Hilltops - Your Council NSW

2022/23

Hilltops

Hilltops is predominantly rural, with several townships which include residential, commercial and industrial areas. Settlement is based mainly in the townships of Boorowa, Harden Murrumburrah and Young, and the villages of Bendick Murrell, Bribbaree, Frogmore, Galong, Jugiong, Koorawatha, Monteagle, Murringo, Reids Flat, Rugby, Rye Park and Wombat. The area roughly corresponds to the Hilltops wine region.

Rural land is used mainly for sheep and cattle grazing for meat and wool production, grain cropping, orcharding (particularly cherries), ducks, poultry, pigs, viticulture and mining also being important 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.

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:
189 Boorowa Street
Young NSW 2594

Postal Address:
Locked Bag 5, Young NSW 2594
Phone: 02 6380 1200
Fax: 02 6390 1299

Email:
mail@hilltops.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.hilltops.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	19,239
Area (Km²)	7140.9
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	11
State Planning Region	South East and Tablelands
JO Region	Canberra

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	12	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	1,601	1,558
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	222	178
2022/23 Revenue ($'000)	78,407	70,088
2022/23 Expenses ($'000)	71,072	57,104
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	26	25
Population Density (residents per Km²)	3	4

* 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	3
Public Halls (No.)	16	10
Public Libraries (No.)	3	3
Open Public Space (ha)	385.6	234.8
Total Road Length (km)	2,748.00	1,742.10

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

2.4^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	2.4	1.6
Population aged under 20 years (%)	25.6	25.4
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	43.4	44.6
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	31	30
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	5.1	8.3
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	5.2	3.8
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	36	N/A

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	2.9
Avg Taxable Income ($)	50,230	53,906
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.4	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	72,410,796	75,312,529
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	2,325	1,591

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing