1. Main towns and villages

2. Demographics

3. Council
    Current composition and election method 

4. Notable persons

5. References

Bourke Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Darling River, which is known as the Barwon River upstream from Bourke; and located adjacent to the Mitchell Highway. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The Shire is a wool and beef producing area.

The Mayor of Bourke Shire Council is Cr. Barry Hollman, an independent politician.

Main towns and villages

Bourke Shire includes Bourke and the very small outback towns of Byrock, Enngonia, Fords Bridge, Wanaaring and Louth.

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2003–04 there:^[3]

• were 1,062 wage and salary earners (ranked 141st in New South Wales and 457th 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 $36 million (ranked 137th in New South Wales and 449th in Australia, less than 0.1% of both New South Wales's $107 billion and Australia's $304 billion)
• was an estimated average income per wage and salary earner of $33,611 (ranked 88th in New South Wales and 298th in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 87% of Australia's $38,820)
• was an estimated median income per wage and salary earner of $32,426 (ranked 71st in New South Wales and 235th in Australia, 91% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 95% of Australia's $34,149).

Council

Current composition and election method

Bourke Shire Council is composed of ten 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]

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:^[5]

Notable persons

In 1884, Sid 'Combo' Ross set a record by shearing nine lambs in nine minutes.^[7]

Scottish-Australian poet balladeer Will. H. Ogilvie worked on Belalie Station on the Warrego River, composed many of his poems in the 1890s. Belalie is between the township of Enngonia (formerly Eringunia) and the Queensland border.

References

• Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial
• Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
• Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
• Cycling at the 1975 Pan American Games
• Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial
• Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit
• Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
• Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
• Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit
• Cycling at the 1979 Pan American Games
• Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
• Cycling at the 1983 Pan American Games
• Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
• Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's points race
• Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race
• Cycling at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
• Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race
• Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race
• Cycling at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
• Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's points race