New South Wales council

Greater Hume

11,742 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 5,749 km², 28 suburbs. Council website: greaterhume.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

11,742

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

Density

2.0/km²

5,749 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$413k

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

Federal grants per resident

$642

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

7.1 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

28

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
44
Median household income
$1,420/week
Median rent
$220/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
15.3%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

28 suburbs where Greater Hume holds most residents, plus 3 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
Jindera2,721All$665kDec 2025 / 98%6
Holbrook1,650All$450kDec 2025 / 99%2
Culcairn1,483All$375kDec 2025 / 99%2
Henty (NSW)1,22598%$360kDec 2025 / 100%2
Walla Walla811All$403kDec 2025 / 100%2
Gerogery684All$928kDec 2024 / 100%5
Burrumbuttock421All$472kDec 2025 / 100%5
Brocklesby218All$200kDec 2025 / 100%4
Rand19227% / 32%7
Bungowannah175All / 99%10
Woomargama173All$600kDec 2025 / 100%5
Balldale16836%$130kDec 2025 / 42%6
Walbundrie156All$295kDec 2024 / 100%6
Little Billabong146All / 100%9
Glenellen130All / 100%7
Morven (Greater Hume Shire - NSW)125All / 100%7
Mullengandra122All / 100%10
Bowna115All / 90%10
Cookardinia81All / 100%7
Wantagong76All / 100%9
Jingellic7327% / 100%
Carabost67All / 100%9
Mountain Creek (NSW)65All / 100%7
Lankeys Creek60All / 100%9
Moorwatha60All / 99%10
Goombargana59All / 100%7
Alma Park5886% / 100%6
Talmalmo44All / 94%5
Wymah30All / 96%10
Yarara27All / 100%9
Coppabella (NSW)12All / 100%9

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

98%

Over 31 of 31 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 31 of 31 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 10 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$200k
Median of suburb medians
$427k
Highest suburb median
$928k

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
209
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
20
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
892
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,326
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.

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.