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Cabonne

Cabonne is located in the Central Tablelands of NSW, approximately 290km west of the Sydney CBD.

Cabonne Country, “Australia’s Food Basket” is a rich rural area and is home to the site of Australia’s first gold rush and is also famous for ballooning, food and wine, agriculture and mining. Cabonne is also home to thriving orchard, vineyard and winery industries.

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.

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Contacting Council

Address:
99 - 101 Bank Street
Molong NSW 2866
Postal Address:
PO Box 17, Molong NSW 2866
Phone: 02 6392 3200
Fax: 02 6392 3260

Your Local Government Area

Result
Population (No.) 13,897
Area (Km2) 6022.3
Council Classification Large Rural
OLG Group 11
State Planning Region Central West and Orana
JO Region Central NSW

Your Council

Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 9 9
Population per Councillor (No.) 1544 1527
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 188 184
2023/24 Revenue ($'000) 60333 77580
2023/24 Expenses ($'000) 55838 59013
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 21.43918489 21.11402632
Population Density (residents per Km2) 2 3.76
* 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.) 7 3
Public Halls (No.) 8 10
Public Libraries (No.) 3 2.368421053
Open Public Space (ha) 29 234.8157895
Total Road Length (km) 2,195.77 1,756.78

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

1.8%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 1.804312748 2.293715808
Population aged under 20 years (%) 25.4 25.3570505
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 44.3 44.29847215
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 30.3 30.34447735
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 6.2 10.30370537
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 2.1 3.789473684
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 92 42.52631579

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)


Your Local Economy

Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 0.8 2.878947368
Avg Taxable Income ($) 56533 53906.31579
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.6 2.421052632
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 60425 47861
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 2042 1621.263158

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing