Narrabri - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Narrabri

Narrabri Shire lies halfway between Brisbane and Sydney with the Shire’s largest town, Narrabri positioned on the crossroads of the Newell and Kamilaroi Highways. It is located in the heart of the Namoi Valley, set against the backdrop of the Nandewar Ranges and on the banks of the Namoi River.

Attractions include Mt Kaputar National Park, historical museums, Yarrie Lake and hot artesian bores. The area is also known as ‘big sky’ country and for its CSIRO Australia Telescope.

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:
46-48 Maitland Street
Narrabri NSW 2390

Postal Address:
PO Box 261, Narrabri NSW 2390
Phone: 02 6799 6866
Fax: 02 6799 6888

Email:
council@narrabri.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.narrabri.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	12,796
Area (Km²)	13015
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	11
State Planning Region	New England North West
JO Region	New England

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	1422	1527
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	162	184
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	79643	77580
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	65148	59013
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	15.47080371	21.11402632
Population Density (residents per Km²)	1	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.)	4	3
Public Halls (No.)	3	10
Public Libraries (No.)	3	2.368421053
Open Public Space (ha)	348.54	234.8157895
Total Road Length (km)	2,339.29	1,756.78

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

2.9^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-2.900647126	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 (%)	19.1	10.30370537
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	2.4	3.789473684
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	38	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 (%)	2.4	2.878947368
Avg Taxable Income ($)	49324	53906.31579
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.5	2.421052632
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	27083	47861
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	1835	1621.263158

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing