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Local government area in New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Narromine Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line. It was formed on 1 January 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Narromine and Timbrebongie Shire resulting from the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[3]
| Narromine Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°14′S 148°14′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 1.22416/km2 (3.1706/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1981[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,264 km2 (2,032.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Craig Davies (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Narromine | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Dubbo | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Narromine Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Narromine Shire includes the towns of Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley.
The mayor of Narromine Shire Council is Cr. Craig Davies, an independent politician.
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| Selected historical census data for Narromine Shire local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2011[4] | 2016[1] | ||||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 6,585 |  6,444 | |||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 105th |  103rd | ||||
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| Ancestry, top responses | English | |||||
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| Language, top responses (other than English) | Italian | |||||
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| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | |||||
| No religion | ||||||
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Narromine 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.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Ewen Jones (elected 1) | 584 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
| Independent National | Craig Davies (elected 2) | 499 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
| Independent National | Brian Leak (elected 3) | 425 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Independent | Judy Smith (elected 4) | 421 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
| Independent | Stacey Bohm (elected 5) | 364 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
| Independent | Peter Howe (elected 6) | 328 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Independent | Lachlan Roberts (elected 8) | 206 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Independent | Les Lambert (elected 9) | 172 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Independent | Adine Hoey (elected 7) | 169 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Independent | Rowan James | 140 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Fiona Barbary | 99 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Vaughan Ellen | 93 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Independent | Christine Kelly | 89 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Independent | Diane Sharpe | 20 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Melanie Pryde | 20 | 0.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,629 | 94.6 | +94.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 207 | 5.4 | +5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,836 | 81.6 | +81.6 | ||
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