# Brewarrina Shire

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.

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

## Council
### Current composition and election method

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:
| Party | Councillors |
| Independents and Unaligned | 8 |
| Greens | 1 |
| Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
| 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

2024 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Independent | Mark Brown |
| | Independent | Douglas Gordon |
| | Independent | Michael Pedersen |
| | Independent | Isaac Gordon |
| | Independent | Tommy Stanton |
| | Independent | Jason Morton |
| | Greens | Trish Frail |
| | Independent | Vivian Slack-Smith |
| | Independent | Noel Sheridan |
| | Independent | Belinda Colless |
| | Independent | Angelo Pippos |
| 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: Brewarrina :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 550 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 567 | 63.6 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Independent | Independent | 511 | 92.9 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 39 | 7.1 | |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 8 | 1 |
| | Greens | Greens | Greens | 1 | 1 |