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Local government area in New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warren Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell and Oxley Highways. The use of the area is mainly for wool and cotton growing.
Warren Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
Warren Shire Council Administration Office, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°42′S 147°50′E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1957[3] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 10,760 km2 (4,154.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Milton Quigley (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Warren | ||||||||||||||
Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Warren Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The shire was formed on 1 January 1957 through the amalgamation of Marthaguy Shire with the Municipality of Warren.[3] The shire includes the regional towns of Warren and Nevertire.
The mayor of Warren Shire Council is Cr. Milton Quigley, who is unaligned with any political party.
Selected historical census data for Warren Shire local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2011[4] | 2016[1] | ||||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 2,758 | ![]() | |||
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 125th | ![]() | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.04% | ![]() | ||||
% of Australian population | 0.01% | ![]() | ||||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 38.1% | ![]() | |||
English | 30.9% | ![]() | ||||
Irish | 11.5% | ![]() | ||||
Scottish | 7.6% | ![]() | ||||
German | 1.5% | ![]() | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | German | n/c | ![]() | |||
Afrikaans | 0.3% | ![]() | ||||
French | 0.1% | ![]() | ||||
Tagalog | n/c | ![]() | ||||
Filipino | n/c | ![]() | ||||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 36.9% | ![]() | |||
Anglican | 35.8% | ![]() | ||||
Not stated | n/c | ![]() | ||||
No Religion | 7.4% | ![]() | ||||
Presbyterian and Reformed | 8.7% | ![]() | ||||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$498 | A$649 | |||
% of Australian median income | 86.3% | ![]() | ||||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1128 | A$1468 | |||
% of Australian median income | 76.2% | ![]() | ||||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$874 | A$1104 | |||
% of Australian median income | 70.8% | ![]() | ||||
Warren Shire Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three councillors. 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 due to be held on 10 September 2016. However, in all four Wards only three candidates per Ward, being those below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for all four Wards was uncontested. The makeup of the council is as follows:[5][6][7][8]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 12 | |
Total | 12 |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in alphabetical order by Ward, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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A Ward | Heather Druce | Unaligned | [5] | |
Sarah Derrett | Independent | |||
Pauline Serdity | Unaligned | |||
B Ward | Mark Beach | Unaligned | [6] | |
Milton Quigley | Unaligned | |||
Rex Wilson OAM | Independent | Retired | ||
C Ward | Kevin Taylor | Independent | [7] | |
Ron Higgins | Independent | |||
Katrina Walker | Unaligned | |||
D Ward | Brett Williamson | Independent | [8] | |
Karlene Irving | Unaligned | |||
Andrew Brewer | Independent |
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