Inverell Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Inverell, New South Wales.

Inverell Shire
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales

Coordinates

29°46′S 151°07′E / 29.767°S 151.117°ECoordinates: 29°46′S 151°07′E / 29.767°S 151.117°E

Population

16,075 (2011 census)^[1]

• Density

1.86788/km² (4.8378/sq mi)

Area

8,606 km² (3,322.8 sq mi)

Mayor

Paul Harmon (Unaligned)

Council seat

Inverell^[2]

Website

LGAs around Inverell Shire:
Goondiwindi (Qld)	Goondiwindi (Qld)	Tenterfield
Gwydir	Inverell Shire	Glen Innes Severn
Gwydir	Armidale	Armidale

Inverell Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia adjacent to the Macintyre River and the Gwydir Highway.

The Mayor of Inverell Shire Council is Cr. Paul Harmon, who is unaligned with any political party.

Main towns and villages

The shire includes the town of Inverell and small towns and villages including Gilgai, Stannifer, Elsmore, Bukkulla, Ashford, Bonshaw, Yetman, Wallangra, Graman, Oakwood, Delungra and Mount Russell.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 16,075 people in the Inverell local government area, of these 49.1 per cent were male and 50.9 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.5 per cent of the population which is approximately two-and-a-half times above both the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Inverell Shire was 41 years; slightly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.3 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.3 per cent were married and 11.8 per cent were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Between the 2001 census and the 2011 census the Inverell Shire experienced nominal population growth in both absolute and real terms. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Inverell local government area was significantly lower than the national average.^[3] The median weekly income for residents within the Inverell Shire was significantly below the national average.^[1]^[4]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Inverell local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 88 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 68 per cent of all residents in the Inverell Shire nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Inverell local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.2 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (94.5 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).^[1]

Selected historical census data

Selected historical census data for Inverell Shire local government area
Census year		2001^[3]	2006^[4]	2011^[1]
Population	Estimated residents on Census night	15,020	15,510	16,075
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		82nd	74th
	% of New South Wales population			0.23%
	% of Australian population	0.08%	0.08%	0.07%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses	Australian			36.8%
	English			31.7%
	Irish			8.2%
	Scottish			7.4%
	German			3.9%
Language, top responses (other than English)	Italian	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
	Portuguese	n/c	n/c	0.3%
	Tagalog	n/c	n/c	0.2%
	German	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
	Filipino	n/c	n/c	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	Anglican	37.0%	34.0%	32.8%
	Catholic	23.7%	23.8%	22.8%
	No Religion	7.1%	10.7%	13.7%
	Presbyterian and Reformed	9.0%	8.2%	7.5%
	Uniting Church	4.7%	6.1%	5.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		A$352	A$430
Personal income	% of Australian median personal income		75.5%	74.5%
Family income	Median weekly family income		A$840	A$963
Family income	% of Australian median family income		71.7%	65.0%
Household income	Median weekly household income		A$642	A$792
Household income	% of Australian median household income		62.5%	64.2%

Council

Inverell Shire Council chambers

Current composition and election method

Inverell 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 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[5]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:^[5]

	Party	Notes
Paul Harmon	Unaligned	Mayor^[6]
Di Baker	Independent
Kate Dight	Unaligned
Paul King	Unaligned
Anthony Michael	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor^[6]
Mal Peters	Unaligned
Neil McCosker	Independent
Stewart Berryman	Independent
Jacki Watts	Unaligned

References

1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Inverell (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
↑ "Inverell Shire Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 3 December 2006.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Inverell (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Inverell (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
1 2 "Inverell Shire Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
1 2 "Paul Harmon voted back in as mayor unopposed". Inverell Times. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

New England region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	New England Parkes

State electorates	Barwon Northern Tablelands Tamworth

Local government areas	Armidale Glen Innes Severn Gunnedah Gwydir Inverell Liverpool Plains Moree Plains Tamworth Tenterfield Uralla Walcha

Cities	Armidale Tamworth

Townships and villages	Ardglen Ashford Attunga Barraba Bendemeer Ben Lomond Bingara Black Mountain Bolivia Bonshaw Brackendale Breeza Bukkulla Bundarra Carroll Coolatai Croppa Creek Curlewis Dangarsleigh Deepwater Delungra Dorrigo Drake Dundee Dungowan Duri Ebor Elsmore Emerald Hill Emmaville Gilgai Glencoe Glen Innes Graman Gravesend Gunnedah Guyra Hanging Rock Hillgrove Inverell Invergowrie Jennings Kellys Plains Kelvin Kentucky Kootingal Kingstown Legume Limbri Liston Llangothlin Manilla Mingoola Mole River Moonbi Mount Russell Mullaley Niangala North Star Nowendoc Nundle Red Range Rocky River Sandy Flat Somerton Stannifer Stannum Stonehenge Tambar Springs Tenterfield Tia Tingha Torrington Upper Horton Uralla Urbenville Walcha Walcha Road Wallabadah Wandsworth Warialda Warialda Rail Weabonga Wellingrove Werris Creek Willow Tree Wollomombi Wollun Woolbrook Yarrowitch Yarrowyck Yetman

National parks and other conservation areas	Bald Rock Basket Swamp Boonoo Boonoo Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area Carrai Cathedral Rock Chaelundi Cottan-Bimbang Cunnawarra Ebor Falls Gibraltar Range Guy Fawkes River Kings Plains Kwiambal Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve Mummel Gulf New England Nowendoc Nymboida Oxley Wild Rivers Warrabah Washpool Werrikimbe

Rivers	Aberfoyle Apsley Back Barnard Beardy Blicks Blue Mountain Bobo Boonoo Boonoo Boyd Cells Chandler Chandlers Clouds Commissioners Cooplacurripa Curricabark Dyke Gara Georges Guy Fawkes Gwydir Hastings Kunderang Little Murray Little Nymboida Macleay Manning Maryland Moredun Mummel Nowendoc Nowlands Oaky Oban Rocky Rowleys Sara Severn Styx Tia Timbarra Tobins Towallum Urumbilum Walcrow Warnes Wollomombi Yarrow Yarrowitch

Ranges and mountains	Barren Ben Lomond Dorrigo Plateau Duval Grundy Hyland Moonbi Range Point Lookout Round Thunderbolts Range Tia Range Yarrowyck

Tourist attractions	Apsley Falls Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre Dangar Falls Ebor Falls Newell Falls Sherrard Falls Tamworth Country Music Festival Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre Wollomombi Falls

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