Unincorporated Far West Region Explained

Type:lga
Unincorporated Far West Region
State:nsw
Pop:1,016 (includes c. 400 on Lord Howe Island)
Density:0.01
Area:93300.3
Region:Far West
Stategov:Barwon
Fedgov:Parkes[1]
Near-Nw:South Australia
Near-N:Bulloo (Qld)
Near-Ne:Paroo (Qld)
Near-E:Bourke
Near-W:Broken Hill
Near-Sw:South Australia
Near-S:Wentworth
Near-Se:Central Darling

The Unincorporated Far West Region is an unincorporated area in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is one of only two areas in New South Wales that are not part of any local government area (the other is Lord Howe Island). The region includes several small towns including Tibooburra, Milparinka and Silverton. Silverton and Tibooburra have village councils. The region includes some parts of Broken Hill, but not the city centre, which is in the separate City of Broken Hill local government area. The current administrator is Mr John McManus. It is the only local government area in Australia to have two time zones.

The region has an area of which is slightly larger than Hungary and smaller than South Korea.

Demographics

As at the, all unincorporated areas of NSW had a population of 1,056; around 400 of these were on the distant and unrelated Lord Howe Island. The statistics below refer to a combination of all unincorporated areas of NSW. They had the highest male to female ratio in New South Wales, estimated at 115.5 males per 100 females in 2016.

Selected historical census data for Unincorporated NSW area
Census year 2001 2006 2011 2016
Population      
130  129
% of New South Wales population 0.05%  0.02%  0.02%  0.01%
% of Australian population 0.02%  0.006%  0.005%  0.005%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
34.2%  34.7%
English30.0%  26.0%
Irish9.0%  9.1%
Scottish8.2%  8.1%
German5.0%   4.7%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Norf'k-Pitcairnn/c  n/c  n/c  0.6%
German0.4%  0.4%  0.3%  0.5%
Estoniann/c  n/c  n/c  0.4%
Italian0.5%  0.4%  0.9%  0.3%
Romaniann/c  n/c  n/c  0.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
No religion17.3%  20.7%  23.4%  30.8%
Anglican22.9%  25.8%  27.4%  19.4%
Catholic19.6%  21.4%  21.2%  18.9%
Not Statedn/c  n/c  n/c  13.2%
Uniting Church7.5%  10.8%  9.2%  6.6%
Median weekly incomes
Median weekly personal income455 549 717
% of Australian median income97.6%  95.1%  108.0%
Family income Median weekly family income888 1,145 A$1,427
% of Australian median income75.8%  77.3%  82.3%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$751 A$955 A$1,270
% of Australian median income73.1%  77.4%  88.3%

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of the electoral division of Parkes (NSW) . . 25 February 2016 . 12 July 2016.