The Hills - Your Council NSW

2023/24

The Hills

The Hills Shire is located 30km from the Sydney CBD, nestled between the Hawkesbury River and Blue Mountains. The Shire is made up of 25 suburbs and is predominantly residential with rural areas in the northern end of the Shire, agriculture, national parks, as well as semi-rural and rural-residential living. The southern end of the Shire features well-established residential and commercial areas as well as new release areas of residential and employment development.

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:
3 Columbia Court
Baulkham Hills NSW 2153

Postal Address:
PO Box 7064, Baulkham Hills Bc NSW 2153
Phone: 02 9843 0555
Fax: 02 9843 0409

Email:
council@thehills.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.thehills.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	215,612
Area (Km²)	386.2
Council Classification	Metropolitan Fringe
OLG Group	7
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	13	13
Population per Councillor (No.)	16586	15111
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	583	897
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	383483	356438
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	220908	275897
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	7.366407951	12.32427803
Population Density (residents per Km²)	558	433.56

* 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.)	1	5
Public Halls (No.)	31	40
Public Libraries (No.)	4	4.857142857
Open Public Space (ha)	1178	2183.08
Total Road Length (km)	1,052.16	1,068.75

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

16.9^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	16.85124937	9.43459263
Population aged under 20 years (%)	26.9	26.92285107
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	51.3	51.26510139
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	21.8	21.81204753
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	0.7	3.540952822
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	38.8	23.71428571
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	121	97.71428571

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	3.471428571
Avg Taxable Income ($)	81155	69909.6
Avg Household Size (No.)	3.2	2.871428571
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	815826	429171
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	24755	15603.57143

Largest Industry Employer

Health care / Social