Weddin - Your Council NSW

2022/23

Weddin

Weddin Shire is located in the central west of NSW. The town of Grenfell is the birthplace of Henry Lawson and steeped in history with much of its old world character maintained.

The Shire has a strong gold mining history, boasting that the Grenfell goldfields were the richest gold fields in NSW during the late 1860’s.

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:
Camp Street
Grenfell NSW 2810

Postal Address:
PO Box 125, Grenfell NSW 2810
Phone: 02 6343 1212
Fax: 02 6343 1203

Email:
mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.weddin.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	3,614
Area (Km²)	3414.9
Council Classification	Rural
OLG Group	9
State Planning Region	Central West and Orana
JO Region	Central NSW

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	8
Population per Councillor (No.)	399	360
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	76	84
2022/23 Revenue ($'000)	37,670	35,234
2022/23 Expenses ($'000)	23,327	24,389
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	31	20
Population Density (residents per Km²)	1	1

* 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.)	2	2
Public Halls (No.)	2	5
Public Libraries (No.)	1	1
Open Public Space (ha)	11.5	63.6
Total Road Length (km)	1,084.90	1,611.80

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

0.6^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-0.6	-3.9
Population aged under 20 years (%)	21.6	25.2
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	40.8	45.2
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	37.6	29.6
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	4.7	14.5
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	1.5	3.5
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	41	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 (%)	1.8	4.3
Avg Taxable Income ($)	34,628	45,005
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.2	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	6,754,384	96,128,663
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	541	451

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing