Warren Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Warren, New South Wales.

Warren Shire
Local government area
Location in New South Wales Warren Shire Council Administration Office, 2017
Coordinates: 31°42′S 147°50′E / 31.700°S 147.833°E / -31.700; 147.833
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Orana
Established	1 January 1957 (1957-01-01)[1]
Council seat	Warren
Government
• Mayor	Greg Whiteley
• State electorate	Barwon
• Federal division	Parkes
Area
• Total	10,760 km^2 (4,150 sq mi)
Population
• Totals	2,732 (2016 census)[2] 2,745 (2018 est.)[3]
• Density	0.26/km^2 (0.67/sq mi)
Website	Warren Shire
LGAs around Warren Shire Brewarrina Walgett Coonamble Bogan Warren Shire Gilgandra Bogan Lachlan Narromine

Warren Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell and Oxley Highways. The use of the area is mainly for wool and cotton growing.

The shire was formed on 1 January 1957 through the amalgamation of Marthaguy Shire with the Municipality of Warren.^[1] The shire includes the regional towns of Warren and Nevertire.

On October 10, 2024, Cr. Greg Whiteley was elected unopposed as the new mayor of Warren Shire Council, stepping into the role previously held by long-serving Mayor Milton Quigley.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Warren Shire local government area
Census year			2011[4]	2016[2]	2021[5]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	2,758	2,732	2,550
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	125th	122nd	123rd
		% of New South Wales population	0.04%	0.04%	0.03%
		% of Australian population	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian	38.1%	37.0%	40.9%
		English	30.9%	31.8%	36.3%
		Aboriginal Australians	n/c	n/c	13.9%
		Irish	11.5%	9.7%	13.8%
		Scottish	7.6%	7.4%	10.4%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Filipino	n/c	0.1%	0.5%
		German	n/c	0.3%	0.4%
		Afrikaans	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%
		Malayalam	n/c	n/c	0.2%
		Bengali	n/c	n/c	0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	36.9%	35.3%	30.3%
		Anglican	35.8%	27.7%	26.6%
		No Religion	7.4%	11.6%	18.8%
		Not stated	n/c	11.7%	12.0%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	8.7%	8.4%	6.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income	A$498	A$649	A$744
		% of Australian median income	86.3%	98.0%	92.4%
Family income		Median weekly family income	A$1128	A$1468	A$1743
		% of Australian median income	76.2%	84.7%	82.2%
Household income		Median weekly household income	A$874	A$1104	A$1321
		% of Australian median income	70.8%	76.8%	75.7%

Council

Current composition and election method

Warren Shire Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council.^[6]

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Orana § Warren results.[edit]

2024 New South Wales local elections: Warren

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent					11	1
	Independent National		0	0.0	+0.0	1	1
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total						12
Registered voters / turnout

See also

• New South Wales portal

• List of local government areas in New South Wales

References

1. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (129)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 November 1956. p. 3513. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warren (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
3. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Warren (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warren (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
6. "Warren Shire Council – A Ward". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.