Mosman - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Mosman

Mosman is located on the lower north shore of Sydney, 8km north east of the Sydney CBD. The area is characterised by localities such as Balmoral, Beauty Point, Clifton Gardens and Georges Heights.

The area boasts small harbour side bays, beaches, foreshores and natural bushland areas, top restaurants and high end retail experiences and is home to the world famous Taronga Zoo.

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:
1 Mosman Square
Mosman NSW 2088

Postal Address:
PO Box 211, Spit Junction NSW 2088
Phone: 02 9978 4000
Fax: 02 9978 4132

Email:
council@mosman.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.mosman.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	29,253
Area (Km²)	8.7
Council Classification	Metropolitan
OLG Group	2
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	7	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	4179	4619
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	145	195
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	62350	79343
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	52610	64784
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	4.658746797	5.61143237
Population Density (residents per Km²)	3,362	3,991.52

* 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	1
Public Halls (No.)	1	5
Public Libraries (No.)	1	1.5
Open Public Space (ha)	177	81.93833333
Total Road Length (km)	94.09	97.36

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

6.2^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-6.165068913	-1.732885399
Population aged under 20 years (%)	20.8	20.82846712
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	56.5	56.45694683
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	22.7	22.71458605
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	0.3	0.437835231
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	16.5	34.71666667
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	128	120.3333333

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	2.6	3.016666667
Avg Taxable Income ($)	171980	121095.8333
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.4	2.633333333
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	142074	149428
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	4166	5585.833333

Largest Industry Employer

Professional, scientific and technical services