2021/22
Waverley

Waverley is located in the inner-eastern suburbs of Sydney on the eastern seaboard and includes the suburbs of Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, North Bondi, Bronte, Dover Heights, Queens Park, Rose Bay, Tamarama, Vaucluse and Waverley.

The area is home to the famous Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama Beaches, Bondi Pavilion, and Bronte House. Other attractions include Waverley Cemetery, the Coastal Walk, Bondi Junction, Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Bronte Gully and Dudley Page Reserve.

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:
Cnr. Paul St & Bondi Rd
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
Postal Address:
PO Box 9, Bondi Junction NSW 1355
Phone: 02 9083 8000
Fax: 02 9387 1820
Email:
waver@waverley.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.waverley.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area

 Result
Population (No.) 69,388
Area (Km2) 9.4
Council Classification Metropolitan
OLG Group 3
State Planning Region Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council

 Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 11 13
Population per Councillor (No.) 6,308 14,031
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 600 761
2021/22 Revenue ($'000) 161,679,000 258,255,722
2021/22 Expenses ($'000) 143,665,000 204,122,389
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 6 11
Population Density (residents per Km2) 7,403 3,275
* 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.) 10 23
Public Libraries (No.) 1 5
Open Public Space (ha) 113 1,063
Total Road Length (km) 123 561

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

5.3%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

 Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) -5.3 -0.1
Population aged under 20 years (%) 15.8 17.8
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 71.5 67.3
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 12.7 14.9
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 0 1
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 21 30
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 124 101

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy

 Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.1 4.9
Avg Taxable Income ($) 99,953 73,744
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.4 2.8
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 0 579,665,222
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 10,676 19,384

Largest Industry Employer

Professional Scientific & Technical Services

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