Hawkesbury - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury City Council is located towards the outer north west of the Sydney metropolitan area. It is located about 50 kilometres and approximately one hour’s drive from the central business district.

The area takes its name from the majestic Hawkesbury River that flows through it. It is divided by four river valleys and contains fertile flood plains and wetlands, undulating hills, timbered ridges, steep gorges and towering escarpments.

The Hawkesbury is made up of many small townships and localities. The major centres are Windsor, Richmond and North Richmond.

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:
366 George Street
Windsor NSW 2756

Postal Address:
PO Box 146, Windsor NSW 2756
Phone: 02 4560 4444
Fax: 02 4587 7740

Email:
council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	68,704
Area (Km²)	2775.1
Council Classification	Metropolitan Fringe
OLG Group	6
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	12	11
Population per Councillor (No.)	5725	6184
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	316	325
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	200583	175861
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	145973	123247
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	14.15831426	13.56986098
Population Density (residents per Km²)	25	24.10

* 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.)	25	22
Public Libraries (No.)	2	1.5
Open Public Space (ha)	300.02	357.505
Total Road Length (km)	1,064.35	988.56

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

1.3^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	1.277936282	4.841304967
Population aged under 20 years (%)	27.3	27.31360944
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	50.8	50.77201932
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	21.9	21.91437124
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	5.9	5.404181971
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	7.1	6.4
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	97	98

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	3.7	3
Avg Taxable Income ($)	65751	67005
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.8	2.9
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	145970	252393
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	7597	6340

Largest Industry Employer

Construction