2022/23
Tenterfield

Tenterfield Shire is set astride the Great Dividing Range at the northern end of the New England region. The Shire contains many areas of natural beauty in the north of NSW, with approximately half of the Shire entering the Clarence Catchment on the east and half entering the west into the Upper Murray-Darling Basin. T

he area is known as the location where Sir Henry Parkes, then Premier of NSW, delivered his Federation Speech.

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:
247 Rouse Street
Tenterfield NSW 2372
Postal Address:
PO Box 214, Tenterfield NSW 2372
Phone: 02 6736 6000
Fax: 02 6736 6005

Your Local Government Area

Result
Population (No.) 6,879
Area (Km2) 7324.3
Council Classification Large Rural
OLG Group 10
State Planning Region New England North West
JO Region New England

Your Council

Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 10 9
Population per Councillor (No.) 680 835
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 106 117
2022/23 Revenue ($'000) 70,333 50,560
2022/23 Expenses ($'000) 33,127 33,916
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 28 22
Population Density (residents per Km2) 1 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.) 1 2
Public Halls (No.) 8 6
Public Libraries (No.) 2 2
Open Public Space (ha) 65 195.3
Total Road Length (km) 1,688.50 1,732.00

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

3.5%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 3.5 -1.8
Population aged under 20 years (%) 20.2 24.2
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 37.3 43.6
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 42.5 32.2
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 7.5 9.5
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 2.9 2.9
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 12 N/A

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)


Your Local Economy

Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.4 3.1
Avg Taxable Income ($) 36,615 45,142
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.1 2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 16,884,331 24,653,688
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 1010 913

Largest Industry Employer

Agriculture, forestry and fishing