Brewarrina Shire Council

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Brewarrina Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population: • Density:	2,056 0.11/km²
Area:	19,188 km²
Mayor:	Ted Simpson
Council Seat:	Brewarrina (57 Bathurst Street)
Region:	Orana
State District:	Barwon
Federal Division:	Gwydir
Website: http://www.breshire.com
LGAs around Brewarrina Shire Queensland Queensland Queensland Bourke Brewarrina Shire Walgett Cobar Bogan Warren

Brewarrina Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Darling/Barwon River. It is a wool and cotton growing area.

[edit] Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[1] during 2003-04, there:

- were 500 wage and salary earners (ranked 163rd in New South Wales and 528th 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 $16,764,835 (around $17 million) (ranked 162nd in New South Wales and 527nd 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 $33,530 (ranked 90th in New South Wales and 302nd in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 86% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $32,230 (ranked 73rd in New South Wales and 245th in Australia, 91% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 94% of Australia's $34,149).

[edit] Main towns/villages

Brewarrina Shire includes Brewarrina and the villages of Gongolgon, Angledoo and Goodooga and the ghost town of Tarcoon.

[edit] References

Coordinates: 29°57′S, 148°52′E