Bourke - Your Council NSW

2022/23

Bourke

Bourke Shire is situated in western NSW at the crossroads of the Mitchell Highway, Kamilaroi Highway and the Kidman Way. The shire is home to many small villages and is considered a gateway into south west Queensland and the far west of NSW. The Shire’s prosperity is built around the pastoral, irrigation, tourism and service industries.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
29 Mitchell Street
Bourke NSW 2840

Postal Address:
PO Box 21, Bourke NSW 2840
Phone: 02 6830 8000
Fax: 02 6872 3030

Email:
bourkeshire@bourke.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.bourke.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	2,348
Area (Km²)	41598.4
Council Classification	Rural
OLG Group	9
State Planning Region	Far West
JO Region	Far North West

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	10	8
Population per Councillor (No.)	242	360
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	94	84
2022/23 Revenue ($'000)	46,455	35,234
2022/23 Expenses ($'000)	30,686	24,389
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	11	20
Population Density (residents per Km²)	0	1

* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities	Result	Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.)	1	2
Public Halls (No.)	5	5
Public Libraries (No.)	1	1
Open Public Space (ha)	220	63.6
Total Road Length (km)	2,458.90	1,611.80

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

12^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-12	-3.9
Population aged under 20 years (%)	28.6	25.2
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	49.8	45.2
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	21.6	29.6
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	30.3	14.5
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	4	3.5
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	30	N/A

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	8.9	4.3
Avg Taxable Income ($)	60,531	45,005
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.5	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	6,360,808	96,128,663
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	313	451

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing