New South Wales council

Hawkesbury

69,299 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,775 km², 61 suburbs. Council website: hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

69,299

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year

Density

25/km²

2,775 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$990k

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

Federal grants per resident

$79

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.8 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

9 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

61

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
$1,980/week
Median rent
$400/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,200/month
Households renting
24.0%
Average household
2.8 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Suburbs

61 suburbs where Hawkesbury 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
North Richmond6,358All$1.1MDec 2025 / 83%7
Bligh Park6,220All$995kDec 2025 / 17%5
South Windsor5,948All$928kDec 2025 / 56%2
Richmond (NSW)5,418All$981kDec 2025 / 63%4
Pitt Town3,871All$1.8MDec 2025 / 68%10
Kurrajong3,113All$1.5MDec 2025 / 99%9
Wilberforce (NSW)2,957All$1.4MDec 2025 / 79%8
Glossodia2,865All$1.0MDec 2025 / 83%6
Hobartville2,712All$955kDec 2025 / 7%4
McGraths Hill2,537All$1.1MDec 2025 / 57%7
East Kurrajong2,203All$1.8MDec 2025 / 99%9
Freemans Reach2,049All$1.0MDec 2025 / 50%7
Oakville2,027All$1.0MDec 2025 / 95%8
Windsor (NSW)1,915All$905kDec 2025 / 19%4
Bowen Mountain1,609All$870kDec 2025 / 100%8
Maraylya1,28167%$2.1MDec 2025 / 100%10
Grose Vale1,272All$1.8MDec 2025 / 100%9
Kurrajong Heights1,255All$1.0MDec 2025 / 98%10
Windsor Downs1,183All$2.5MDec 2025 / 76%10
Vineyard1,14390%$1.1MDec 202523% / 85%3
Ebenezer (NSW)1,081All$1.1MDec 2025 / 92%8
Cattai1,07748%$2.5MDec 2025 / 95%10
Agnes Banks99651%$1.2MDec 2025 / 74%9
Kurmond850All$1.3MDec 2025 / 91%8
Yarramundi829All$1.9MDec 2025 / 98%10
Lower Portland71159%$1.5MDec 2025 / 97%8
Kurrajong Hills705All$1.9MDec 2025 / 100%10
Grose Wold668All$2.0MDec 2025 / 100%9
Bilpin653All$1.4MDec 2025 / 100%8
Blaxlands Ridge589All$1.5MDec 2025 / 100%9
Tennyson (NSW)379All$2.2MDec 2025 / 97%9
Colo Heights336All$1.1MDec 2025 / 100%5
The Slopes327All$1.5MDec 2025 / 100%9
Lower Macdonald244All$693kDec 2025 / 99%3
Wisemans Ferry23321%$553kDec 2025 / 83%6
Sackville230All$799kDec 2025 / 84%8
Cumberland Reach208All$748kDec 2025 / 94%6
St Albans (NSW)161All$1.3MDec 2023 / 100%7
Clarendon (NSW)147All / 17%4
Berambing10493% / 100%9
Pitt Town Bottoms85All / 19%9
Mountain Lagoon78All / 100%9
Mulgrave (NSW)78All$1.5MDec 2025 / 48%4
Wheeny Creek74All / 100%9
Colo (Hawkesbury - NSW)62All / 100%9
Leets Vale5967% / 96%7
Richmond Lowlands55All / 93%7
Webbs Creek55All / 100%7
Central Macdonald49All / 100%7
Upper Colo48All / 100%9
Cornwallis44All / 26%7
Upper Macdonald42All / 100%7
Central Colo30All / 100%9
Higher Macdonald20All / 100%7
Wrights Creek (NSW)15All / 100%7
Mogo Creek10All / 100%7
Fernances7All / 100%7
Mellong7All / 100%5
Scheyville7All / 99%8
Ten Mile Hollow6All / 100%7
Perrys Crossing4All / 100%7
The Devils WildernessAll / 100%
WomerahAll / 100%

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

23%

Over 1 of 63 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

69%

Over 63 of 63 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 63 of 63 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 37 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$693k
Median of suburb medians
$1.2M
Highest suburb median
$2.5M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 14 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
333
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
161
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,212
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
2,521
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

  • Macquarie · Susan TEMPLEMAN (ALP)97%
  • Berowra · Julian LEESER (LP)3%
  • Lindsay · Melissa McINTOSH (LP)1%

State districts

  • Hawkesbury · Robyn Preston (LIB)99%
  • Londonderry · Prue Car (ALP)1%

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.