Central Darling - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Central Darling

Central Darling Shire is the largest Shire in NSW with the smallest population.

The Shire is extremely diverse with four main communities that are all different in their commerce, geography and cultures. These communities are Wilcannia the administration centre of the Shire, Menindee on the banks of the Darling River, Ivanhoe once a thriving rail town and White Cliffs an opal mining town.

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:
21 Reid Street
Wilcannia NSW 2836

Postal Address:
PO Box 165, Wilcannia NSW 2836
Phone: 08 8083 8900
Fax: 08 8091 5994

Email:
council@centraldarling.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.centraldarling.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	1,767
Area (Km²)	53492.2
Council Classification	Rural
OLG Group	9
State Planning Region	Far West
JO Region	Far South West

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	0	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	0	330
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	48	91
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	52098	36382
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	38068	27590
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	10.87584216	19.97692652
Population Density (residents per Km²)	0	0.535714286

* 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.)	4	2
Public Halls (No.)	7	5
Public Libraries (No.)	0	0.857142857
Open Public Space (ha)	1	63.64357143
Total Road Length (km)	2,395.96	1,611.80

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

4.5^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-4.458945079	-2.885600707
Population aged under 20 years (%)	25.3	25.2862021
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	44.6	44.61753445
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	30.1	30.09626345
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	47.6	18.70432
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	1.6	3.535714286
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	2	46.07142857

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	4.2	2.55
Avg Taxable Income ($)	55519	45004.92857
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.4	2.407142857
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	3426	13130
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	206	460.5714286

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing