Woollahra - Your Council NSW

2021/22

Woollahra

Wollahra Municipal is located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, about 5km from the Sydney CBD. Natural features of the Municipality include 16kms of harbour foreshore consisting of rocky headlands, coastal cliffs and beaches, approximately 30 hectares of bushland.

Other prominent features include Sydney Harbour National Park, the Macquarie Lighthouse, Gap Park and the award winning Rose Bay Promenade.

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:
536 New South Head Road
Double Bay NSW 2028

Postal Address:
PO Box 61, Double Bay NSW 1360
Phone: 02 9391 7000
Fax: 02 9391 7044

Email:
records@woollahra.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	53,891
Area (Km²)	12.3
Council Classification	Metropolitan
OLG Group	2
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	15	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	3,593	4,389
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	416	193
2021/22 Revenue ($'000)	120,932,000	63,193,500
2021/22 Expenses ($'000)	105,970,000	54,672,833
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	3	6
Population Density (residents per Km²)	4,363	3,798

* 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.)	16	6
Public Libraries (No.)	3	2
Open Public Space (ha)	145	116
Total Road Length (km)	146	97

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

7.8^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-7.8	-2.1
Population aged under 20 years (%)	15.2	15.7
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	64.4	66.6
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	20.4	17.7
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	0	0
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	15	22
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	129	121

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	1.8	2.7
Avg Taxable Income ($)	156,998	113,213
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.3	2.6
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	562,183,400	251,919,386
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	10,082	5,428

Largest Industry Employer

Professional Scientific & Technical Services