Inverell Shire
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Inverell Shire New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 29°46′S 151°07′E / 29.767°S 151.117°ECoordinates: 29°46′S 151°07′E / 29.767°S 151.117°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 16,075 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.86788/km2 (4.8378/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 8,606 km2 (3,322.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Paul Harmon (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Inverell | ||||||||||||
| Region | North West Slopes | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Northern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | New England | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Inverell Shire | ||||||||||||
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Inverell Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia adjacent to the Macintyre River and the Gwydir Highway.
The Mayor of Inverell Shire Council is Cr. Paul Harmon, who is unaligned with any political party.
The shire includes the town of Inverell and small towns and villages including Gilgai, Stannifer, Elsmore, Bukkulla, Ashford, Bonshaw, Yetman, Wallangra, Graman, Oakwood, Delungra and Mount Russell.
At the 2011 census, there were 16,075 people in the Inverell local government area, of these 49.1 per cent were male and 50.9 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.5 per cent of the population which is approximately two-and-a-half times above both the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Inverell Shire was 41 years; slightly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.3 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.3 per cent were married and 11.8 per cent were either divorced or separated.
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