Narrabri Shire

The seat of Council and major town in the Shire is Narrabri. Other towns, villages and localities in the Shire include Baan Baa, Bellata, Boggabri, Edgeroi, Gwabegar, Pilliga, and Wee Waa.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 12,925 people in the Narrabri local government area, of these 50.1 per cent were male and 49.9 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.7% of the population which is more than four times higher than both the national and state averages. The median age of people in the Narrabri Shire was 39 years; slightly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, half were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Between the 2001 census and the 2011 census the Narrabri Shire experienced negative population growth in both absolute and real terms. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Narrabri local government area was significantly lower than the national average.^[3] The median weekly income for residents within the Narrabri Shire was significantly below the national average.^[1]^[4]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Narrabri local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 88% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 80% of all residents in the Narrabri Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Narrabri local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (2.3%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (93.6%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).^[1]

Selected historical census data for Narrabri Shire local government area
Census year		2001^[3]	2006^[4]	2011^[1]
Population	Estimated residents on Census night	13,800	13,119	12,925
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
	% of New South Wales population			0.19%
	% of Australian population	0.07%	0.07%	0.06%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses	Australian			41.2%
	English			29.5%
	Irish			7.9%
	Scottish			6.7%
	German			2.9%
Language, top responses (other than English)	Cantonese	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
	German	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
	Filipino	0.1	n/c	0.1%
	Afrikaans	n/c	n/c	0.1%
	Spanish	n/c	n/c	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	Anglican	41.7%	40.5%	38.0%
	Catholic	26.9%	26.3%	26.3%
	No Religion	6.3%	9.5%	12.4%
	Presbyterian and Reformed	7.0%	6.2%	5.7%
	Uniting Church	5.1%	4.4%	4.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		A$410	A$520
Personal income	% of Australian median income		88.0%	90.1%
Family income	Median weekly family income		A$1,034	A$1,246
Family income	% of Australian median income		88.3%	84.1%
Household income	Median weekly household income		A$792	A$982
Household income	% of Australian median income		77.1%	79.6%

Council

Current composition and election method

Narrabri Shire Council is composed of twelve 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 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[5]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	12
	Total	12

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:^[5]

	Party	Notes
Conrad Bolton	The Nationals	Mayor^[6]
Bevan O'Regan	Unaligned
Maxine Booby	Unaligned
Robyn Faber	Independent
Ken Flower	Independent
Ron Lowder	Unaligned
Catherine Collyer	Independent
Cathy Redding	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
Les Knox	Independent
Lloyd Finlay	Independent
Tom Scilley	Unaligned	Retired
John Tough	Independent

A referendum was held on 8 September 2012 and an absolute majority of voters resolved in favour to reduce the number of Councillors from twelve to nine.^[7] The change will take effect at the next elections, due to be held in September 2016.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Narrabri (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
↑ "Narrabri Shire Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Narrabri (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Narrabri (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
1 2 "Narrabri Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
↑ "Bolton new mayor". Narrabri Courier. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
↑ "Narrabri Shire Council – Referendum". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

Towns in Narrabri Shire local government area

Baan Baa Bellata Boggabri Edgeroi Gwabegar Narrabri Pilliga Wee Waa

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