# Bogan Shire

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 Cr. Glen Neill, who is unaligned with any political party.

## Demographics

Selected historical census data for Bogan Shire local government area :
| Census year | Census year | Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Population | Population | Estimated residents on census night | 3,083 | 2,883 | 2,900 | 2,692 |
| Population | Population | LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | | | 122nd | 125th |
| Population | Population | % of New South Wales population | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Population | Population | % of Australian population | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Cultural and language diversity | Cultural and language diversity | Cultural and language diversity | | | | |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Australian | | | 39.3% | 39.1% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | English | | | 30.6% | 28.7% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Irish | | | 10.3% | 9.1% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Scottish | | | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | German | | | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Afrikaans | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.3% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Urdu | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Filipino | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.2% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Portuguese | n/c | 0.1% | n/c | 0.1% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Vietnamese | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.1% |
| Religious affiliation | Religious affiliation | Religious affiliation | | | | |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 37.1% | 37.7% | 36.6% | 34.9% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Anglican | 33.9% | 32.6% | 29.6% | 25.3% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Not Stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 12.1% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | No Religion | 4.4% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 11.5% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Uniting Church | 11.9% | 10.3% | 9.6% | 8.6%% |
| Median weekly incomes | Median weekly incomes | Median weekly incomes | | | | |
| Personal income | Personal income | Median weekly personal income | | A$365 | A$478 | A$634 |
| Personal income | Personal income | % of Australian median income | | 78.3% | 82.8% | 95.8% |
| Family income | Family income | Median weekly family income | | A$944 | A$1,182 | A$1,561 |
| Family income | Family income | % of Australian median income | | 80.6% | 79.8% | 90.0% |
| Household income | Household income | Median weekly household income | | A$708 | A$902 | A$1,155 |
| Household income | Household income | % of Australian median income | | 68.9% | 73.1% | 80.3% |

### 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:
| Party | Party | Councillors |
| | Independents and Unaligned | 9 |
| | Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
| Councillor | Party | Notes |
| 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

2024 New South Wales local elections: Bogan :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Independent | Sam Issa |
| | Independent | Douglas Menzies |
| | Independent | Victoria Boag |
| | Independent | Judy Elias |
| | Independent | Richard Bootle |
| | Independent | Glen Neill |
| | Independent | Graham Jackson |
| | Independent | Emily Stanton |
| | Independent | Richard Milligan |
| | Independent | Karl Bright |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

### 2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Bogan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Glen Neill (elected) | 336 | 22.9 |
| | Independent | Karl Bright (elected) | 216 | 14.7 |
| | Independent | Graham Jackson (elected) | 200 | 13.6 |
| | Independent | Victoria Boag (elected) | 155 | 10.6 |
| | Independent | Jodi Douglas (elected) | 116 | 7.9 |
| | Independent | Richard Milligan (elected) | 99 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | Douglas Menzies (elected) | 97 | 6.6 |
| | Independent | Michael Hoare | 66 | 4.5 |
| | Independent | Greg Deacon (elected) | 65 | 4.4 |
| | Independent | Veneta Dutton | 59 | 4.0 |
| | Independent | Tony Elias (elected) | 58 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,467 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,505 | 78.4 |

## Meteorology

Bogan Shire is supported by agricultural production, grazing of sheep and cattle and cropping, primarily wheat. The area averages about 17 inches (430 mm) per year. However, there is great variability in the rainfall. In 1888 Nyngan had only 7.5 inches (190 mm) recorded, while in 1950 it had nearly 45 inches (1,100 mm).