New South Wales council

Weddin

3,558 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,415 km², 11 suburbs. Council website: weddin.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

3,558

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -1.2% in a year

Density

1.0/km²

3,415 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$295k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,172

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.0 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

5 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

11

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
52
Median household income
$1,046/week
Median rent
$198/week
Median mortgage repayment
$953/month
Households renting
18.3%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 5 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Suburbs

11 suburbs where Weddin 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
Grenfell2,600All$320kDec 2025 / 99%2
Greenethorpe202All$228kDec 2025 / 99%7
Caragabal174All / 100%7
Quandialla16394%$138kDec 2025 / 100%5
Bribbaree14414%$255kDec 2025 / 52%3
Bumbaldry10790% / 100%7
Wirrinya9214%0% / 32%8
Warraderry89All / 100%10
Bimbi71All / 100%5
Piney Range63All / 100%5
Pullabooka52All / 100%7
Glenelg (NSW)44All / 100%10
Pinnacle (NSW)30All / 100%10

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.

Flood planning land

0%

Over 1 of 13 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

99%

Over 13 of 13 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 13 of 13 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 3 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$138k
Median of suburb medians
$228k
Highest suburb median
$320k

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
303
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
144
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,629
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
2,804
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%
  • Parkes · Jamie CHAFFEY (NP)1%

State districts

  • Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)100%
  • Orange · Philip Donato (IND)1%

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.