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New South Wales council

Snowy Monaro

22,396 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 15,165 km², 116 suburbs. Council website: snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

22,396

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

Density

1.5/km²

15,165 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$590k

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

Federal grants per resident

$573

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

3.1 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

116

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
43
Median household income
$1,593/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,500/month
Households renting
23.9%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Suburbs

116 suburbs where Snowy Monaro 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
Cooma (NSW)6,715All$558kDec 2025– / 93%4
Jindabyne2,986All$1.3MDec 2025– / 87%8
Bombala1,372All$400kDec 2025– / 98%2
Berridale1,300All$655kDec 2025– / 99%5
East Jindabyne1,067All$1.2MDec 2025– / 86%9
Michelago642All$1.2MDec 2025– / 100%10
Moonbah564All$1.3MDec 2025– / 100%8
Thredbo405All– / 100%8
Bredbo392All$475kDec 2025– / 100%7
Adaminaby339All$603kDec 2025– / 93%4
Binjura339All$795kDec 2025– / 100%9
Nimmitabel324All$370kDec 2025– / 99%2
Delegate295All$353kDec 2025– / 100%2
Kalkite294All$748kDec 2025– / 82%8
Numeralla254All$820kDec 2024– / 100%4
Dalgety252All$225kDec 2023– / 100%4
Crackenback213All$655kDec 2025– / 100%9
Bunyan192All$950kDec 2025– / 100%7
Dairymans Plains183All$1.1MDec 2025– / 100%8
Avonside157All$1.4MDec 2025– / 100%9
Colinton (NSW)115All– / 100%10
Hill Top (Snowy Monaro Regional - NSW)115All– / 100%9
Cootralantra107All– / 100%7
Cathcart (NSW)106All– / 100%3
Perisher Valley99All– / 99%
Ingebirah93All– / 100%9
Jerangle90All– / 100%8
Chakola88All– / 100%7
Shannons Flat87All$730kDec 2025– / 100%9
The Angle86All– / 100%9
Bibbenluke82All– / 99%3
Murrumbucca82All– / 100%7
Bungarby80All– / 100%8
Anglers Reach78All$470kDec 2025– / 98%7
Coolringdon73All– / 100%9
Rock Flat73All– / 100%9
Anembo72All– / 100%8
Rocky Plain (NSW)69All– / 100%7
Williamsdale6523%– / 99%9
Tinderry5961%– / 100%8
Glen Allen55All– / 100%3
Mila55All– / 100%6
Ando49All– / 100%3
Wambrook48All– / 100%8
Winifred44All– / 100%4
Burrungubugge43All– / 99%
Numbla Vale43All– / 100%8
Peak View43All– / 100%8
Dry Plain42All$600kDec 2024– / 100%8
Old Adaminaby42All– / 50%7
Middle Flat41All– / 100%9
Jimenbuen40All– / 100%8
Jingera39All– / 100%8
Rhine Falls39All– / 100%8
Countegany38All– / 100%4
Creewah36All– / 100%3
Clear Range34All– / 100%9
Grosses Plain34All– / 100%9
Springfield (Snowy Monaro Regional - NSW)34All– / 100%9
Lords Hill33All– / 100%5
Rose Valley (Snowy Monaro Regional - NSW)32All– / 100%7
Bolaro31All– / 100%9
Pine Valley30All– / 100%7
The Brothers30All– / 100%9
Carlaminda29All– / 100%9
Craigie (NSW)29All– / 100%8
Eucumbene28All– / 97%7
Kybeyan28All– / 100%4
Bobundara27All– / 100%9
Gunningrah26All– / 100%8
Palarang26All– / 100%8
Rosemeath26All– / 100%5
Steeple Flat25All– / 100%4
Nimmo24All– / 100%7
Corrowong23All– / 100%8
Paddys Flat (Snowy Monaro Regional - NSW)23All– / 100%5
Tuross23All– / 100%4
Maffra (NSW)22All– / 100%9
Middlingbank22All– / 99%7
Rockton22All– / 100%5
Arable21All– / 100%9
Buckenderra21All– / 80%7
Beloka20All– / 100%8
Greenlands (Snowy Monaro Regional - NSW)20All$850kDec 2025– / 100%4
Quidong20All– / 100%8
Yaouk20All– / 100%9
Smiggin Holes19All– / 92%
Boco16All– / 100%8
Braemar Bay16All– / 57%7
Glen Fergus15All– / 100%9
Coolumbooka13All– / 100%5
Polo Flat13All– / 68%
Cambalong12All– / 100%8
Merriangaah12All– / 100%8
Frying Pan11All– / 71%8
Paupong11All– / 100%8
Holts Flat10All– / 100%8
Jincumbilly10All– / 100%8
Badja9All– / 100%8
Bukalong8All– / 100%8
Mount Cooper (NSW)8All– / 100%8
Billilingra7All– / 100%7
Dangelong6All– / 100%9
Providence Portal6All– / 98%
Creel Bay4All– / 100%
Myalla (NSW)4All– / 100%9
Bumbalong3All– / 100%10
Bondi ForestAll– / 100%
Byadbo WildernessAll– / 100%
GooandraAll– / 99%
IngeegoodbeeAll– / 100%
IronmungyAll– / 100%
Long Plain (Snowy Monaro Regional - NSW)56%– / 100%
Snowy PlainAll– / 100%
TantangaraAll– / 97%
TolbarAll– / 21%
TombongAll– / 100%
Wadbilliga19%– / 100%

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

95%

Over 118 of 118 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 118 of 118 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 23 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$225k
Median of suburb medians
$730k
Highest suburb median
$1.4M

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
369
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
88
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,325
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
2,017
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)100%

State districts

  • Monaro · Steve Whan (ALP)100%
  • Bega · Michael Holland (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.