New South Wales council

Murrumbidgee

3,695 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 6,881 km², 12 suburbs. Council website: murrumbidgee.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

3,695

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.2% in a year

Density

0.5/km²

6,881 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$270k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,791

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

3.0 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

12

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
45
Median household income
$1,401/week
Median rent
$190/week
Median mortgage repayment
$869/month
Households renting
22.9%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 5 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Suburbs

12 suburbs where Murrumbidgee holds most residents, plus 1 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
Coleambally1,152All$360kDec 2025 / 1%6
Darlington Point1,030All$370kDec 2025 / 13%2
Jerilderie922All$225kDec 2025 / <1%3
Carrathool20019% / 2%6
Logie Brae4766% / 45%9
Coree4367% / 68%10
Mairjimmy37All / 5%10
Nyora (NSW)18All / 1%10
Bundure17All / <1%10
Argoon16All / 0%9
Gala Vale13All / 2%10
Mabins Well8All / 69%7
Four Corners71% / 29%

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

6%

Over 13 of 13 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

16%

Over 13 of 13 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 3 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$225k
Median of suburb medians
$360k
Highest suburb median
$370k

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

  • Murray · Helen Dalton (IND)100%

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. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.