Inverell Shire is the name of the Local Government Area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. It is on the Macintyre River

MacIntyre River

The Macintyre River is a river in northern New South Wales, Australia, part of which forms the border with Queensland.The headwaters of the Macintyre River rise west of Guyra and south of Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands...

 and the Gwydir Highway

Gwydir Highway

The Gwydir Highway is a 567 kilometre highway in northern New South Wales, Australia. It was named after the Gwydir River, which in turn was named for a locale in Wales....

.

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics , there:

- were 15,949 people as at 30 June 2006, the 82nd largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.2% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was an increase of 151 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 75th largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.3% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales

- was, in percentage terms, an increase of 1.0% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 50th fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 504 people or 3.3% (0.3% in annual average terms), the 87th highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.

Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics during 2003-04, there:

- were 4,587 wage and salary earners (ranked 85th in New South Wales and 270th in Australia, 0.2% of New South Wales's 2,558,415 and less than 0.1% of Australia's 7,831,856)

- was a total income of $140,876,288 (around $141 million) (ranked 90th in New South Wales and 292nd in Australia, 0.1% of New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and less than 0.1% of Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion))

- was an estimated average

Average

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income per wage and salary earner of $30,712 (ranked 140th in New South Wales and 466th in Australia, 74% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 79% of Australia's $38,820)

- was an estimated median

Median

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income per wage and salary earner of $28,892 (ranked 124th in New South Wales and 423rd in Australia, 81% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 85% of Australia's $34,149).

Main towns and villages

The shire includes the town of Inverell

Inverell, New South Wales

Inverell is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Macintyre River. It is also the centre of Inverell Shire. Inverell is located on the Gwydir Highway on the western slopes of the Northern Tablelands. It has a temperate climate...

 and small towns and villages including Gilgai

Gilgai, New South Wales

Gilgai is a village in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia The village is situated 10 km south of Inverell, New South Wales on Thunderbolts Way and is in Inverell Shire. At the 2006 census, Gilgai had a population of 289 people...

, Stannifer

Stannifer, New South Wales

Stannifer is a small rural village, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated nine kilometres north of Tingha, New South Wales on the Elsmore Road and is within Inverell Shire...

, Elsmore

Elsmore, New South Wales

Elsmore is a rural village, with a population of 327 , in Gough County on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia The village is situated 10 km east of Inverell, New South Wales, just north of the Macintyre River and is within Inverell Shire....

, Bukkulla

Bukkulla, New South Wales

Bukkulla is a hamlet about north of Inverell and north-east of Bannockburn on the Ashford Road. This hamlet is within the boundaries of Arrawatta County and Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The village is at elevation of about 580 metres...

, Ashford

Ashford, New South Wales

Ashford is a small farming community in the New England region of New South Wales, close to the Queensland border.-History:Frazer's Creek Post Office opened on 1 January 1853 and was renamed Ashford in 1863....

, Bonshaw

Bonshaw, New South Wales

Bonshaw is a village in New South Wales, Australia 783 km north of Sydney. In 2006 the village had a population of 171 people in the district. It is located near the northern border of the State close to Texas, Queensland, from which it is separated by the Dumaresq River which forms the border...

, Yetman

Yetman, New South Wales

Yetman is a very small town in the New England region of northern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Yetman and the surrounding area had a population of 178....

, Wallangra, Graman

Graman, New South Wales

Graman is a small village nestled on the banks of Graman Creek, 40 km northwest of Inverell and 25 km from Ashford in Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated on the Inverell to Yetman road at elevation of about 606 metres...

, Oakwood

Oakwood, New South Wales

Oakwood is a small rural village on the North West Slopes of the New England region. The village is situated on the Inverell to Yetman Road approximately 19 kilometres northwest of Inverell and 100 km from Yetman in Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia.Oakwood was named after its English...

, Delungra

Delungra, New South Wales

Delungra is a small town on the Gwydir Highway, from Inverell and from Bingara in Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia.Delungra was incorporated as a town in 1907 and celebrated the centenary of the town combined with Australia Day celebrations in 2007.An earlier Reedy Creek Post Office was...

 and Mount Russell.

Council

Inverell Shire Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...  and Unaffiliated	12
	Total	12

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	John Irvine	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	Di Baker	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	David Jones	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	Paul Harmon	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Deputy Mayor
	Mal Peters	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Harold Castledine	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Elected on John Irvine's ticket
	John Cameron	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	Barry Johnston	Unaffiliated
	Michael Lewis	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Elected on Barry Johnston's ticket
	Rick Molesworth	Unaffiliated	Elected on Di Baker's ticket
	Jacki Watts	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Elected on Di Baker's ticket
	Kevin Kneipp	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...