Bogan Shire is a

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in the Orana region of

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. The Shire is located adjacent to the

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and Barrier highways and its only significant town is

Nyngan Nyngan () is a town in the centre of New South Wales, Australia, in the Bogan Shire local government area within the Orana Region of central New South Wales. At the 2016 census, Nyngan had a population of 1,988 people. Nyngan is situated on th ...

. 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

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of Bogan Shire Council is Cr. Glen Neill, who is unaligned with any political party.

Demographics

Incomes

According to the

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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

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s elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The

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: The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

Meteorology

Bogan Shire is supported by agricultural production, grazing of sheep and cattle and cropping, primarily wheat. The area averages about per year. However, there is great variability in the rainfall. In 1888 Nyngan had only recorded, while in 1950 it had nearly .

References

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