trish Frail (elected)	29	5.2	−1.9
	Independent	Isaac Gordon	23	4.1	−0.3
	Independent	Noel Sheridan	18	3.2	−3.5
Total formal votes			560	96.1
Informal votes			23	3.9
Turnout			583	61.7

2021

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Orana § Brewarrina.[edit]

2021 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vivian Slack-Smith (elected)	148	26.9
	Independent	Thomas Stanton (elected)	102	18.5
	Independent	Angelo Pippos (elected)	64	11.6
	Independent	Gordon Douglas (elected)	49	8.9
	Greens	Trish Frail (elected)	39	7.1
	Independent	Noel Sheridan (elected)	37	6.7
	Independent	Mark Brown (elected)	36	6.5
	Independent	Donna Jefferies (elected)	28	5.1
	Independent	Lily Shearer	24	4.4
	Independent	Isaac Gordon (elected)	23	4.2
Total formal votes			550	97.0
Informal votes			17	3.0
Turnout			567	63.6
Party total votes
	Independent		511	92.9
	Greens		39	7.1
Party total seats				Seats	±
	Independent			8	1
	Greens			1	1

See also

• New South Wales portal

• List of local government areas in New South Wales