The Hills - Your Council NSW

2021/22

The Hills

The Hills Shire is located 30km from the Sydney CBD, nestled between the Hawkesbury River and Blue Mountains. The Shire is made up of 25 suburbs and is predominantly residential with rural areas in the northern end of the Shire, agriculture, national parks, as well as semi-rural and rural-residential living. The southern end of the Shire features well-established residential and commercial areas as well as new release areas of residential and employment development.

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:
3 Columbia Court
Baulkham Hills NSW 2153

Postal Address:
PO Box 7064, Baulkham Hills Bc NSW 2153
Phone: 02 9843 0555
Fax: 02 9843 0409

Email:
council@thehills.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.thehills.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	192,509
Area (Km²)	386.2
Council Classification	Metropolitan Fringe
OLG Group	7
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	13	11
Population per Councillor (No.)	14,808	12,724
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	564	900
2021/22 Revenue ($'000)	364,382,000	319,345,143
2021/22 Expenses ($'000)	156,704,000	225,053,429
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	8	11
Population Density (residents per Km²)	516	410

* 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.)	0	0
Public Halls (No.)	31	39
Public Libraries (No.)	4	5
Open Public Space (ha)	1,178	2,179
Total Road Length (km)	1,023	1,058

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

14.7^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	14.7	10.2
Population aged under 20 years (%)	21.4	20.8
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	64.2	63.3
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	14.4	15.9
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	1	2
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	3	12
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	122	90

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.3	3.9
Avg Taxable Income ($)	74,461	63,058
Avg Household Size (No.)	3.2	2.9
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	3,401,528,257	1,162,971,683
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	22,063	14,083

Largest Industry Employer

Health Care & Social Assistance