Unincorporated Far West Region

Unincorporated Far West Region
New South Wales
Unincorporated Far West Region; New South Wales
	Location in New South Wales
Population	1,056 (includes c. 400 on Lord Howe Island) (2016 census); 1,080 (includes c. 400 on Lord Howe Island) (2018 est.);
• Density	0.01/km2 (0.026/sq mi)
Area	93,300.3 km2 (36,023.4 sq mi)
Region	Far West
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal division(s)	Parkes
	LGAs around Unincorporated Far West Region:

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 93,299 square kilometres (36,023 sq mi) which is slightly larger than Hungary and smaller than South Korea.

Demographics

As at the 2016 census, 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.^[1]

Selected historical census data for Unincorporated NSW area
Census year		2001^[4]	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	2016^[1]
Population	Estimated residents on census night	2,896	1,122	1,169	1,056
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			130th	129th
	% 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	Australian			34.2%	34.7%
	English			30.0%	26.0%
	Irish			9.0%	9.1%
	Scottish			8.2%	8.1%
	German			5.0%	4.7%
Language, top responses (other than English)	Norf'k-Pitcairn	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.6%
	German	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
	Estonian	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.4%
	Italian	0.5%	0.4%	0.9%	0.3%
	Romanian	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	No religion	17.3%	20.7%	23.4%	30.8%
	Anglican	22.9%	25.8%	27.4%	19.4%
	Catholic	19.6%	21.4%	21.2%	18.9%
	Not Stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	13.2%
	Uniting Church	7.5%	10.8%	9.2%	6.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		A$455	A$549	A$717
Personal income	% of Australian median income		97.6%	95.1%	108.0%
Family income	Median weekly family income		A$888	A$1,145	A$1,427
Family income	% of Australian median income		75.8%	77.3%	82.3%
Household income	Median weekly household income		A$751	A$955	A$1,270
Household income	% of Australian median income		73.1%	77.4%	88.3%