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The National Demographic Indicators Series is a set of key social and demographic measures for every Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia. The series is drawn predominantly from the latest 2021 Census data, and Estimated Resident Population which is updated annually.

The indicators provide a snapshot of each LGA at the 2021 Census and how it compares to other LGAs. The measures have been selected to cover a broad range of socio-demographics and there is no assumption that a high or low score is “better” or “worse” on any given measure.

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National demographic indicators for local government areas, 2021
New South Wales		Population							Work & Education			Households & Dwellings
Rank	Local Govt. Area	Estimated Resident Population 2023	Under 5 years	Over 65 years	Median age	Language other than English	Indigenous	Changed address in last 5 years	Worked at home	Attending university	University qualification	Median household income	Average household size	Households renting	Medium and high density	SEIFA index of dis-advantage
		#	%	%	#	%	%	%	%	%	%	$	#	%	%	#

National demographic indicators for local government areas, 2021
New South Wales		Population							Work & Education			Households & Dwellings
Rank	Local Govt. Area	Estimated Resident Population 2023	Under 5 years	Over 65 years	Median age	Language other than English	Indigenous	Changed address in last 5 years	Worked at home	Attending university	University qualification	Median household income	Average household size	Households renting	Medium and high density	SEIFA index of dis-advantage
		#	%	%	#	%	%	%	%	%	%	$	#	%	%	#
1	Albury	57,517	6.4	19.6	39	8.6	3.8	42.1	9.1	3.0	19.2	1,465	2.32	32.5	20.7	968
2	Armidale Regional	29,594	5.4	18.9	37	10.3	7.6	42.8	22.6	7.3	26.7	1,369	2.32	32.9	16.2	980
3	Ballina	47,279	4.8	27.1	48	4.7	3.9	40.6	16.7	2.6	22.7	1,465	2.34	25.6	26.9	1015
4	Balranald	2,202	6.1	20.4	43	9.5	6.3	22.9	12.1	1.4	8.3	1,369	2.43	21.7	5.5	960
5	Bathurst Regional	44,612	5.7	18.5	38	5.5	7.2	41.2	11.7	3.7	19.0	1,625	2.45	29.2	16.0	991
6	Bayside (NSW)	182,987	5.7	14.8	35	51.5	1.1	44.3	34.0	6.4	33.7	1,900	2.52	40.4	66.5	1004
7	Bega Valley	36,279	4.2	29.0	52	3.3	3.9	36.4	12.6	1.6	18.6	1,134	2.22	20.0	15.5	986
8	Bellingen	13,231	4.1	26.8	50	3.7	4.3	35.4	18.2	2.2	22.3	1,133	2.31	20.8	7.3	981
9	Berrigan	8,643	4.4	32.6	52	3.1	3.0	34.4	11.3	1.3	10.5	1,115	2.22	18.1	7.9	966
10	Blacktown	426,202	7.5	11.0	34	46.3	3.0	41.5	33.1	4.7	29.2	2,104	3.07	32.8	19.9	987
11	Bland	5,464	6.3	22.9	43	2.5	6.4	28.3	15.3	1.5	10.4	1,368	2.25	17.5	6.4	993
12	Blayney	7,644	6.0	20.2	43	1.6	5.7	33.9	14.7	2.0	15.7	1,613	2.47	20.9	4.4	991
13	Blue Mountains	78,446	5.0	22.5	45	6.5	2.7	31.8	36.6	4.2	32.7	1,802	2.43	17.4	8.0	1048
14	Bogan	2,420	6.3	20.3	41	3.4	17.5	30.0	12.6	1.3	11.5	1,471	2.38	26.4	6.9	966
15	Bourke	2,365	7.6	15.3	37	4.0	30.5	25.9	12.9	1.5	12.8	1,625	2.43	29.2	3.8	947
16	Brewarrina	1,411	6.5	15.3	36	4.0	51.7	24.4	11.8	0.7	9.6	931	2.26	40.2	9.0	818
17	Broken Hill	17,624	5.5	23.2	44	3.4	10.0	28.6	4.2	1.8	10.4	1,129	2.14	23.1	6.1	913
18	Burwood	42,498	3.8	15.3	34	62.9	0.4	48.0	35.8	10.4	37.8	1,858	2.64	45.4	65.8	977
19	Byron	37,126	4.8	18.6	43	9.6	1.9	42.7	26.5	2.8	30.3	1,626	2.44	28.1	19.2	1021
20	Cabonne	13,880	5.5	21.6	44	2.1	5.0	29.5	15.8	2.0	17.3	1,597	2.54	14.7	2.7	1023
21	Camden	134,811	9.4	9.9	33	22.5	3.2	50.8	28.7	3.8	21.6	2,311	3.09	24.3	7.4	1045
22	Campbelltown (NSW)	184,784	7.4	13.3	35	35.8	4.1	38.2	25.7	4.0	20.8	1,678	2.90	32.6	23.0	947
23	Canada Bay	91,385	5.4	16.9	39	39.5	0.6	42.8	46.8	6.1	42.9	2,311	2.45	36.9	63.6	1067
24	Canterbury-Bankstown	379,829	6.6	15.0	36	59.1	0.8	34.2	32.3	5.3	23.6	1,601	2.94	36.2	46.1	917
25	Carrathool	2,765	7.3	15.2	37	9.7	8.7	33.9	14.6	1.4	11.0	1,613	2.43	25.6	3.1	973
26	Central Coast (NSW)	351,934	5.6	22.2	43	7.1	4.9	37.4	25.5	3.1	17.9	1,534	2.46	26.4	22.5	994
27	Central Darling	1,757	5.1	20.2	42	1.8	36.5	23.0	23.5	0.9	8.5	1,114	2.27	31.0	6.2	827
28	Cessnock	67,591	6.7	17.0	37	2.8	10.2	39.9	13.0	2.1	9.6	1,494	2.58	26.2	9.6	939
29	Clarence Valley	55,323	4.8	27.4	49	2.8	8.1	34.6	10.6	1.5	11.8	1,115	2.30	22.8	13.1	940
30	Cobar	4,078	6.9	16.6	37	4.5	14.0	33.3	8.8	1.6	9.5	1,783	2.28	28.2	12.8	965
31	Coffs Harbour	80,489	5.2	23.1	44	9.2	5.8	40.5	10.7	2.4	18.2	1,368	2.43	28.2	23.5	972
32	Coolamon	4,549	5.5	23.6	44	1.2	5.6	33.1	13.4	2.1	12.9	1,347	2.43	15.4	2.7	983
33	Coonamble	3,861	8.3	19.4	39	2.2	34.0	27.5	12.7	1.5	9.9	1,200	2.39	26.3	6.2	883
34	Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional	11,424	5.3	28.2	49	3.1	6.4	30.9	10.4	1.1	10.8	1,115	2.27	20.6	7.5	953
35	Cowra	12,659	5.4	26.6	47	3.8	8.9	32.4	10.9	1.2	10.6	1,115	2.27	23.8	7.9	932
36	Cumberland	245,323	7.0	12.1	34	65.2	0.6	40.2	29.8	5.8	26.7	1,638	3.04	40.8	49.1	904
37	Dubbo Regional	56,558	7.1	17.3	36	7.6	16.6	38.7	8.8	2.1	17.0	1,626	2.51	29.6	15.0	985
38	Dungog	9,767	5.3	22.0	46	1.0	7.2	33.4	20.4	2.1	15.3	1,494	2.50	14.3	1.9	1009
39	Edward River	8,430	5.2	24.8	46	2.9	4.8	31.0	11.1	1.4	12.4	1,200	2.21	22.8	10.2	966
40	Eurobodalla	40,912	4.1	32.8	54	4.0	6.1	37.9	11.7	1.4	16.8	1,129	2.19	21.5	15.7	985
41	Fairfield	209,742	5.2	16.8	39	69.7	0.7	30.0	23.5	4.6	13.3	1,369	3.20	36.4	28.6	814
42	Federation	12,939	4.6	30.4	51	2.3	2.3	34.5	9.4	1.2	9.9	1,128	2.20	19.5	12.1	969
43	Forbes	9,300	5.9	23.2	42	2.1	13.2	32.2	11.0	1.7	12.4	1,270	2.33	25.3	9.8	969
44	Georges River	158,051	5.0	17.3	38	53.2	0.7	37.5	36.6	6.6	34.1	1,968	2.75	32.3	49.4	1011
45	Gilgandra	4,309	6.0	24.1	46	1.6	14.4	24.4	17.6	0.7	10.8	1,115	2.30	21.8	5.9	930
46	Glen Innes Severn	8,989	4.3	28.3	50	2.3	7.6	32.0	14.9	1.3	11.0	931	2.13	22.6	6.8	906
47	Goulburn Mulwaree	32,710	5.7	20.9	41	6.2	5.1	37.9	9.0	2.3	14.2	1,471	2.38	27.5	12.2	972
48	Greater Hume Shire	11,445	5.8	22.0	44	2.1	3.4	32.0	15.8	1.8	13.7	1,465	2.52	14.4	2.4	999
49	Griffith	27,132	6.4	16.6	37	23.2	5.3	35.1	5.3	1.9	13.8	1,715	2.65	30.5	15.4	974
50	Gunnedah	13,280	7.3	19.0	37	3.2	15.6	37.3	10.2	1.8	12.0	1,625	2.46	26.7	11.5	967
51	Gwydir	4,940	4.6	28.4	50	1.0	7.0	28.2	21.7	1.2	10.6	1,103	2.30	16.8	2.0	957
52	Hawkesbury	68,156	6.2	16.6	39	7.1	4.8	34.8	25.3	3.1	15.9	1,933	2.74	23.2	13.1	1026
53	Hay	2,830	5.8	23.3	48	4.0	8.3	28.2	10.7	0.9	8.3	1,201	2.18	24.4	8.8	956
54	Hilltops	19,255	5.9	24.0	45	5.3	5.1	32.8	12.2	1.3	11.7	1,128	2.35	22.1	8.0	954
55	Hornsby	154,072	5.0	18.1	41	35.7	0.6	35.8	46.9	5.9	44.2	2,362	2.81	22.8	31.8	1082
56	Hunters Hill	14,036	4.3	23.9	46	19.8	0.5	32.3	49.0	6.1	45.0	2,994	2.62	24.4	40.2	1101
57	Inner West	188,325	5.0	14.1	38	25.8	1.2	46.0	52.7	7.0	48.2	2,311	2.28	42.6	70.9	1057
58	Inverell	18,059	5.7	22.8	43	3.8	11.1	34.0	11.9	1.2	10.1	1,128	2.37	25.4	8.5	928
59	Junee	6,520	5.2	19.4	41	4.5	9.2	29.6	12.7	1.7	9.6	1,397	2.42	24.0	6.9	934
60	Kempsey	31,453	5.0	26.2	48	2.9	12.9	33.1	9.4	1.4	10.2	1,114	2.38	22.8	10.7	903
61	Kiama	23,002	5.0	27.6	48	4.5	2.3	35.5	27.4	3.4	30.1	1,850	2.48	17.4	24.9	1070
62	Ku-ring-gai	126,983	4.5	19.3	42	33.4	0.2	37.6	54.8	6.9	53.7	3,046	2.84	19.6	32.8	1108
63	Kyogle	9,468	4.3	26.6	52	3.3	5.6	30.9	18.3	1.5	13.5	952	2.23	17.9	2.7	921
64	Lachlan	6,147	6.5	21.3	41	3.5	18.2	27.9	13.0	1.1	10.3	1,183	2.36	25.2	6.5	950
65	Lake Macquarie	219,249	5.6	22.0	42	5.3	5.5	36.1	20.5	3.4	19.0	1,626	2.50	22.7	15.1	1004
66	Lane Cove	41,549	6.1	14.4	37	28.3	0.4	47.8	55.7	6.4	56.7	2,775	2.41	36.3	63.7	1105
67	Leeton	11,431	6.1	17.9	38	9.7	7.2	37.2	7.0	1.4	10.8	1,396	2.48	26.1	12.4	949
68	Lismore	43,907	4.8	20.8	44	5.2	5.9	36.6	14.3	3.3	20.9	1,365	2.36	25.7	15.6	966
69	Lithgow	20,724	4.6	24.5	46	4.3	7.7	30.5	12.5	1.8	11.6	1,134	2.25	23.1	9.9	935
70	Liverpool	247,672	7.1	11.6	34	53.8	1.6	35.7	29.1	4.8	20.1	1,834	3.14	33.5	29.2	931
71	Liverpool Plains	7,667	5.1	24.6	47	2.7	14.8	30.2	16.2	1.3	9.3	1,128	2.31	21.5	4.3	926
72	Lockhart	3,396	6.2	24.3	46	1.8	4.9	27.8	17.0	1.8	11.2	1,300	2.48	14.9	2.7	976
73	Maitland	95,957	6.9	15.5	36	5.5	7.5	43.7	17.0	3.4	15.4	1,802	2.63	29.1	12.8	988
74	Mid-Coast	97,909	4.0	33.2	54	3.2	7.3	37.1	11.9	1.3	12.3	1,114	2.23	21.5	18.0	943
75	Mid-Western Regional	25,921	5.9	20.7	42	3.3	6.8	39.7	10.5	1.6	13.3	1,483	2.42	23.1	8.2	979
76	Moree Plains	12,873	6.4	16.7	38	3.6	19.9	27.3	10.2	1.6	11.6	1,587	2.43	28.4	14.9	940
77	Mosman	29,071	4.3	21.9	45	16.5	0.3	42.8	58.8	5.8	54.6	2,894	2.29	32.3	65.7	1110
78	Murray River	13,326	5.2	28.5	49	3.5	3.8	37.1	13.3	1.4	12.4	1,270	2.32	18.2	9.4	998
79	Murrumbidgee	3,607	5.5	21.6	45	4.1	8.7	28.9	15.0	1.6	10.9	1,369	2.24	21.7	6.0	983
80	Muswellbrook	16,778	6.3	15.0	37	4.1	11.6	40.2	9.3	1.6	8.7	1,626	2.45	33.1	13.7	937
81	Nambucca Valley	20,774	4.8	30.1	52	3.3	8.0	34.9	12.4	1.4	12.9	953	2.24	21.6	12.5	920
82	Narrabri	12,754	6.0	19.2	40	2.5	14.8	29.6	10.9	1.7	10.9	1,520	2.40	27.2	11.2	964
83	Narrandera	5,692	5.7	23.3	44	3.4	12.7	30.6	10.9	1.4	10.7	1,129	2.32	22.7	5.8	929
84	Narromine	6,443	6.4	21.8	41	1.9	20.4	27.7	13.0	1.1	11.0	1,363	2.45	21.8	7.0	958
85	Newcastle	174,294	5.2	17.0	37	10.5	4.4	43.6	23.4	7.8	28.3	1,802	2.34	35.6	33.2	1012
86	North Sydney	72,014	5.0	16.7	38	23.9	0.4	55.2	60.9	6.2	59.5	2,526	1.97	50.4	89.3	1096
87	Northern Beaches	267,921	5.4	18.2	41	15.6	0.6	38.0	44.0	4.7	37.7	2,601	2.64	26.3	43.9	1089
88	Oberon	5,600	4.7	24.8	47	4.7	4.6	32.3	12.8	1.5	13.3	1,471	2.32	18.5	5.0	978
89	Orange	44,244	7.0	18.0	37	7.2	7.7	43.5	10.4	3.1	21.2	1,637	2.45	31.7	15.0	997
90	Parkes	14,256	6.3	20.8	41	3.5	13.1	34.0	10.7	1.5	11.6	1,368	2.38	26.5	10.0	946
91	Parramatta	269,145	6.3	12.5	35	56.4	0.8	49.0	43.9	6.6	44.2	2,046	2.62	44.2	63.2	1029
92	Penrith	224,483	7.2	13.0	35	19.6	5.0	37.6	26.3	3.5	17.3	1,866	2.77	32.0	23.3	991
93	Port Macquarie-Hastings	89,596	4.4	29.1	49	4.0	5.4	42.5	12.4	2.9	17.0	1,270	2.32	25.3	24.9	985
94	Port Stephens	77,748	4.8	25.9	47	4.0	6.5	40.4	18.1	2.4	13.7	1,369	2.42	24.0	21.9	982
95	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional	65,369	6.7	13.5	38	13.5	3.5	41.9	10.4	4.2	28.2	2,310	2.55	25.5	26.4	1061
96	Randwick	141,840	5.1	15.6	37	27.8	1.8	44.3	45.2	8.1	43.3	2,311	2.36	44.8	74.0	1059
97	Richmond Valley	23,705	5.0	25.1	46	2.3	7.9	33.1	9.7	1.4	9.6	1,115	2.39	23.6	14.5	924
98	Ryde	135,716	5.6	15.1	37	49.5	0.5	47.4	46.0	7.7	46.4	2,189	2.47	40.5	60.9	1055
99	Shellharbour	79,738	6.0	18.3	39	9.8	5.0	36.9	18.5	2.7	13.6	1,636	2.63	26.1	19.9	983
100	Shoalhaven	109,895	5.0	28.0	48	4.9	6.5	37.7	12.5	1.9	15.8	1,270	2.31	23.1	10.4	980
101	Singleton	25,332	6.2	14.4	37	3.4	8.3	40.9	12.6	2.1	11.7	2,015	2.65	23.9	11.1	998
102	Snowy Monaro Regional	22,132	4.6	19.8	43	6.2	3.1	37.7	13.4	2.4	19.1	1,637	2.41	24.8	19.4	1020
103	Snowy Valleys	14,935	5.6	23.2	45	4.4	6.3	31.7	10.6	1.4	12.0	1,367	2.31	23.5	8.3	952
104	Strathfield	47,824	5.2	12.1	33	65.3	0.4	50.6	36.3	8.8	44.7	2,147	2.73	44.4	67.0	1011
105	Sutherland Shire	235,029	5.8	18.8	41	13.8	1.4	34.2	37.2	4.3	28.1	2,310	2.63	21.8	40.8	1079
106	Sydney	231,086	3.5	9.6	34	34.8	1.4	62.6	52.3	10.9	52.6	2,310	1.89	60.7	97.0	1031
107	Tamworth Regional	65,246	6.1	19.9	39	5.8	12.7	40.0	12.9	2.0	15.0	1,420	2.43	29.4	12.0	961
108	Temora	6,029	5.3	27.2	47	2.5	3.4	28.6	11.6	1.5	11.5	1,133	2.31	22.1	7.1	972
109	Tenterfield	6,973	3.9	32.8	55	2.9	7.6	31.0	18.1	1.1	11.6	902	2.09	16.9	3.7	920
110	The Hills Shire	207,959	5.8	14.8	38	38.8	0.6	42.2	45.3	5.7	40.5	2,838	3.11	20.1	20.1	1098
111	Tweed	98,967	4.7	26.6	47	5.0	4.5	39.0	14.5	2.7	17.7	1,300	2.35	23.2	33.4	989
112	Unincorporated NSW	1,013	5.6	20.9	45	4.1	3.2	26.8	30.5	0.6	14.4	1,626	2.51	22.0	11.9	1046
113	Upper Hunter Shire	14,338	5.3	21.1	42	4.1	6.9	35.1	12.2	1.5	12.0	1,465	2.36	23.3	8.4	975
114	Upper Lachlan Shire	8,706	5.5	25.0	49	2.5	3.1	30.0	21.3	1.6	15.6	1,471	2.36	11.7	2.4	1022
115	Uralla	6,047	5.0	23.2	47	2.5	9.4	30.9	22.9	2.6	20.0	1,368	2.39	16.5	3.5	990
116	Wagga Wagga	68,716	6.8	16.6	35	9.1	6.6	44.0	8.4	4.6	19.5	1,626	2.48	31.6	15.2	989
117	Walcha	2,968	5.5	29.4	50	1.9	6.7	27.9	28.4	1.7	12.6	1,200	2.24	18.7	3.2	992
118	Walgett	5,519	6.2	21.8	44	5.3	21.1	24.9	13.7	1.2	8.9	1,030	2.25	23.7	5.9	888
119	Warren	2,583	6.5	23.6	45	3.2	15.6	26.3	17.0	1.4	11.8	1,369	2.36	22.1	8.1	962
120	Warrumbungle Shire	9,228	5.1	28.7	50	2.3	10.7	26.3	17.8	1.3	10.2	1,114	2.28	18.7	3.2	927
121	Waverley	71,414	5.5	12.9	35	20.9	0.4	50.2	55.1	5.3	52.0	2,875	2.27	46.8	83.3	1092
122	Weddin	3,616	4.6	29.8	52	1.4	4.8	25.8	19.4	1.6	11.2	1,114	2.16	17.5	6.2	961
123	Wentworth	7,688	6.5	20.8	43	3.8	8.4	31.3	12.5	1.2	11.0	1,369	2.46	18.0	6.2	974
124	Willoughby	77,874	5.2	16.0	39	41.0	0.3	44.0	54.5	6.3	53.1	2,542	2.58	37.7	56.7	1075
125	Wingecarribee	53,109	4.9	27.9	48	7.0	2.3	40.7	23.4	2.6	25.5	1,676	2.44	18.6	8.9	1045
126	Wollondilly	57,616	7.0	15.3	37	5.7	4.4	33.5	23.7	2.8	14.3	2,207	2.95	15.8	4.8	1041
127	Wollongong	219,141	5.6	18.6	39	15.8	3.2	35.8	26.6	5.9	24.5	1,637	2.49	30.1	32.7	1000
128	Woollahra	54,660	4.6	20.9	41	15.5	0.3	46.4	57.0	5.8	55.2	3,203	2.21	35.8	77.8	1110
129	Yass Valley	17,477	5.4	18.4	43	4.1	3.2	35.1	15.8	3.3	27.2	2,310	2.68	15.5	5.2	1065
130	Total State	8,342,285	5.8	17.6	39	26.6	3.4	39.9	31.0	4.7	27.8	1,849	2.57	31.3	35.0	1000

Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0) (opens a new window).
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021(opens a new window).

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