Warren Shire

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

Warren Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Warren Shire Council Administration Office, 2017
Coordinates	31°42′S 147°50′E
Population	2,732 (2016 census) 2,745 (2018 est.)
• Density	0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi)
Established	1 January 1957 (1957-01-01)
Area	10,760 km2 (4,154.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Milton Quigley (Unaligned)
Council seat	Warren
Region	Orana
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal division(s)	Parkes
Website	Warren Shire
LGAs around Warren Shire: Brewarrina Walgett Coonamble Bogan Warren Shire Gilgandra Bogan Lachlan Narromine

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.

The shire was formed on 1 January 1957 through the amalgamation of Marthaguy Shire with the Municipality of Warren. The shire includes the regional towns of Warren and Nevertire.

The mayor of Warren Shire Council is Cr. Milton Quigley, who is unaligned with any political party.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Warren Shire local government area
Census year			2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on census night	2,758	2,732
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	125th	122nd
		% of New South Wales population	0.04%	0.04%
		% of Australian population	0.01%	0.01%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian	38.1%	37.0%
		English	30.9%	31.8%
		Irish	11.5%	9.7%
		Scottish	7.6%	7.4%
		German	1.5%	1.5%
Language, top responses (other than English)		German	n/c	0.3%
		Afrikaans	0.3%	0.2%
		French	0.1%	0.2%
		Tagalog	n/c	0.1%
		Filipino	n/c	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	36.9%	35.3%
		Anglican	35.8%	27.7%
		Not stated	n/c	11.7%
		No Religion	7.4%	11.6%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	8.7%	8.4%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income	A$498	A$649
		% of Australian median income	86.3%	98.0%
Family income		Median weekly family income	A$1128	A$1468
		% of Australian median income	76.2%	84.7%
Household income		Median weekly household income	A$874	A$1104
		% of Australian median income	70.8%	76.8%

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. The most recent election was due to be held on 10 September 2016. However, in all four Wards only three candidates per Ward, being those below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for all four Wards was uncontested. The makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	12
	Total	12

The current Council, elected in 2016, in alphabetical order by Ward, is:

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
A Ward		Heather Druce	Unaligned
		Sarah Derrett	Independent
		Pauline Serdity	Unaligned
B Ward		Mark Beach	Unaligned
		Milton Quigley	Unaligned
		Rex Wilson OAM	Independent	Retired
C Ward		Kevin Taylor	Independent
		Ron Higgins	Independent
		Katrina Walker	Unaligned
D Ward		Brett Williamson	Independent
		Karlene Irving	Unaligned
		Andrew Brewer	Independent

See also

• List of local government areas in New South Wales