Warren Shire
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
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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 | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales Warren Shire Council Administration Office, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 31°42′S 147°50′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1957[1] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warren | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Greg Whiteley | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 10,760 km2 (4,150 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 2,732 (2016 census)[2] 2,745 (2018 est.)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| 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.[1] The shire includes the regional towns of Warren and Nevertire.
On October 10, 2024, Cr. Greg Whiteley was elected unopposed as the new mayor of Warren Shire Council, stepping into the role previously held by long-serving Mayor Milton Quigley.
Demographics
| Selected historical census data for Warren Shire local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2011[4] | 2016[2] | 2021[5] | |||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 2,758 |  2,732 | 2,550 | ||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 125th |  122nd | 123rd | |||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.04% |  0.04% | 0.03% | |||
| % of Australian population | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 38.1% | 37.0% | 40.9% | ||
| English | 30.9% | 31.8% | 36.3% | |||
| Aboriginal Australians | n/c | n/c | 13.9% | |||
| Irish | 11.5% | 9.7% | 13.8% | |||
| Scottish | 7.6% | 7.4% | 10.4% | |||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Filipino | n/c | 0.1% | 0.5% | ||
| German | n/c | 0.3% | 0.4% | |||
| Afrikaans | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | |||
| Malayalam | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | |||
| Bengali | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | |||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 36.9% | 35.3% | 30.3% | ||
| Anglican | 35.8% | 27.7% | 26.6% | |||
| No Religion | 7.4% | 11.6% | 18.8% | |||
| Not stated | n/c | 11.7% | 12.0% | |||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 8.7% | 8.4% | 6.6% | |||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$498 | A$649 | A$744 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 86.3% | 98.0% | 92.4% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1128 | A$1468 | A$1743 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 76.2% | 84.7% | 82.2% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$874 | A$1104 | A$1321 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 70.8% | 76.8% | 75.7% | |||
Council
Current composition and election method
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.[6]
Election results
2024
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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| Independent | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Independent National | 0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Informal votes | |||||||
| Total | 12 | ||||||
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