Mid-Western Regional - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Mid-Western Regional

Mid-Western Regional is located in central west NSW. The region has a strong and diverse economy with agriculture, mining, tourism and viticulture supporting business and employment opportunities.

Major towns and centres include Mudgee, Gulgong, Kandos and Rylstone. The Region attracts more than 525,000 visitors each year to experience local wine, food, sports and cultural events.

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:
86 Market Street
Mudgee NSW 2850

Postal Address:
PO Box 156, Mudgee NSW 2850
Phone: 1300 765 002
Fax: 02 6378 2815

Email:
council@midwestern.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.midwestern.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	26,214
Area (Km²)	8752.3
Council Classification	Regional Town/City
OLG Group	4
State Planning Region	Central West and Orana
JO Region	Orana

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	10
Population per Councillor (No.)	2913	4294
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	440	390
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	159599	162087
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	100867	125153
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	15.87634048	17.58129015
Population Density (residents per Km²)	3	35.93

* 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	3
Public Halls (No.)	31	14
Public Libraries (No.)	4	2.423076923
Open Public Space (ha)	469.25	773.9454423
Total Road Length (km)	2,279.11	1,416.15

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

2.7^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	2.653360263	3.931213689
Population aged under 20 years (%)	24.3	24.26114229
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	47.1	47.14059365
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	28.6	28.59826406
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	8.4	8.248152893
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	3.3	6.411538462
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	52	60.11538462

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	1.4	2.907692308
Avg Taxable Income ($)	60441	58146.61538
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.4	2.419230769
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	105562	152649
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	2952	3764.846154

Largest Industry Employer

Mining / Professional