New South Wales council

Narrandera

5,761 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,116 km², 13 suburbs. Council website: narrandera.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

5,761

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.4% in a year

Density

1.4/km²

4,116 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$293k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,182

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.6 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

3 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

13

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
$1,184/week
Median rent
$200/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,000/month
Households renting
24.4%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 2 of 10

Suburbs

13 suburbs where Narrandera 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
Narrandera4,369All$330kDec 2025 / 97%1
Barellan45991%$230kDec 2025 / 100%2
Grong Grong287All$230kDec 2025 / 100%7
Boree Creek20417% / 56%3
Binya12250% / 70%9
Gillenbah119All / 99%9
Sandigo87All / 100%9
Kamarah8380% / 100%7
Morundah815% / 25%2
Euroley7660% / 71%9
Galore7015% / 100%9
Colinroobie51All / 100%7
Corobimilla44All / 100%9
Moombooldool26All / 100%7
Landervale25All / 100%7
Brobenah12All / 100%7

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

97%

Over 16 of 16 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

10%

Over 16 of 16 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
$230k
Median of suburb medians
$230k
Highest suburb median
$330k

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
2,141
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
599
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
3,442
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
6,555
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%
  • Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)1%

State districts

  • Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)98%
  • Murray · Helen Dalton (IND)1%
  • Albury · Justin Clancy (LIB)1%
  • Wagga Wagga · Joe McGirr (IND)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.