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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council is located in the south east and tablelands region, adjoining the ACT just 5 minutes from Canberra Airport.

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.

The Region offers history, heritage, culture, nature, sport, food and wine

Contacting Council

Address:
256 Crawford Street
Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Postal Address:
PO Box 90, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Phone: 1300 735 025
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Your Local Government Area

Result
Population (No.) 66,855
Area (Km2) 5319
Council Classification Regional Town/City
OLG Group 4
State Planning Region South East and Tablelands
JO Region Canberra

Your Council

Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 11 10
Population per Councillor (No.) 6078 4294
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 438 390
2023/24 Revenue ($'000) 286713 162087
2023/24 Expenses ($'000) 166610 125153
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 9.377223533 17.58129015
Population Density (residents per Km2) 13 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.) 4 3
Public Halls (No.) 27 14
Public Libraries (No.) 3 2.423076923
Open Public Space (ha) 1080.33 773.9454423
Total Road Length (km) 1,730.26 1,416.15

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

7.0%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 6.98690671 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 (%) 4 8.248152893
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 13.5 6.411538462
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 109 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 (%) 1.2 2.907692308
Avg Taxable Income ($) 78170 58146.61538
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.6 2.419230769
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 347820 152649
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 5547 3764.846154

Largest Industry Employer

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