New South Wales council

Blayney

7,831 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,525 km², 18 suburbs. Council website: blayney.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

7,831

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

Density

5.1/km²

1,525 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$540k

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

Federal grants per resident

$496

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.5 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

18

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
$1,547/week
Median rent
$270/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,517/month
Households renting
21.7%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Suburbs

18 suburbs where Blayney holds most residents, plus 1 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
Blayney3,448All$575kDec 2025 / 3%2
Millthorpe1,34795%$723kDec 2025 / 16%8
Forest Reefs537All$1.2MDec 2025 / 11%10
Lyndhurst (Blayney - NSW)359All$660kDec 2025 / 5%2
Mandurama34593%$260kDec 2025 / 6%4
Carcoar271All$398kDec 2025 / 4%6
Neville22993%$397kDec 2025 / 57%5
Newbridge (NSW)223All$330kDec 2025 / 12%6
Barry (Blayney - NSW)153All$660kDec 2025 / <1%7
Kings Plains (Blayney - NSW)121All / 20%6
Browns Creek120All / 2%9
Hobbys Yards89All / 7%7
Panuara86All / 5%9
Garland75All / 18%4
Tallwood67All / 0%9
Caloola627%0% / 91%7
Errowanbang52All / 3%9
Burnt Yards39All / 5%9
Moorilda38All / 0%6

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 19 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

8%

Over 19 of 19 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 19 of 19 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 9 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$260k
Median of suburb medians
$575k
Highest suburb median
$1.2M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 1 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
677
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
217
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,238
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
3,401
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)97%
  • Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)3%

State districts

  • Bathurst · Paul Toole (NAT)97%
  • Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)3%

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.