Business in Greater Hume

Home to 11,238 people, Greater Hume supports 3,512 jobs and has an annual economic output of $1.394 billion.

Greater Hume local government area is in southern NSW and part of the Riverina-Murray region. Agriculture is the largest economic contributor and employs one third of the workforce. Other important industries are manufacturing and construction, real estate activity and transport logistics.

Situated within the national north south freight corridor, the area is linked by road via Hume and Olympic Highways and by rail via the national Main Southern Railway line.  Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook service the needs of major interstate traffic. Other towns include Jindera and Walla Walla, plus six small villages. Visitor attractions include the HMAS Otway Submarine at Holbrook, the Murray River, Lake Hume, Woomargama National Park, Morgan’s Lookout at Walla Walla and museums across the shire.

Affordable housing (Median $346,000 as at December 2022), a relaxed way of living, excellent sporting and community facilities and an easy commute to regional centres Albury and Wagga Wagga are key reasons to consider Greater Hume as an ideal place to relocate, start a business or raise a family.

Greater Hume offers a range of country living options - large urban allotments, rural residential lifestyle blocks and semi-rural properties. 

Greater Hume Council offers industrial zoned land in Holbrook and Jindera.

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For more information contact Economic Development Coordinator.

T: 02 6036 0100

E: mail@greaterhume.nsw.gov.au