The Murchison Council serves 29 stations and a population up to 113, the Shire is approximately 50,000 square kilometres in size. Most properties are managed by family units and the main income is from cattle, meat sheep and some fine wool. The Murchison Shire is often referred to as the "Shire with no Town" this is because no gazetted townsite exists within the Shire and it is believed to be the only Shire in Australia where this exists.