New South Wales council

Lachlan

6,118 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 14,968 km², 14 suburbs. Council website: lachlan.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

6,118

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · 0.0% in a year

Density

0.4/km²

14,968 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

$2,145

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.8 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

14

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
41
Median household income
$1,218/week
Median rent
$180/week
Median mortgage repayment
$878/month
Households renting
27.4%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 3 of 10

Suburbs

14 suburbs where Lachlan holds most residents, plus 7 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
Condobolin3,185All$275kDec 2025 / 100%2
Lake Cargelligo1,430All$240kDec 2025 / 99%2
Tottenham (NSW)451All$170kDec 2025 / 100%3
Ungarie39618%$170kDec 2025 / 100%2
Tullamore36916%$235kDec 2025 / 41%3
Tullibigeal263All$168kDec 2025 / 100%6
Fifield128All / 100%7
Euabalong12518% / 32%4
Warroo (NSW)1237%0% / 17%9
Burcher82All / 100%7
Albert77All / 100%10
Kiacatoo77All / 100%9
Corinella (NSW)7215%0% / 11%9
Murrin Bridge57All / 97%
Boona Mount46All / 100%7
Ootha4410%0% / 36%4
Fairholme43All / 100%7
Derriwong38All / 83%4
Bobadah3025% / 100%7
Curlew Waters21All / 76%7
Miamley12All / 100%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.

Flood planning land

0%

Over 3 of 21 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

98%

Over 21 of 21 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

5%

Over 21 of 21 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 4 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$168k
Median of suburb medians
$205k
Highest suburb median
$275k

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
1,449
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
570
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
3,821
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
6,641
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)97%
  • Orange · Philip Donato (IND)1%
  • Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)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.