Local government

New South Wales councils

Every New South Wales local government area with the facts we hold for it. Population is the ABS estimated resident population at 30 June 2025; house medians are council-wide, not any suburb’s. Sort the table by any column.

Blacktown449,385+2.2%1,882$1.1M$465.4813%
Canterbury-Bankstown389,687+1.1%3,536$1.4M$354.375%
Central Coast357,816+0.7%213$950k$944.0758%
Parramatta279,014+1.3%3,330$1.8M$4010.3107%
Northern Beaches272,656+0.5%1,073$2.6M$372.41031%
Liverpool261,231+2.3%855$1.1M$428.5728%
Cumberland256,906+1.6%3,534$1.3M$387.063%
Sydney241,797+1.8%9,056$2.1M$347.6100%
Sutherland241,327+1.1%723$1.8M$386.01029%
Penrith231,701+1.2%573$950k$584.6830%
Lake Macquarie224,540+1.1%346$880k$945.3760%
Wollongong224,327+1.0%328$1.0M$1046.982%34%
The Hills222,675+3.2%577$1.9M$3911.61029%
Fairfield213,677+0.6%2,105$1.1M$505.227%
Inner West193,125+1.0%5,487$2.1M$364.5100%
Campbelltown191,285+1.4%614$885k$649.3533%
Bayside187,770+0.9%3,711$1.9M$354.69<1%
Newcastle178,935+1.1%958$885k$885.2928%
Georges River163,919+1.4%4,280$1.9M$355.794%
Hornsby155,484+0.4%342$2.0M$392.8100%53%
Randwick146,484+1.2%4,035$3.1M$353.2100%
Camden146,483+3.7%727$1.1M$4211.1937%
Ryde141,693+1.8%3,499$2.5M$3510.71014%
Ku-ring-gai128,542+0.1%1,505$3.3M$387.11038%
Shoalhaven111,755+0.7%25$845k$1437.7566%
Tweed101,044+0.7%77$1.1M$1374.1754%
Maitland100,439+2.3%257$745k$9213.8656%
Mid-Coast99,448+0.7%9.9$718k$2427.4381%
Canada Bay93,006+0.7%4,674$2.9M$3516.9100%
Port Macquarie-Hastings92,432+1.5%25$840k$1325.4666%
Shellharbour83,228+1.9%565$920k$8410.4631%
Coffs Harbour82,109+0.7%70$850k$1214.3672%
Willoughby80,520+1.0%3,595$3.6M$363.21016%
Port Stephens80,070+1.3%93$870k$1096.1576%
Blue Mountains79,236+0.5%55$900k$1391.5989%
North Sydney73,705+0.8%7,020$3.3M$356.3102%
Waverley73,345+0.6%7,803$4.2M$342.5100%
Cessnock71,443+2.9%36$650k$13510.4374%
Hawkesbury69,299+1.0%25$990k$796.8969%
Wagga Wagga69,1080.0%14$615k$1937.9738%
Queanbeyan-Palerang67,633+1.5%13$937k$1247.3962%
Tamworth66,403+0.5%6.7$510k$2146.048%66%
Wollondilly62,080+3.9%24$1.1M$7920.6989%
Albury59,538+1.3%195$600k$1427.0552%
Dubbo57,384+0.6%7.6$541k$2636.8693%
Clarence Valley56,874+1.2%5.5$640k$2614.3348%64%
Woollahra55,218+0.0%4,489$4.2M$364.7100%
Wingecarribee53,840+0.6%20$1.2M$1246.391%79%
Strathfield49,203+1.4%3,515$3.1M$341.7100%
Ballina48,603+1.0%100$1.1M$1324.7867%
Bathurst45,359+0.8%12$675k$1884.1712%52%
Orange44,990+0.6%158$710k$1455.0779%
Burwood43,927+1.3%6,187$2.6M$364.990%
Lismore43,642-0.3%34$515k$1963.2569%
Lane Cove43,094+1.2%4,104$3.7M$373.91019%
Eurobodalla41,309+0.5%12$815k$2275.1579%
Byron38,784+1.8%69$1.5M$1123.5987%
Bega Valley36,921+0.6%5.9$820k$2682.9583%
Goulburn Mulwaree33,746+1.3%11$650k$2169.7558%
Kempsey31,950+0.4%9.5$590k$2723.5284%
Armidale29,652-0.1%3.8$485k$3042.9788%
Mosman29,374+0.3%3,376$5.2M$402.81022%
Griffith27,458+0.1%17$560k$2923.8543%
Mid-Western26,472+0.7%3.0$673k$3535.253%80%
Singleton25,841+0.6%5.3$666k$1984.6759%
Richmond Valley24,044+0.3%7.9$499k$3001.1291%
Kiama23,139-0.1%90$1.5M$1037.3958%
