New South Wales council

Coonamble

3,889 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 9,916 km², 20 suburbs. Council website: coonambleshire.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

3,889

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.3% in a year

Density

0.4/km²

9,916 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$218k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,671

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.0 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

2 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

20

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
39
Median household income
$1,231/week
Median rent
$190/week
Median mortgage repayment
$867/month
Households renting
29.6%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 2 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 1 of 10

Suburbs

20 suburbs where Coonamble holds most residents, plus 2 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
Coonamble2,666All$180kDec 2025 / 4%1
Gulargambone528All$187kDec 2025 / 9%1
Carinda1656% / 95%9
Quambone128All / 9%6
Gilgooma44All / 8%10
Bourbah42All / 21%10
Tooloon34All / 9%6
Billeroy31All / 4%10
Conimbia30All / 8%10
Combara28All / 12%7
Wingadee28All / 6%10
Teridgerie27All / 5%10
Magometon26All / <1%10
Mount Tenandra24All / 15%10
Gungalman19All / 12%10
Quanda19All / 3%10
Nebea18All / 5%10
Black Hollow11All / 36%10
Urawilkie5All / 63%10
Pine Grove (NSW)3All / 5%10
Macquarie MarshesAll / 17%
Warrumbungle45% / 99%

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.

Bushfire-prone land

6%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 22 of 22 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
$180k
Median of suburb medians
$184k
Highest suburb median
$187k

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
4,035
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
822
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
4,569
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
9,772
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

  • Parkes · Jamie CHAFFEY (NP)100%

State districts

  • Barwon · Roy Butler (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. 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.