| Bingara Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,029 (2004)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.71101/km2 (1.8415/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 17 March 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,853.7 km2 (1,101.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bingara | ||||||||||||||
| Region | New England | ||||||||||||||
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Bingara Shire was a local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Tamworth via Fossickers Way. The Shire, administered from the town of Bingara covered an area of 2,853.7 square kilometres (1,101.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1906 until 2004, when it was amalgamated with Yallaroi Shire and part of Barraba to form the Gwydir Shire.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (23 March 2005). "3218.0 — Regional Population Growth, Australia and New Zealand, 2003-04 — New South Wales". Retrieved 17 June 2011.