Dungog - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Dungog

Dungog Shire is located within the Hunter region and the Lower Hunter Sub Region and is situated in the Barrington tops region.

The Shire consists predominately of very rugged to hilly country and has two principal rivers, the Williams and the Paterson, both tributaries of the Hunter. Barrington Tops National Park covers an area of 62,448 hectares and is part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve of Australia which is listed as a world heritage site.

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:
198 Dowling Street
Dungog NSW 2420

Postal Address:
PO Box 95, Dungog NSW 2420
Phone: 02 4995 7777
Fax: 02 4995 7750

Email:
shirecouncil@dungog.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.dungog.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	9,905
Area (Km²)	2250
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	10
State Planning Region	Hunter
JO Region	Hunter

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	7	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	1415	855
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	82	120
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	43376	50781
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	30438	37197
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	18.97791474	22.6628294
Population Density (residents per Km²)	4	1.68

* 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.)	2	2
Public Halls (No.)	7	6
Public Libraries (No.)	2	1.608695652
Open Public Space (ha)	71.41	198.2795652
Total Road Length (km)	753.56	1,733.51

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

3.7^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	3.650642046	-0.924729073
Population aged under 20 years (%)	24.3	24.33698905
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	43	43.04349818
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	32.6	32.61951277
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	8.4	12.34374739
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	1	2.908695652
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	85	39.82608696

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	2.7	2.856521739
Avg Taxable Income ($)	56636	45141.69565
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.5	2.352173913
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	38897	24509
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	1204	926.3043478

Largest Industry Employer

Construction