2023/24
Upper Hunter

Upper Hunter Shire is located in the Hunter Region of NSW. The Shire is a predominantly rural area of which a large proportion is National Park and nature reserves.

Most of the rural area is used for grazing, dairy farming, horse studs and general farming. The Shire is a major cattle, crop, goat, pig, poultry and sheep producer, with an increasing number of vineyards. The area is renowned for its thoroughbred horse industry.

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:
135 Liverpool Street
Scone NSW 2337
Postal Address:
PO Box 208, Scone NSW 2337
Phone: 02 6540 1100
Fax: 02 6545 2671
Email:
council@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.upperhunter.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area

 Result
Population (No.) 14,408
Area (Km2) 8096.1
Council Classification Large Rural
OLG Group 11
State Planning Region Hunter
JO Region Hunter

Your Council

 Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 9 9
Population per Councillor (No.) 1601 1527
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 256 184
2023/24 Revenue ($'000) 87592 77580
2023/24 Expenses ($'000) 66739 59013
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 21.6552236 21.11402632
Population Density (residents per Km2) 2 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.) 3 3
Public Halls (No.) 10 10
Public Libraries (No.) 4 2.368421053
Open Public Space (ha) 175.1 234.8157895
Total Road Length (km) 1,769.45 1,756.78

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

1.1%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

 Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 1.114245416 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 (%) 8.3 10.30370537
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 4.1 3.789473684
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 46 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 (%) 2.6 2.878947368
Avg Taxable Income ($) 72714 53906.31579
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.4 2.421052632
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 51952 47861
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 1881 1621.263158

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing

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