WHO LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY? The Lachlan community is made up of a number of individual towns and communities, each of which has its own story. The Shire has a strong Aboriginal community and is made up of a mix of people, some of whom have lived and worked in the Shire for a long time and some of whom are relatively new to the community. services or services in POPULATION & SIZE GROWTH7 the larger towns in or outside of the Shire. It is estimated that 6,450 people currently live in the Shire8, just slightly less than the 6,476 people living in the Shire at the time of the last Census in 2011.9 The population is projected to continue to decline slightly over the next ten to twenty years10. This trend is consistent with many of NSW’s Population rural communities.11 6,450 ERP The population in Lachlan is spread across the Shire, with just under 90 percent of the population living in the three largest towns. Based on 2011 0.4 person / km2 Census data approximately 60 percent of the population is based in 90% Condobolin, 20 percent in Lake Cargelligo and 10 percent in Tottenham: Approx. of Condobolin 3,743 (57.8%) pop. in 3 largest towns Lake Cargelligo 1,380 (21.3%) Tottenham 635 ( 9.8%) A number of the towns in Lachlan are small. The smaller communities for Population Growth which data has been able to be collected in this paper have populations that range from less than 100 to 250 or 350 people. 0.8% 2006-14 People living in those smaller communities tend to rely on outreach ABS 3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. 7 NSW State and Local Government Area Population, Household & Dwelling Projections: 2014 Final. 8 ABS 3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. 9 NSW State and Local Government Area Population, Household & Dwelling Projections: 2014 Final. 10 ABS 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2013-14. 11
WHO LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY? The Lachlan community is made up of a number of individual towns and communities, each of which has its own story. The Shire has a strong Aboriginal community and is made up of a mix of people, some of whom have lived and worked in the Shire for a long time and some of whom are relatively new to the community. POPULATION SIZE & GROWTH7 It is estimated that 6,450 people currently live in the Shire8, just slightly less than the 6,476 people living in the Shire at the time of the last Census in 2011.9 The population is projected to continue to decline slightly over the next ten to twenty years10. This trend is consistent with many of NSW’s rural communities.11 The population in Lachlan is spread across the Shire, with just under 90 percent of the population living in the three largest towns. Based on 2011 Census data approximately 60 percent of the population is based in Condobolin, 20 percent in Lake Cargelligo and 10 percent in Tottenham: Condobolin 3,743 (57.8%) Lake Cargelligo 1,380 (21.3%) Tottenham 635 ( 9.8%) A number of the towns in Lachlan are small. The smaller communities for which data has been able to be collected in this paper have populations that range from less than 100 to 250 or 350 people. People living in those smaller communities tend to rely on outreach services or services in the larger towns in or outside of the Shire. Population 6,450 ERP 0.4 person / km2 Approx. 90% of pop. in 3 largest towns Population Growth 0.8% 2006-14 7 ABS 3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. 8 NSW State and Local Government Area Population, Household & Dwelling Projections: 2014 Final. 9 ABS 3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. 10 NSW State and Local Government Area Population, Household & Dwelling Projections: 2014 Final. 11 ABS 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2013-14.