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New South Wales council

Bathurst

45,359 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,818 km², 77 suburbs. Council website: bathurst.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

45,359

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.8% in a year

Density

12/km²

3,818 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$675k

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

Federal grants per resident

$188

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.1 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

7 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

77

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

Trends

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
38
Median household income
$1,585/week
Median rent
$320/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,733/month
Households renting
30.3%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 7 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

77 suburbs where Bathurst 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
Kelso (NSW)10,039All$756kDec 202516% / 65%3
Bathurst7,001All$670kDec 202522% / 2%3
West Bathurst3,634All$575kDec 202514% / 10%2
Windradyne3,309All$680kDec 20250% / 12%4
Eglinton (NSW)3,012All$735kDec 20258% / 97%6
Llanarth (NSW)2,302All$855kDec 2025<1% / 37%9
South Bathurst1,583All$570kDec 202521% / 64%2
Raglan (NSW)1,272All$650kDec 20250% / 77%3
Mitchell (NSW)1,179All0% / 31%
Abercrombie1,127All$808kDec 202550% / 69%8
Robin Hill925All$1.4MDec 20250% / 37%10
Gormans Hill887All$595kDec 202517% / 94%1
White Rock (NSW)807All$1.8MDec 202522% / 96%10
O'Connell (NSW)6537%$1.2MDec 2025– / 100%8
Perthville567All$743kDec 20254% / 99%6
Mount Rankin428All$1.1MDec 20250% / 100%9
Meadow Flat35652%$1.0MDec 2024– / 100%8
Wattle Flat (NSW)270All$518kDec 20240% / 100%2
The Lagoon26893%$988kDec 20230% / 98%9
Peel256All$870kDec 20250% / 100%9
Duramana248All0% / 100%6
Yetholme241All$890kDec 20250% / 100%5
Kirkconnell219All0% / 100%
Georges Plains218All$1.3MDec 2024<1% / 100%7
Billywillinga196All0% / 100%6
Tarana18710%$826kDec 2025– / 100%8
Glanmire (NSW)186All0% / 100%8
Rockley180All$650kDec 20250% / 100%4
Evans Plains168All$1.0MDec 20250% / 100%9
Brewongle151All$1.3MDec 20250% / 100%8
Rock Forest149All$1.1MDec 20250% / 100%9
Napoleon Reef130All$949kDec 20250% / 100%8
Trunkey Creek118All0% / 100%6
Clear Creek115All0% / 100%9
Forest Grove (NSW)115All$1.1MDec 20250% / 98%9
Limekilns115All0% / 100%9
Hill End (NSW)111All$267kDec 20230% / 100%6
Sofala11178%$473kDec 2023<1% / 100%2
Walang109All0% / 100%6
Turondale103All0% / 100%6
Mount Panorama101All0% / 90%9
Laffing Waters98All0% / 92%9
Sunny Corner9490%$585kDec 20250% / 100%8
Wimbledon88All0% / 99%7
Rockley Mount78All0% / 100%10
Fosters Valley72All0% / 100%10
The Rocks (Bathurst Regional - NSW)70All0% / 100%9
Crudine6860%0% / 100%5
Watton63All0% / 100%6
Caloola6293%0% / 91%7
Triangle Flat62All0% / 100%6
Vittoria (NSW)5948%0% / 100%9
Cow Flat58All0% / 100%10
Locksley (NSW)55All0% / 100%8
Tannas Mount47All0% / 98%9
Dunkeld (NSW)42All0% / 100%9
Bathampton40All0% / 100%9
Gowan3858%0% / 100%7
Orton Park38All19% / 100%7
Wambool38All0% / 100%8
Arkell36All0% / 100%6
Wiagdon35All0% / 100%9
Bruinbun34All0% / 100%6
Killongbutta34All0% / 100%6
Tambaroora3020%$410kDec 20250% / 100%2
Freemantle28All0% / 100%6
Fitzgeralds Mount25All0% / 100%9
Gemalla24All0% / 100%8
Millah Murrah23All0% / 100%6
Abercrombie River21All0% / 100%6
Charlton (NSW)1757%0% / 100%6
Paling Yards (Bathurst Regional - NSW)15All0% / 100%2
Sallys Flat13All0% / 100%6
Upper Turon1367%– / 100%2
Fitzgeralds Valley12All0% / 100%9
Copperhannia9All0% / 100%6
Yarras (Bathurst Regional - NSW)9All0% / 100%9
Colo (Bathurst Regional - NSW)3All0% / 100%6
Milkers Flat3All0% / 100%6
CurraghAll0% / 100%
WinburndaleAll0% / 100%

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

12%

Over 77 of 81 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

52%

Over 81 of 81 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 81 of 81 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 29 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$267k
Median of suburb medians
$808k
Highest suburb median
$1.8M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 6 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
756
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
197
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
2,158
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
4,665
per 100k · NSW 2025

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

  • Calare · Andrew GEE (IND)100%

State districts

  • Bathurst · Paul Toole (NAT)100%
  • Orange · Philip Donato (IND)1%
  • Dubbo · Dugald Saunders (NAT)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

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. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.