Warrumbungle Shire

Warrumbungle Shire
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates31°15′S 149°16′E / 31.250°S 149.267°E / -31.250; 149.267
Population
 • Density0.7580/km2 (1.9632/sq mi)
Established2004
Area12,380 km2 (4,779.9 sq mi)
MayorDenis Todd (Unaligned)
Council seatCoonabarabran[3]
RegionOrana
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal division(s)Parkes
WebsiteWarrumbungle Shire
LGAs around Warrumbungle Shire:
Coonamble Narrabri Gunnedah & Tamworth
Gilgandra Warrumbungle Shire Liverpool Plains
Dubbo Dubbo Upper Hunter

The Warrumbungle Shire is a local government area in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is traversed by the Newell Highway. The Warrumbungle mountain range and Warrumbungles National Park are major tourist attractions for the Shire. Its seat is located in Coonabarabran, a town in the southwest.

The mayor of Warrumbungle Shire Council is Cr. Denis Todd, who is unaligned with any political party.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warrumbungle Shire (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Warrumbungle Shire Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 2 December 2006.