Bourke Shire

Bourke is popularly known as the ‘Gateway to the Real Outback.’ Traditionally a wool growing area, Bourke was once the biggest wool railhead in the world. Today, cotton has taken over as the major industry. Bourke also boasts a thriving horticultural sector which produces grapes, citrus, fruit plums, apricots and melons as well as a variety of vegetable crops.

Alternative native crops such as peanuts, jojoba and the unique Napunya honey are also produced in the area. A state of the art small livestock abattoir is on the market offering investment potential for the Bourke district. On-farm employment and service industries are mainstays in the area while professional jobs are available in the areas of social services, education, environment and agriculture.