Walcha - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Walcha

Walcha Shire is located in the New England Tablelands region of NSW. Walcha is located half way between Sydney and Brisbane on the crossroads of the Oxley Highway and Thunderbolts Way.

Its major industries are agriculture in the production of livestock, wool and timber. The Shire is home to national parks, including parts of the world heritage listed central eastern rainforest reserves, a network of excellent trout waters and is known for its trout fishing.

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:
2 Hamilton Street
Walcha NSW 2354

Postal Address:
PO Box 2, Walcha NSW 2354
Phone: 02 6774 2500
Fax: 02 6777 1181

Email:
council@walcha.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.walcha.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	2,990
Area (Km²)	6261
Council Classification	Rural
OLG Group	9
State Planning Region	New England North West
JO Region	Namoi

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	8	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	374	330
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	79	91
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	33019	36382
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	19353	27590
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	25.13601741	19.97692652
Population Density (residents per Km²)	0	0.535714286

* 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.)	0	5
Public Libraries (No.)	1	0.857142857
Open Public Space (ha)	32	63.64357143
Total Road Length (km)	933.80	1,611.80

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

5.3^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-5.296745373	-2.885600707
Population aged under 20 years (%)	25.3	25.2862021
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	44.6	44.61753445
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	30.1	30.09626345
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	8.1	18.70432
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	1.8	3.535714286
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	83	46.07142857

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	1.8	2.55
Avg Taxable Income ($)	36671	45004.92857
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.3	2.407142857
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	5568	13130
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	641	460.5714286

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing