Snowy Valleys - Your Council NSW

2022/23

Snowy Valleys

The Lakes, Dams and cool clean rivers are a major attraction. Visy Industries have a $1 billion investment in paper products and Batlow is a leading horticultural centre in Australia. agriculture and softwood timber industries provide a strong economic base for the area. These industries are supplemented by an expanding tourism industry centred around Tumbarumba Shire’s outstanding natural attractions and growing reputation as a premium cool climate food and winegrowing region.

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:
76 Capper Street
Tumut NSW 2720

Postal Address:
76 Capper Street, Tumut NSW 2720
Phone: 1800 069 280
Fax: TBC

Email:
admin@snowyvalleys.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.snowyvalleys.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	14,936
Area (Km²)	8958.9
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	11
State Planning Region	Riverina Murray
JO Region	Canberra

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	1,656	1,558
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	223	178
2022/23 Revenue ($'000)	92,086	70,088
2022/23 Expenses ($'000)	77,320	57,104
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	22	25
Population Density (residents per Km²)	2	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.)	5	3
Public Halls (No.)	10	10
Public Libraries (No.)	5	3
Open Public Space (ha)	376.1	234.8
Total Road Length (km)	1,194.70	1,742.10

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

2.7^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	2.7	1.6
Population aged under 20 years (%)	24.4	25.4
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	44.5	44.6
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	31.1	30
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	6.3	8.3
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	4.4	3.8
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	34	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 (%)	2.4	2.9
Avg Taxable Income ($)	56,754	53,906
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.3	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	52,766,146	75,312,529
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	1,670	1,591

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing