Queanbeyan-Palerang
67,633 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 5,319 km², 67 suburbs. Council website: qprc.nsw.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
67,633
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.5% in a year
Density
13/km²
5,319 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$937k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$124
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.3 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
67
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income
- $2,295/week
- Median rent
- $355/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,167/month
- Households renting
- 26.4%
- Average household
- 2.6 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 9 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 10 of 10
Suburbs
67 suburbs where Queanbeyan-Palerang 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.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrabomberra | 9,601 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 67% | 10 |
| Karabar | 8,517 | All | $840kDec 2025 | – / 58% | 5 |
| Googong | 7,444 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 93% | 10 |
| Queanbeyan | 6,409 | All | $880kDec 2025 | – / 0% | 6 |
| Crestwood | 4,936 | All | $833kDec 2025 | – / 0% | 6 |
| Bungendore | 4,745 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 97% | 10 |
| Queanbeyan East | 4,240 | All | $848kDec 2025 | – / 26% | 6 |
| Queanbeyan West | 3,146 | All | $893kDec 2025 | – / 34% | 7 |
| Wamboin | 1,805 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Braidwood | 1,720 | All | $739kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 6 |
| Carwoola | 1,602 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Sutton (NSW) | 1,556 | 54% | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 99% | 10 |
| Bywong | 1,342 | 94% | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Royalla | 1,063 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Burra (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW) | 790 | 97% | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Greenleigh | 676 | All | $786kDec 2025 | – / 94% | 10 |
| Captains Flat | 611 | All | $500kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Tarago | 510 | 17% | $718kDec 2025 | – / 84% | 8 |
| Majors Creek (NSW) | 290 | All | $683kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 3 |
| Mount Fairy | 244 | All | $1.2MDec 2023 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Araluen (NSW) | 209 | All | $560kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Hoskinstown | 191 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Currawang | 167 | 82% | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 93% | 10 |
| The Ridgeway | 162 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Primrose Valley | 155 | All | $1.2MDec 2024 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Oallen | 145 | 39% | $690kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Warri | 144 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Bombay | 142 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Mulloon | 129 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Mongarlowe | 121 | All | $838kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Reidsdale | 121 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Lake George | 118 | All | – / 38% | 10 | |
| Rossi | 117 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Durran Durra | 114 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Manar | 112 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Urila | 110 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Bendoura | 108 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Boro | 97 | All | $730kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Krawarree | 82 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Harolds Cross | 79 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Nerriga | 77 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Charleys Forest | 70 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Williamsdale | 65 | 77% | – / 99% | 9 | |
| Jembaicumbene | 64 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Forbes Creek | 62 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Tinderry | 59 | 39% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Mayfield (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW) | 57 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Northangera | 44 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Wyanbene | 41 | All | $780kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Tomboye | 36 | All | $675kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Larbert | 34 | All | – / 99% | 9 | |
| Ballalaba | 29 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Budawang | 29 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Monga | 27 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Kindervale | 25 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Hereford Hall | 23 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Farringdon | 21 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Jinden | 20 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Neringla | 17 | 75% | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Jerrabattgulla | 16 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Wog Wog (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW) | 15 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Marlowe | 8 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Back Creek (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW) | 7 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Corang | 4 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Snowball | 3 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Yarrow | 3 | All | – / 97% | 8 | |
| Berlang | All | – / 100% | |||
| Environa | All | $805kDec 2025 | – / 90% | ||
| Palerang | All | – / 100% | |||
| Tralee | All | $868kDec 2025 | – / 94% |
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.
Suburb prices
Across the 31 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $500k
- Median of suburb medians
- $893k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.8M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 8 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 351
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 166
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 1,228
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 2,107
- 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
- Eden-Monaro · Kristy McBAIN (ALP)99%
- Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)1%
- Gilmore · Fiona PHILLIPS (ALP)1%
State districts
- Monaro · Steve Whan (ALP)98%
- Goulburn · Wendy Tuckerman (LIB)2%
- South Coast · Liza Butler (ALP)1%
Neighbouring councils
Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.
- Eurobodalla1 shared suburb
- Goulburn Mulwaree3 shared suburbs
- Shoalhaven
- Snowy Monaro3 shared suburbs
- Upper Lachlan1 shared suburb
- Yass Valley3 shared suburbs
Across the border
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.