New South Wales council

Federation

13,247 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 5,685 km², 19 suburbs. Council website: federationcouncil.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

13,247

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year

Density

2.3/km²

5,685 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$470k

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

Federal grants per resident

$705

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

3.4 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

3 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

19

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
51
Median household income
$1,187/week
Median rent
$250/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
20.3%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 5 of 10

Suburbs

19 suburbs where Federation holds most residents. 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
Corowa5,595All$486kDec 2025 / 24%2
Howlong2,997All$550kDec 2025 / 1%2
Mulwala2,557All$645kDec 2025 / 13%3
Urana329All$175kDec 2025 / 7%1
Oaklands30499%$225kDec 2025 / 5%2
Boree Creek20462% / 56%3
Rand19273% / 32%7
Balldale16864%$130kDec 2025 / 42%6
Coreen122All / 4%5
Collendina109All / 13%7
Lowesdale100All / 4%9
Hopefield95All / 12%9
Daysdale83All / 3%5
Morundah8195% / 25%2
Savernake6768% / 43%7
Ringwood (NSW)37All / 5%9
Redlands36All / 4%9
Rennie31All / 2%9
Sanger5All / 8%5

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

16%

Over 19 of 19 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

10%

Over 19 of 19 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 6 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$130k
Median of suburb medians
$356k
Highest suburb median
$645k

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 3 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
447
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
154
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,109
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,935
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

  • Farrer · Sussan LEY (LP)100%

State districts

  • Albury · Justin Clancy (LIB)100%

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. 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.