New South Wales council

Upper Lachlan

9,005 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,127 km², 45 suburbs. Council website: upperlachlan.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

9,005

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year

Density

1.3/km²

7,127 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$627k

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

Federal grants per resident

$761

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.4 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

45

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
49
Median household income
$1,465/week
Median rent
$277/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,540/month
Households renting
12.6%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Suburbs

45 suburbs where Upper Lachlan holds most residents, plus 7 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
Crookwell2,686All$620kDec 2025 / 97%3
Gunning820All$733kDec 2025 / 98%8
Laggan407All$1.0MDec 2023 / 100%8
Taralga403All$565kDec 2025 / 99%4
Middle Arm37712%$1.1MDec 2025 / 100%7
Collector37694%$1.0MDec 2025 / 98%9
Binda291All$745kDec 2025 / 100%7
Bigga268All$273kDec 2025 / 98%6
Grabben Gullen248All$670kDec 2024 / 100%7
Dalton230All$575kDec 2025 / 99%6
Brayton20838% / 99%7
Tarlo17123%$1.6MDec 2025 / 100%7
Greenwich Park16269% / 100%7
Lade Vale158All$1.2MDec 2025 / 100%9
Bannister (NSW)141All / 100%8
Wayo12562%$990kDec 2025 / 99%8
Bellmount Forest12022% / 100%9
Narrawa112All / 100%7
Breadalbane (NSW)107All$985kDec 2025 / 100%10
Jerrawa106All / 100%9
Myrtleville100All / 100%9
Roslyn95All / 100%8
Lost River94All$1.2MDec 2025 / 100%7
Pomeroy9411% / 100%7
Blakney Creek92All / 100%7
Chatsbury86All / 100%9
Biala84All / 100%10
Golspie81All$680kDec 2025 / 100%7
Tuena81All / 100%4
Gurrundah80All / 100%10
Big Hill (NSW)78All$1.3MDec 2025 / 100%7
Crooked Corner78All / 100%6
Wheeo68All / 100%7
Curraweela67All / 100%7
Pejar67All / 100%8
Broadway63All / 100%7
Oolong54All / 100%9
Wombeyan Caves5389% / 100%7
Wollogorang4930% / 100%8
Richlands (NSW)48All / 100%7
Bannaby47All$608kDec 2024 / 100%7
Fullerton47All$505kDec 2025 / 100%4
Bevendale45All$300kDec 2025 / 100%7
Peelwood45All / 100%4
Cullerin41All / 100%10
Lerida38All / 100%9
Merrill38All / 100%10
Stonequarry34All / 100%7
Limerick33All / 100%4
Woodhouselee2343% / 98%7
Wiarborough18All / 100%7
Yalbraith18All / 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

99%

Over 52 of 52 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 52 of 52 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 18 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$273k
Median of suburb medians
$706k
Highest suburb median
$1.3M

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
82
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
80
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,257
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,858
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)98%
  • Eden-Monaro · Kristy McBAIN (ALP)2%

State districts

  • Goulburn · Wendy Tuckerman (LIB)100%

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.