| Type: | lga |
| Bogan Shire | |
| State: | nsw |
| Pop: | 2,692 |
| Pop2: | 2,621 |
| Pop2 Year: | 2018 est. |
| Pop2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Density: | 0.21 |
| Area: | 14611 |
| Est: | . |
| Coordinates: | -31.5667°N 159°W |
| Seat: | Nyngan[2] |
| Mayor: | Glen Neill (Unaligned) |
| Region: | Orana |
| Logo Upright: | 1.2 |
| Url: | http://www.bogan.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Stategov: | Barwon |
| Fedgov: | Parkes |
| Near-W: | Cobar |
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.[3]
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.
| Selected historical census data for Bogan Shire local government area | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | ||
| Population | ||||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 39.3% | 39.1% | |||
| English | 30.6% | 28.7% | ||||
| Irish | 10.3% | 9.1% | ||||
| Scottish | 5.4% | 5.6% | ||||
| German | 1.9% | 2.1% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Afrikaans | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.3% | |
| Urdu | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | 0.3% | ||
| Filipino | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | ||
| Portuguese | n/c | 0.1% | n/c | 0.1% | ||
| Vietnamese | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.1% | ||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 37.1% | 37.7% | 36.6% | 34.9% | |
| Anglican | 33.9% | 32.6% | 29.6% | 25.3% | ||
| Not Stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 12.1% | ||
| No Religion | 4.4% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 11.5% | ||
| 11.9% | 10.3% | 9.6% | 8.6%% | |||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | 365 | 478 | 634 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 78.3% | 82.8% | 95.8% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | |||||
| % of Australian median income | 80.6% | 79.8% | 90.0% | |||
| Median weekly household income | ||||||
| % of Australian median income | 68.9% | 73.1% | 80.3% | |||
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2003–04 there:[4]
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:[5]
| Party | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | align=right | 9 | ||
| Total | align=right | 9 | ||
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[5]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Boag | Independent | Deputy Mayor[6] | |||
| 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 | ||||
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 .