Snowy Valleys
15,058 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 8,959 km², 80 suburbs. Council website: snowyvalleys.nsw.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
15,058
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.1% in a year
Density
1.7/km²
8,959 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$437k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$533
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.5 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
80
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
- 45
- Median household income
- $1,306/week
- Median rent
- $230/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,300/month
- Households renting
- 24.2%
- Average household
- 2.4 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 3 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 4 of 10
Suburbs
80 suburbs where Snowy Valleys 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.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumut | 6,613 | All | $524kDec 2025 | – / 75% | 2 |
| Tumbarumba | 1,915 | All | $440kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 2 |
| Batlow | 1,270 | All | $369kDec 2025 | – / 96% | 1 |
| Adelong | 938 | All | $538kDec 2025 | – / 94% | 2 |
| Khancoban | 319 | All | $375kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 4 |
| Bombowlee | 291 | All | $1.1MDec 2024 | – / 99% | 6 |
| Mundongo | 246 | All | $945kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Gilmore (NSW) | 229 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Mannus | 225 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Talbingo | 224 | All | $400kDec 2025 | – / 92% | 1 |
| Rosewood (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | 218 | 95% | $303kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 1 |
| Gocup | 153 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Brungle | 146 | All | – / 99% | 4 | |
| Lacmalac | 146 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Courabyra | 112 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Goobarragandra | 89 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Glenroy (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | 85 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Wondalga | 85 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Maragle | 84 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Jingellic | 73 | 73% | – / 100% | ||
| Grahamstown | 71 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Tumut Plains | 70 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Yaven Creek | 67 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Tooma | 66 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Willigobung | 63 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Munderoo | 58 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Kunama | 56 | All | – / 94% | 7 | |
| Minjary | 55 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Wyangle | 54 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Bombowlee Creek | 52 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Wermatong | 51 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Gadara | 49 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Mount Adrah | 49 | 9% | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Bringenbrong | 48 | All | – / 99% | 10 | |
| Burra (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | 47 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Ellerslie (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | 39 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Little River (NSW) | 38 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Greg Greg | 36 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Killimicat | 35 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Ournie | 34 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Taradale (NSW) | 33 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Welaregang | 32 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Darlow | 30 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Brungle Creek | 28 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Windowie | 28 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Indi | 25 | All | – / 99% | 10 | |
| Brindabella | 24 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Mount Horeb | 22 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Laurel Hill | 21 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Tumorrama | 20 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Argalong | 16 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Black Creek (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | 16 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Cabramurra | 16 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Jones Bridge | 15 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Paddys River (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | 15 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Sandy Gully (NSW) | 15 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Sharps Creek | 13 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Califat | 12 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Bangadang | 11 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Nurenmerenmong | 10 | All | – / 99% | ||
| Couragago | 9 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Wereboldera | 9 | All | – / 99% | 8 | |
| Cooleys Creek | 8 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Westwood (NSW) | 7 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Lower Bago | 5 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Red Hill (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | 4 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Blowering | 3 | All | – / 79% | 8 | |
| Bimberi | All | – / 100% | |||
| Bogong Peaks Wilderness | All | – / 100% | |||
| Buddong | All | – / 100% | |||
| Cooleman | All | – / 100% | |||
| Geehi | All | – / 100% | |||
| Green Hills (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | All | – / 100% | |||
| Jagumba | All | – / 100% | |||
| Jagungal Wilderness | All | – / 100% | |||
| Kosciuszko | All | – / 100% | |||
| Long Plain (Snowy Monaro Regional - NSW) | 44% | – / 100% | |||
| Murray Gorge | All | – / 100% | |||
| Pilot Wilderness | All | – / 100% | |||
| Pinbeyan | All | – / 98% | |||
| Westdale (Snowy Valleys - NSW) | All | – / 100% | |||
| Yarrangobilly | All | – / 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.
Suburb prices
Across the 9 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $303k
- Median of suburb medians
- $440k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.1M
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
- 800
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 219
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 1,784
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 2,973
- 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
- Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)100%
- Farrer · Sussan LEY (LP)1%
- Eden-Monaro · Kristy McBAIN (ALP)1%
State districts
- Wagga Wagga · Joe McGirr (IND)77%
- Albury · Justin Clancy (LIB)23%
- Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)1%
- Monaro · Steve Whan (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.
- Cootamundra-Gundagai1 shared suburb
- Greater Hume2 shared suburbs
- Snowy Monaro1 shared suburb
- Wagga Wagga
- Yass Valley
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.