Snowy Monaro22,396+0.4%1.5$590k$5733.1895%
Nambucca Valley21,237+0.9%14$690k$2735.4284%
Lithgow20,693-0.5%4.6$508k$3282.9377%
Hilltops19,347-0.2%2.7$460k$5742.448%
Inverell18,152+0.1%1.9$375k$4841.7244%
Yass Valley17,663+0.6%4.4$960k$2576.81097%
Broken Hill17,515-0.5%103$190k$4170.42100%
Muswellbrook16,859+0.1%5.0$510k$3024.3280%
Snowy Valleys15,058+0.1%1.7$437k$5332.5388%
Upper Hunter14,425+0.0%1.8$480k$4992.6595%
Parkes14,175-0.4%2.4$420k$6291.1329%
Murray River14,030+2.6%1.2$670k$82210.8795%
Hunters Hill13,983-0.5%2,453$3.8M$452.11013%
Cabonne13,915-0.0%2.3$506k$5062.4891%
Gunnedah13,502+0.7%2.7$460k$4811.9498%
Bellingen13,348+0.3%8.3$828k$4103.0695%
Federation13,247+0.7%2.3$470k$7053.4316%
Moree Plains12,845-0.3%0.7$300k$8570.9499%
Narrabri12,797-0.3%1.0$375k$7861.1499%
Cowra12,721+0.0%4.5$400k$5262.6213%
Greater Hume11,742+0.7%2.0$413k$6427.1698%
Leeton11,475-0.2%9.8$390k$5602.2310%
Cootamundra-Gundagai11,429-0.2%2.9$430k$6402.2397%
Dungog10,102+1.9%4.5$760k$3855.7789%
Kyogle9,707+0.8%2.7$493k$7742.6298%
Forbes9,301-0.2%2.0$440k$8273.052%4%
Warrumbungle9,246-0.3%0.7$265k$1,0831.03100%
Glen Innes Severn9,069+0.7%1.7$350k$6581.3297%
Upper Lachlan9,005+1.0%1.3$627k$7614.4899%
Berrigan8,773+0.7%4.2$418k$7694.9490%
Edward River8,501+0.1%1.0$345k$9083.2497%
Wentworth7,982+1.0%0.3$415k$1,0149.5517%54%
Blayney7,831+0.8%5.1$540k$4966.568%
Liverpool Plains7,671-0.1%1.5$338k$7101.0298%
Tenterfield7,188+1.0%1.0$402k$9806.8299%
Narromine6,420-0.2%1.2$338k$9701.9499%
Junee6,403-0.8%3.2$429k$6351.736%
Uralla6,179+1.0%1.9$475k$6082.8635%
Lachlan6,1180.0%0.4$218k$2,1451.8498%
Temora6,050-0.2%2.2$394k$8688.6415%
Narrandera5,761+0.4%1.4$293k$1,1822.6397%
Oberon5,595+0.1%1.5$585k$7284.1597%
Bland5,455-0.2%0.6$278k$2,0023.1697%
Walgett5,437-1.4%0.2$98k$1,7822.42100%
Gwydir4,968+1.0%0.5$308k$1,4833.8477%
Coolamon4,742+2.3%2.0$408k$1,1295.9521%
Gilgandra4,304-0.0%0.9$270k$1,3422.8399%
Cobar4,019+0.1%0.1$205k$2,1211.2412%
Coonamble3,889+0.3%0.4$218k$1,6711.026%
Murrumbidgee3,695+0.2%0.5$270k$1,7913.056%
Weddin3,558-1.2%1.0$295k$1,1722.0599%
Lockhart3,509+0.6%1.2$345k$1,4722.3599%
Walcha2,989-0.3%0.5$433k$1,2471.37100%
Hay2,899+1.1%0.3$258k$1,6651.434%
Carrathool2,803+1.1%0.1$245k$3,2111.4612%
Warren2,606+0.7%0.2$220k$1,6821.1587%
Bogan2,373-1.4%0.2$200k$2,7262.55100%
Bourke2,310-2.4%0.1$148k$4,0871.7699%
Balranald2,244-0.5%0.1$256k$2,8391.3496%
Central Darling1,773-0.2%<0.1$85k$5,0182.3196%
Brewarrina1,396-0.4%0.1$143k$5,1290.71100%
Unincorporated NSWunincorporated975-1.2%<0.1$85k (2022-23)1.0950%

ABS ASGS 2024 local government areas and estimated resident population; council-wide medians from ABS Data by Region; grants from the Financial Assistance Grants (Dept of Infrastructure), 2025-26, per ABS resident; approvals from ABS Building Approvals, 12 months to 2026-07; SEIFA 2021. Hazard shares are population-weighted over member suburbs a state layer covers, and shown only where covered suburbs hold at least half the council’s residents; a dash means no source covers enough of it, not zero. ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state data CC BY 4.0.