New South Wales council

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)

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
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.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Jerrabomberra9,601All$1.2MDec 2025 / 67%10
Karabar8,517All$840kDec 2025 / 58%5
Googong7,444All$1.0MDec 2025 / 93%10
Queanbeyan6,409All$880kDec 2025 / 0%6
Crestwood4,936All$833kDec 2025 / 0%6
Bungendore4,745All$1.1MDec 2025 / 97%10
Queanbeyan East4,240All$848kDec 2025 / 26%6
Queanbeyan West3,146All$893kDec 2025 / 34%7
Wamboin1,805All$1.7MDec 2025 / 100%10
Braidwood1,720All$739kDec 2025 / 99%6
Carwoola1,602All$1.8MDec 2025 / 100%10
Sutton (NSW)1,55654%$1.3MDec 2025 / 99%10
Bywong1,34294%$1.5MDec 2025 / 100%10
Royalla1,063All$1.6MDec 2025 / 100%10
Burra (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW)79097%$1.5MDec 2025 / 100%10
Greenleigh676All$786kDec 2025 / 94%10
Captains Flat611All$500kDec 2025 / 100%4
Tarago51017%$718kDec 2025 / 84%8
Majors Creek (NSW)290All$683kDec 2025 / 99%3
Mount Fairy244All$1.2MDec 2023 / 100%9
Araluen (NSW)209All$560kDec 2024 / 100%6
Hoskinstown191All / 100%10
Currawang16782%$1.1MDec 2025 / 93%10
The Ridgeway162All / 100%10
Primrose Valley155All$1.2MDec 2024 / 100%8
Oallen14539%$690kDec 2025 / 100%5
Warri144All / 100%9
Bombay142All / 100%8
Mulloon129All$1.0MDec 2025 / 100%10
Mongarlowe121All$838kDec 2025 / 100%5
Reidsdale121All / 100%6
Lake George118All / 38%10
Rossi117All / 100%10
Durran Durra114All$1.3MDec 2025 / 100%5
Manar112All / 100%9
Urila110All / 100%10
Bendoura108All$1.2MDec 2025 / 100%8
Boro97All$730kDec 2025 / 100%9
Krawarree82All / 100%8
Harolds Cross79All / 100%8
Nerriga77All / 100%5
Charleys Forest70All / 100%5
Williamsdale6577% / 99%9
Jembaicumbene64All / 100%8
Forbes Creek62All / 100%10
Tinderry5939% / 100%8
Mayfield (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW)57All / 100%9
Northangera44All / 100%6
Wyanbene41All$780kDec 2025 / 100%8
Tomboye36All$675kDec 2025 / 100%5
Larbert34All / 99%9
Ballalaba29All / 100%8
Budawang29All / 100%5
Monga27All / 100%6
Kindervale25All / 100%8
Hereford Hall23All / 100%8
Farringdon21All / 100%8
Jinden20All / 100%8
Neringla1775% / 100%5
Jerrabattgulla16All / 100%8
Wog Wog (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW)15All / 100%5
Marlowe8All / 100%5
Back Creek (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW)7All / 100%5
Corang4All / 100%5
Snowball3All / 100%8
Yarrow3All / 97%8
BerlangAll / 100%
EnvironaAll$805kDec 2025 / 90%
PalerangAll / 100%
TraleeAll$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.

Bushfire-prone land

62%

Over 70 of 70 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 70 of 70 member suburbs

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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.

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.