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New South Wales council

Mid-Western

26,472 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 8,752 km², 109 suburbs. Council website: midwestern.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

26,472

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

Density

3.0/km²

8,752 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$673k

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

Federal grants per resident

$353

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.2 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

5 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

109

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

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
42
Median household income
$1,486/week
Median rent
$330/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,733/month
Households renting
24.4%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 5 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 5 of 10

Suburbs

109 suburbs where Mid-Western 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
Mudgee11,457All$700kDec 20254% / 61%3
Gulgong2,680All$599kDec 20250% / 96%2
Kandos1,263All$390kDec 20250% / 94%1
Rylstone904All$722kDec 2025<1% / 99%3
Cooks Gap549All$845kDec 20250% / 100%1
Bombira504All$1.6MDec 202515% / 54%10
Yarrawonga (NSW)445All$515kDec 20240% / 100%1
Spring Flat345All$1.2MDec 20250% / 99%9
Grattai330All$755kDec 20230% / 100%5
Hargraves300All$390kDec 20250% / 99%2
Stubbo270All$756kDec 20250% / 100%5
St Fillans259All$875kDec 20240% / 100%5
Budgee Budgee (NSW)241All$951kDec 20250% / 98%10
Kains Flat219All$740kDec 20240% / 100%4
Lue216All0% / 99%8
Putta Bucca190All$1.4MDec 202547% / 60%10
Windeyer (NSW)187All$460kDec 20250% / 100%2
Clandulla186All$475kDec 20240% / 100%1
Eurunderee186All$1.3MDec 20252% / 86%10
Menah186All8% / 100%8
Caerleon184All$715kDec 20255% / 85%5
Frog Rock170All$850kDec 20250% / 100%5
Ilford165All$770kDec 20250% / 100%3
Tallawang165All$585kDec 20250% / 100%6
Piambong157All$1.2MDec 20250% / 100%6
Burrundulla140All13% / 98%10
Buckaroo138All5% / 97%9
Cooyal137All$850kDec 20250% / 100%5
Bocoble132All$510kDec 20240% / 100%2
Botobolar131All0% / 100%4
Mount Frome120All8% / 99%9
Running Stream120All0% / 100%4
Beryl117All$899kDec 20250% / 100%6
Cope113All$1.1MDec 20250% / 100%1
Sofala11122%$473kDec 2023<1% / 100%2
Erudgere108All0% / 100%8
Galambine100All0% / 100%8
Turill10069%0% / 100%3
Yarrabin9685%0% / 100%5
Goolma9585%$498kDec 20250% / 100%6
Mullamuddy95All0% / 100%9
Charbon91All$130kDec 20230% / 99%1
Bungaba88All0% / 100%1
Ulan81All0% / 90%2
Coxs Creek73All0% / 100%6
Crudine6840%0% / 100%5
Cudgegong66All0% / 92%7
Stony Creek (Mid-Western Regional - NSW)65All0% / 100%5
Mebul61All$1.4MDec 20250% / 100%6
Milroy (Mid-Western Regional - NSW)61All72% / 97%10
Pyramul60All$350kDec 20250% / 100%2
Linburn59All0% / 100%5
Two Mile Flat59All0% / 100%6
Camboon (NSW)58All0% / 100%6
Home Rule55All0% / 100%5
Wollar52All0% / 98%2
Collingwood (NSW)51All0% / 100%8
Cullenbone49All0% / 100%8
Green Gully (NSW)49All$823kDec 20250% / 100%2
Apple Tree Flat46All0% / 100%9
Meroo46All0% / 100%9
Avisford45All0% / 100%5
Birriwa45All0% / 100%6
Carcalgong45All0% / 100%2
Breakfast Creek44All0% / 100%6
Queens Pinch44All0% / 100%9
Guntawang43All0% / 100%6
Dabee42All0% / 100%6
Havilah (NSW)42All0% / 100%9
Mount Knowles40All<1% / 100%9
Pinnacle Swamp40All0% / 99%8
Pyangle37All0% / 100%6
Wilbetree35All0% / 95%8
Aarons Pass33All0% / 100%1
Olinda (NSW)32All0% / 100%6
Riverlea32All0% / 100%9
Monivae30All0% / 100%6
Tambaroora3080%$410kDec 20250% / 100%2
Totnes Valley29All0% / 100%4
Carwell28All0% / 99%1
Twelve Mile2574%– / 99%7
Merotherie24All0% / 100%5
Cumbandry22All0% / 100%1
Hayes Gap22All0% / 100%9
Maitland Bar21All0% / 100%5
Nullo Mountain20All0% / 100%6
Bara19All0% / 100%4
Bylong19All0% / 100%6
Canadian Lead19All0% / 100%5
Cross Roads (NSW)19All0% / 100%10
Coxs Crown18All0% / 100%6
Budden16All0% / 100%6
Ginghi15All0% / 100%6
Growee12All0% / 100%6
Triamble12All0% / 100%2
Moolarben10All0% / 91%5
Mogo (Mid-Western Regional - NSW)9All0% / 100%2
Upper Growee8All0% / 100%6
Dungeree6All0% / 96%6
Upper Bylong5All0% / 100%6
Brogans Creek4All0% / 100%1
Murrumbo4All0% / 100%6
Coggan3All0% / 100%6
Cumbo3All0% / 100%2
Worlds End (NSW)3All0% / 100%
BariganAll0% / 100%
Barneys ReefAll0% / 100%
Lee CreekAll0% / 100%
MunghornAll0% / 100%
TichularAll0% / 100%
WilpinjongAll0% / 48%

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

3%

Over 110 of 111 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

80%

Over 111 of 111 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 111 of 111 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 33 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$130k
Median of suburb medians
$755k
Highest suburb median
$1.6M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 2 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
508
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
136
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,831
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
3,507
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

  • Calare · Andrew GEE (IND)100%

State districts

  • Dubbo · Dugald Saunders (NAT)87%
  • Bathurst · Paul Toole (NAT)13%

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.