Bogan Shire

the [[Local government in Australia

Bogan Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell and Barrier highways and its only significant town is Nyngan. The Municipality of Nyngan was proclaimed on 17 February 1891 with Nyngan having a population of 1,355. Bogan Shire was proclaimed on 7 May 1906. Bogan Shire absorbed the Municipality of Nyngan on 1 January 1972. The mayor of Bogan Shire Council is Cr. Glen Neill, who is unaligned with any political party.

Selected historical census data for Bogan Shire local government areaCensus year 2001 2006 2011 2016Population Estimated residents on census night      LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 122  125 % of New South Wales population 0.05%  0.04%  0.04%  0.04%% of Australian population 0.02%  0.01%  0.01%  0.01%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian 39.3%  39.1%English 30.6%  28.7%Irish 10.3%  9.1%Scottish 5.4%  5.6%German 1.9%  2.1%Language,top responses(other than English) Afrikaansn/c  n/c  n/c  0.3%Urdun/c  n/c  0.2%  0.3%Filipinon/c  n/c  n/c  0.2%Portuguesen/c  0.1%  n/c  0.1%Vietnamesen/c  n/c  n/c  0.1%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses Catholic37.1%  37.7%  36.6%  34.9%Anglican33.9%  32.6%  29.6%  25.3%Not Statedn/c  n/c  n/c  12.1%No Religion4.4%  6.8%  7.4%  11.5%Uniting Church 11.9%  10.3%  9.6%  8.6%%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income 365 478 634% of Australian median income 78.3%  82.8%  95.8%Family income Median weekly family income % of Australian median income 80.6%  79.8%  90.0% Household income Median weekly household income % of Australian median income 68.9%  73.1%  80.3%

Bogan Shire is supported by agricultural production, grazing of sheep and cattle and cropping, primarily wheat. The area averages about per year. However, there is great variability in the rainfall. In 1888 Nyngan had only recorded, while in 1950 it had nearly .