New South Wales council

Balranald

2,244 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 21,691 km², 7 suburbs. Council website: balranald.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

2,244

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.5% in a year

Density

0.1/km²

21,691 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$256k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$2,839

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.3 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

7

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
43
Median household income
$1,370/week
Median rent
$200/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,083/month
Households renting
24.0%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Suburbs

7 suburbs where Balranald holds most residents, plus 4 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Balranald1,240All$348kDec 2025 / 95%2
Euston82299%$423kDec 2025 / 97%3
Ivanhoe (NSW)2618%$63kDec 2024 / 98%1
Kyalite8738% / 99%7
Arumpo4049%0% / 95%6
Oxley (Balranald - NSW)31All / 99%8
Clare (NSW)27All / 100%8
Mossgiel2614% / 38%7
Hatfield10All / 100%8
Corrong3All / 98%8
MungoAll / 72%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

0%

Over 1 of 11 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

96%

Over 11 of 11 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

5%

Over 11 of 11 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 2 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$348k
Median of suburb medians
$385k
Highest suburb median
$423k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Farrer · Sussan LEY (LP)99%
  • Parkes · Jamie CHAFFEY (NP)1%

State districts

  • Murray · Helen Dalton (IND)99%
  • Barwon · Roy Butler (IND)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

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Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.