Lachlan - Your Council NSW

2022/23

Lachlan

Lachlan Shire is located in central west NSW. The Shire hosts the towns of Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo and Tottenham and villages of Albert, Burcher, Tullibigeal, Fifield and Derriwong.

The Shire boasts a natural environment of lakes, meandering waterways, red soil plains and abundant wildlife.

The main industry is agriculture and the Shire is one of the state’s largest grain producing areas and also has strong sheep, wool and beef 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:
58-64 Molong Street
Condobolin NSW 2877

Postal Address:
PO Box 216, Condobolin NSW 2877
Phone: 02 6895 1900
Fax: 02 6895 3478

Email:
council@lachlan.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.lachlan.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	6,139
Area (Km²)	14968.3
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	10
State Planning Region	Central West and Orana
JO Region	Central NSW

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	683	835
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	126	117
2022/23 Revenue ($'000)	73,015	50,560
2022/23 Expenses ($'000)	40,403	33,916
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	17	22
Population Density (residents per Km²)	0	2

* 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.)	3	2
Public Halls (No.)	8	6
Public Libraries (No.)	2	2
Open Public Space (ha)	268.5	195.3
Total Road Length (km)	3,981.50	1,732.00

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

0.2^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-0.2	-1.8
Population aged under 20 years (%)	27.2	24.2
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	44.3	43.6
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	28.4	32.2
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	18.3	9.5
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	3.6	2.9
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	33	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 (%)	2.7	3.1
Avg Taxable Income ($)	31,772	45,142
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.4	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	10,933,049	24,653,688
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	999	913

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing