New South Wales council

Woollahra

55,218 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 12 km², 10 suburbs. Council website: woollahra.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

55,218

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.0% in a year

Density

4,489/km²

12 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$4.2M

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

Federal grants per resident

$36

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.7 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

10 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

10

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
41
Median household income
$3,192/week
Median rent
$695/week
Median mortgage repayment
$3,900/month
Households renting
36.8%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 10 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 10 of 10

Suburbs

10 suburbs where Woollahra holds most residents. 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
Paddington (NSW)12,70178%$3.7MDec 2025 / 0%10
Bellevue Hill10,590All$13MDec 2025 / 0%10
Rose Bay (NSW)9,91159%$5.3MDec 2025 / 0%10
Vaucluse9,51069%$9.3MDec 2025 / 0%10
Woollahra7,189All$5.2MDec 2025 / 0%10
Double Bay4,709All$7.3MDec 2025 / 0%10
Darling Point3,977All$14MDec 2025 / 0%10
Edgecliff2,499All$3.0MDec 2025 / 0%10
Point Piper1,334All$23MDec 2024 / 0%10
Watsons Bay883All$7.6MDec 2025 / 0%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.

Bushfire-prone land

0%

Over 10 of 10 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 10 of 10 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 10 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$3.0M
Median of suburb medians
$7.5M
Highest suburb median
$23M

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
385
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
134
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
614
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,141
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

  • Wentworth · Allegra SPENDER (IND)100%

State districts

  • Vaucluse · Kellie Sloane (LIB)82%
  • Sydney · Alex Greenwich (IND)19%

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.