Cumberland - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Cumberland

Cumberland Council is located in greater Sydney with easy access to the Parramatta Central Business District (CBD), the Sydney CBD, Western Sydney and Olympic Park.

Cumberland is a culturally diverse area and boasts 800ha of green space, five swimming pools, high quality community venues and a network of town centres supporting diverse and dynamic small businesses

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:
16 Memorial Avenue
Merrylands NSW 2160

Postal Address:
PO Box 42, Merrylands NSW 2160
Phone: 02 8757 9000
Fax: 02 9840 9734

Email:
council@cumberland.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	252,399
Area (Km²)	72.7
Council Classification	Metropolitan
OLG Group	3
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	15	13
Population per Councillor (No.)	16827	14575
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	834	804
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	289323	295442
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	234259	247506
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	13.58627984	10.17760603
Population Density (residents per Km²)	3,472	3,440.93

* 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.)	25	23
Public Libraries (No.)	8	5.333333333
Open Public Space (ha)	659.23	1086.230667
Total Road Length (km)	622.53	562.38

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

1.6^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	1.574190236	0.073449879
Population aged under 20 years (%)	22.6	22.62152185
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	57.2	57.17908386
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	20.2	20.19939429
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	0.7	1.070240399
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	65.2	41.46666667
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	71	102.7222222

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.5	3.861111111
Avg Taxable Income ($)		84293.5
Avg Household Size (No.)	3.2	2.772222222
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	348258	511978
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	27631	20876.66667

Largest Industry Employer

Health care / Social