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Yass Valley

Yass Valley comprises the town of Yass and the villages of Binalong, Bookham, Bowning, Gundaroo, Murrumbateman, Sutton and Wee Jasper.

Because of its proximity to the Australian Capital Territory it has significant links with Canberra.

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:
206 Comur Street
Yass NSW 2582
Postal Address:
Locked Bag 6, Yass NSW 2582
Phone: 02 6226 1477
Fax: 02 6226 2598
Email:
council@yass.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area

 Result
Population (No.) 17,647
Area (Km2) 3995
Council Classification Large Rural
OLG Group 11
State Planning Region South East and Tablelands
JO Region Canberra

Your Council

 Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 9 9
Population per Councillor (No.) 1961 1527
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 152 184
2023/24 Revenue ($'000) 63129 77580
2023/24 Expenses ($'000) 44448 59013
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 12.31997495 21.11402632
Population Density (residents per Km2) 4 3.76
* 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 3
Public Halls (No.) 4 10
Public Libraries (No.) 1 2.368421053
Open Public Space (ha) 256 234.8157895
Total Road Length (km) 1,267.70 1,756.78

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

2.3%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

 Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 2.28243694 2.293715808
Population aged under 20 years (%) 25.4 25.3570505
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 44.3 44.29847215
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 30.3 30.34447735
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 3.7 10.30370537
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 4.1 3.789473684
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 110 42.52631579

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy

 Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 1.1 2.878947368
Avg Taxable Income ($) 73245 53906.31579
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.7 2.421052632
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 89626 47861
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 2244 1621.263158

Largest Industry Employer

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