Carrathool
2,803 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 18,935 km², 14 suburbs. Council website: carrathool.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
2,803
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.1% in a year
Density
0.1/km²
18,935 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$245k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$3,211
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
1.4 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
14
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income
- $1,516/week
- Median rent
- $200/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $867/month
- Households renting
- 28.0%
- Average household
- 2.5 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 6 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 5 of 10
Suburbs
14 suburbs where Carrathool holds most residents, plus 5 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.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillston | 1,547 | All | $243kDec 2025 | – / 4% | 3 |
| Goolgowi | 416 | All | $220kDec 2025 | – / 6% | 2 |
| Myall Park (NSW) | 226 | 15% | – / 44% | 9 | |
| Rankins Springs | 208 | 86% | $120kDec 2025 | – / 53% | 6 |
| Carrathool | 200 | 81% | – / 2% | 6 | |
| Benerembah | 140 | 15% | – / 56% | 7 | |
| Willbriggie | 127 | 10% | – / 76% | 7 | |
| Merriwagga | 124 | All | – / 4% | 5 | |
| Binya | 122 | 50% | – / 70% | 9 | |
| Tabbita | 76 | All | – / 17% | 6 | |
| Wallanthery | 50 | All | – / 55% | 8 | |
| Gunbar | 33 | All | – / 2% | 5 | |
| Roto | 33 | All | – / 22% | 8 | |
| Erigolia | 29 | All | – / 11% | 6 | |
| Boorga | 27 | All | – / 7% | 6 | |
| Mossgiel | 26 | 38% | – / 38% | 7 | |
| Monia Gap | 22 | All | – / 11% | 8 | |
| Melbergen | 19 | All | – / 15% | 6 | |
| Lake Brewster | 12 | All | – / 4% | 8 |
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.
Suburb prices
Across the 3 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $120k
- Median of suburb medians
- $220k
- Highest suburb median
- $243k
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)100%
State districts
- Murray · Helen Dalton (IND)100%
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. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.