Bogan Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Bogan Shire
state = nsw


caption = Location in New South Wales
pop = 3,105 cite web
publisher = Australian Bureau of Statistics
title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05
url = http://abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features22004-05?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2004-05&num=&view=
accessdate = 2006-12-03 ]
density = 0.21
area = 14611
est = 1906
seat = Nyngan (81 Cobar Street) cite web
title=Bogan Shire Council
publisher = Department of Local Government
url = http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=950
accessdate = 2006-12-03 ]
mayor = Ray Donald
region = Orana

url = http://bogan.local-e.nsw.gov.au/council.html
stategov = Barwon
fedgov = Parkes
near-nw = Bourke
near-n = Brewarrina
near-ne = Warren
near-e = Warren
near-w = Cobar
near-sw = Cobar
near-s = Lachlan
near-se = Lachlan The Bogan Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Mitchell and Barrier Highways.

Incomes

According to the [http://www.abs.gov.au Australian Bureau Statistics] [cite web
publisher = Australian Bureau of Statistics
title=Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003)
url = http://abs.gov.au
accessdate = 2007-03-11 ] 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 $26,193,152 (around $26 million) (ranked 150th in New South Wales and 484th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $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).

Main towns/villages

Its only significant town is Nyngan.

Bogan Shire is supported by agricultural production, grazing of sheep and cattle and cropping, primarily wheat. The area averages about 17 inches (434 mm) per year. However, there is great variability in the rainfall. In 1888 Nyngan had only 7.5 inches was recorded, while in 1950 it had nearly 45 inches.

The Municipality of Nyngan was proclaimed on February 17, 1891 with Nyngan having a population of 1,355, and in 1906 the Bogan Shire was incorporated. The Bogan Shire Council and the Nyngan Municipal Council amalgamated with each other in 1972.

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