Temora - Your Council NSW

2021/22

Temora

Temora Shire is situated in the north of the Riverina region of NSW. The Shire is in the heart of the rich and productive southern wheat and sheep area of the state.

Grazing and intensive animal production, work in parallel with cropping to provide the other major rural industries for Temora. Sheep production for wool and meat is the main livestock based industry, but other significant enterprises centre on cattle and pig production.

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:
105 Loftus Street
Temora NSW 2666

Postal Address:
PO Box 262, Temora NSW 2666
Phone: 02 6980 1100
Fax: 02 6980 1138

Email:
temshire@temora.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.temora.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	6,012
Area (Km²)	2,802.00
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	10
State Planning Region	Riverina Murray
JO Region	Riverina

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	668	835
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	126	117
2021/22 Revenue ($'000)	35,581,000	40,386,783
2021/22 Expenses ($'000)	26,461,000	29,823,217
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	23	22
Population Density (residents per Km²)	2	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.)	2	6
Public Libraries (No.)	Not recorded	2
Open Public Space (ha)	40	190
Total Road Length (km)	1,332	1,729

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

3.6^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-3.6	-1.6
Population aged under 20 years (%)	17.7	18.4
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	55.6	57.7
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	26.7	23.9
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	2	9
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	3	4
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	47	44

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	9.8	4.3
Avg Taxable Income ($)	49,362	50,735
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.4	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	19,748,486	7,028,946
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	739	860

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing