Walgett - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Walgett

Walgett Shire is located in the far north west of NSW and consists of several larger towns and villages and a large rural population. The Shire is on the productive soil plans of NSW and traditional rural pursuits have been farming and grazing.

The area is renowned for its therapeutic artesian bores and as the gateway to the NSW opal fields, including the black opal mining and fossicking town of Lightning Ridge. The Shire is also an important fossil site.

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:
77 Fox Street
Walgett NSW 2832

Postal Address:
PO Box 31, Walgett NSW 2832
Phone: 02 6828 1399
Fax: 02 6828 1608

Email:
admin@walgett.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.walgett.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	5,497
Area (Km²)	22308.3
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	10
State Planning Region	Far West
JO Region	Far North West

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	611	855
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	127	120
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	48385	50781
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	43815	37197
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	16.92351598	22.6628294
Population Density (residents per Km²)	0	1.68

* 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.)	7	2
Public Halls (No.)	6	6
Public Libraries (No.)	2	1.608695652
Open Public Space (ha)	38.8	198.2795652
Total Road Length (km)	2,376.06	1,733.51

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

7.3^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-7.290441794	-0.924729073
Population aged under 20 years (%)	24.3	24.33698905
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	43	43.04349818
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	32.6	32.61951277
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	32.8	12.34374739
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	5.3	2.908695652
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	9	39.82608696

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.9	2.856521739
Avg Taxable Income ($)	23192	45141.69565
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.3	2.352173913
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	10537	24509
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	761	926.3043478

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing