Dungog - Your Council NSW

2021/22

Dungog

Dungog Shire is located within the Hunter region and the Lower Hunter Sub Region and is situated in the Barrington tops region.

The Shire consists predominately of very rugged to hilly country and has two principal rivers, the Williams and the Paterson, both tributaries of the Hunter. Barrington Tops National Park covers an area of 62,448 hectares and is part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve of Australia which is listed as a world heritage 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:
198 Dowling Street
Dungog NSW 2420

Postal Address:
PO Box 95, Dungog NSW 2420
Phone: 02 4995 7777
Fax: 02 4995 7750

Email:
shirecouncil@dungog.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.dungog.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	9,525
Area (Km²)	2,250.00
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	10
State Planning Region	Hunter
JO Region	Hunter

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	7	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	1,361	835
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	72	117
2021/22 Revenue ($'000)	33,802,000	40,386,783
2021/22 Expenses ($'000)	24,050,000	29,823,217
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	20	22
Population Density (residents per Km²)	4	2

* 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.)	7	6
Public Libraries (No.)	Not recorded	2
Open Public Space (ha)	71	190
Total Road Length (km)	731	1,729

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

3.7^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	3.7	-1.6
Population aged under 20 years (%)	18.9	18.4
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	59.7	57.7
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	21.4	23.9
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	5	9
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	1	4
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	60	44

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	3.3	4.3
Avg Taxable Income ($)	52,440	50,735
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.5	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	0	7,028,946
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	1,061	860

Largest Industry Employer

Construction