Blue Mountains - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains City comprises 27 character-filled towns and villages spread along mountainous terrain. The Blue Mountains is a nationally and internationally significant World Heritage Area and unique tourist destination, with 70% of the area national park and only 11% available for settlement.

The City of Blue Mountains stretches across the Great Dividing Range and provides a major road and rail link between Sydney and the Central West of NSW.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
2 Civic Place
Katoomba NSW 2780

Postal Address:
Locked Bag 1005, Katoomba NSW 2780
Phone: 02 4780 5000
Fax: 02 4780 5555

Email:
council@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	78,891
Area (Km²)	1431.1
Council Classification	Metropolitan Fringe
OLG Group	7
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	12	13
Population per Councillor (No.)	6574	15111
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	641	897
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	171658	356438
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	154786	275897
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	16.80710674	12.32427803
Population Density (residents per Km²)	55	433.56

* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities	Result	Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.)	5	5
Public Halls (No.)	15	40
Public Libraries (No.)	6	4.857142857
Open Public Space (ha)	6556.41	2183.08
Total Road Length (km)	749.12	1,068.75

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

0.8^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-0.849364241	9.43459263
Population aged under 20 years (%)	26.9	26.92285107
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	51.3	51.26510139
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	21.8	21.81204753
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	3.2	3.540952822
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	6.5	23.71428571
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	103	97.71428571

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	2.3	3.471428571
Avg Taxable Income ($)	65354	69909.6
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.5	2.871428571
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	136795	429171
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	5663	15603.57143

Largest Industry Employer

Health care / Social