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New South Wales council

Wingecarribee

53,840 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,689 km², 48 suburbs. Council website: wsc.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

53,840

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year

Density

20/km²

2,689 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.2M

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

6.3 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

48

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
48
Median household income
$1,673/week
Median rent
$430/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,167/month
Households renting
19.3%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 9 of 10

Suburbs

48 suburbs where Wingecarribee 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
Bowral10,764All$1.5MDec 20254% / 68%9
Moss Vale9,310All$985kDec 2025<1% / 82%6
Mittagong6,090All$1.1MDec 20250% / 89%7
Burradoo2,879All$2.5MDec 20252% / 42%10
Bundanoon (NSW)2,869All$1.1MDec 20250% / 93%7
Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW)2,792All$830kDec 20250% / 96%4
Buxton (NSW)2,0716%$865kDec 2025– / 94%4
Robertson (NSW)2,017All$1.1MDec 20250% / 95%8
Colo Vale1,775All$1.0MDec 20250% / 97%6
Renwick1,453All$1.3MDec 20250% / 18%10
Yerrinbool1,196All$888kDec 20250% / 98%5
Exeter (NSW)1,087All$2.1MDec 20250% / 93%10
Braemar966All$980kDec 20250% / 49%7
Willow Vale (Wingecarribee - NSW)826All$1.1MDec 20250% / 56%7
Berrima813All$2.6MDec 20251% / 98%10
Welby764All$930kDec 20250% / 73%2
Wingello647All$1.1MDec 20250% / 99%4
New Berrima598All$784kDec 20250% / 43%2
Balaclava (NSW)574All$1.1MDec 20250% / 63%6
Sutton Forest504All$1.1MDec 2024<1% / 98%10
High Range497All$3.1MDec 20250% / 100%10
Balmoral (Wingecarribee - NSW)469All0% / 100%6
Canyonleigh455All$1.7MDec 20250% / 100%8
Burrawang431All$1.8MDec 20250% / 84%10
Woodlands (Wingecarribee - NSW)294All$3.0MDec 20250% / 99%10
Penrose263All$860kDec 20250% / 100%5
Glenquarry261All$5.5MDec 20240% / 94%9
Wildes Meadow249All$3.6MDec 20240% / 93%10
Fitzroy Falls220All$1.7MDec 20250% / 94%10
Avoca (NSW)208All0% / 99%10
Kangaloon206All$4.2MDec 20230% / 98%10
Aylmerton195All$825kDec 20240% / 88%5
Medway143All0% / 100%10
Alpine141All0% / 100%9
Joadja139All0% / 100%10
Werai98All$2.8MDec 20250% / 100%10
East Kangaloon80All0% / 100%10
Bullio79All0% / 100%10
Mandemar64All0% / 100%10
Paddys River (Wingecarribee - NSW)64All0% / 100%8
Mount Murray53All0% / 100%10
Wombeyan Caves5311%– / 100%7
Manchester Square27All0% / 100%10
Belanglo22All0% / 100%7
Meryla9All0% / 100%
Upper Kangaroo Valley3All– / 100%10
Avon (NSW)69%0% / 100%
Goodmans FordAll0% / 100%
Mount LindseyAll0% / 100%
Wattle Ridge (NSW)All0% / 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.

Flood planning land

1%

Over 47 of 50 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

79%

Over 50 of 50 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 50 of 50 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 30 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$784k
Median of suburb medians
$1.1M
Highest suburb median
$5.5M

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
200
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
76
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
797
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,315
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

  • Whitlam · Carol BERRY (ALP)100%
  • Hume · Angus TAYLOR (LP)1%
  • Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)1%

State districts

  • Wollondilly · Judy Hannan (IND)60%
  • Goulburn · Wendy Tuckerman (LIB)40%

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.