Unincorporated Far West Area

This article is about the unincorporated area. For the outback region, see Far West (New South Wales).

The Unincorporated Far West Area 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.

Unincorporated Far West Area New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population	1,016 (includes c. 400 on Lord Howe Island) (2021 census)
• 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 Area: South Australia Bulloo (Qld) Paroo (Qld) Broken Hill Unincorporated Far West Area Bourke South Australia Wentworth Central Darling

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.

Selected historical census data for Unincorporated NSW area
Census year			2001	2006	2011	2016
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
		% of Australian median income		97.6%	95.1%	108.0%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$888	A$1,145	A$1,427
		% of Australian median income		75.8%	77.3%	82.3%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$751	A$955	A$1,270
		% of Australian median income		73.1%	77.4%	88.3%

External links

• New South Wales Geographical Name Search (names of localities, cadastral counties and parishes etc. in the Unincorporated Far West)
• Town list of NSW Department of Local Government