Uralla - Your Council NSW

2022/23

Uralla

Uralla Shire is located in the New England High Country at the meeting of the New England Highway and Thunderbolt’s Way. The area has agriculture production in the form of merino sheep, vineyards, apples and other fruit.

The area is known for its history and heritage and is home to the statue of Captain Thunderbolt, an Australian bushranger.

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:
32 Salisbury Street
Uralla NSW 2358

Postal Address:
PO Box 106, Uralla NSW 2358
Phone: 02 6778 6300
Fax: 02 6778 5073

Email:
council@uralla.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.uralla.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	5,985
Area (Km²)	3226.5
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	10
State Planning Region	New England North West
JO Region	New England

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	666	835
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	126	117
2022/23 Revenue ($'000)	31,413	50,560
2022/23 Expenses ($'000)	27,329	33,916
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	24	22
Population Density (residents per Km²)	2	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.)	1	2
Public Halls (No.)	2	6
Public Libraries (No.)	1	2
Open Public Space (ha)	29	195.3
Total Road Length (km)	923	1,732.00

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

1.3^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-1.3	-1.8
Population aged under 20 years (%)	24.4	24.2
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	44.4	43.6
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	31.2	32.2
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	9.5	9.5
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	2.4	2.9
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	80	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 (%)	1.7	3.1
Avg Taxable Income ($)	44,592	45,142
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.4	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	9,667,354	24,653,688
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	655	913

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing