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Woollahra

Wollahra Municipal is located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, about 5km from the Sydney CBD. Natural features of the Municipality include 16kms of harbour foreshore consisting of rocky headlands, coastal cliffs and beaches, approximately 30 hectares of bushland.

Other prominent features include Sydney Harbour National Park, the Macquarie Lighthouse, Gap Park and the award winning Rose Bay Promenade.

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:
536 New South Head Road
Double Bay NSW 2028
Postal Address:
PO Box 61, Double Bay NSW 1360
Phone: 02 9391 7000
Fax: 02 9391 7044

Your Local Government Area

Result
Population (No.) 55,175
Area (Km2) 12.3
Council Classification Metropolitan
OLG Group 2
State Planning Region Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council

Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 15 9
Population per Councillor (No.) 3678 4619
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 400 195
2023/24 Revenue ($'000) 136370 79343
2023/24 Expenses ($'000) 122613 64784
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 3.13307622 5.61143237
Population Density (residents per Km2) 4,486 3,991.52
* 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.) 3 1
Public Halls (No.) 16 5
Public Libraries (No.) 3 1.5
Open Public Space (ha) 144.88 81.93833333
Total Road Length (km) 145.82 97.36

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

8.0%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) -7.95965447 -1.732885399
Population aged under 20 years (%) 20.8 20.82846712
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 56.5 56.45694683
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 22.7 22.71458605
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 0.4 0.437835231
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 15.5 34.71666667
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 129 120.3333333

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 3.016666667
Avg Taxable Income ($) 172458 121095.8333
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.3 2.633333333
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 380781 149428
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 10165 5585.833333

Largest Industry Employer

Professional, scientific and technical services