Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW (CCNSW) provides research and information to better empower the NSW community to make decisions about burial and cremation services.
Industry overview
We collect an annual activity report from cemetery and crematorium operators, including:
- the number of cemetery and crematorium operators
- the number of burials and cremations
- where burials and cremations are taking place in NSW.
Explore our register of all cemetery and crematorium operators.
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Capacity
CCNSW holds a critical role in ensuring land is available for affordable and accessible burial and cremation options in NSW, now and in the future.
CCNSW assesses the burial and cremation needs of the state’s growing population and develops planning strategies to ensure there is enough cemetery space to adequately service these needs.
CCNSW has commissioned a report exploring cemetery capacity in Metropolitan Sydney, available below:
The statutory review of theCemeteries & Crematoria Act 2013also explores cemetery capacity, projecting the supply-demand requirements for cemetery land over 99 years. For more information, read the Statutory Review.
Sydney and regional NSW cemetery and crematorium facilities – as at 30 June 2022
| Regional NSW | Metropolitan Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of Cemeteries (Active) | 899 | 412 |
| No. of Cemeteries (Inactive) | 115 | 54 |
| No. of Crematoria Active | 48 | 13 |
Cemetery facilities in NSW by region – as at 30 June 2022
| No of Cemeteries Active | No of Cemeteries Inactive | |
|---|---|---|
| Central Coast | 21 | 25 |
| Central West & Orana | 163 | 250 |
| Far West | 40 | 70 |
| Hunter | 177 | 231 |
| Illawarra Shoalhaven | 36 | 64 |
| Metropolitan Sydney | 115 | 169 |
| New England North West | 98 | 151 |
| North Coast | 92 | 134 |
| Riverina Murray | 118 | 162 |
| South East & Tablelands | 154 | 224 |
Active Crematoria facilities in NSW by region – as at 30 June 2022
| No of Crematoria Active | |
|---|---|
| Central Coast | 2 |
| Central West & Orana | 5 |
| Far West | 2 |
| Hunter | 7 |
| Illawarra Shoalhaven | 4 |
| Metropolitan Sydney | 13 |
| New England North West | 4 |
| North Coast | 11 |
| Riverina Murray | 10 |
| South East & Tablelands | 3 |
Burials and cremations by percentage 2021-22
| No of Burials | No of Cremations |
|---|---|
| 20,686 (31.6%) | 44,846 (68.4%) |
Percentage of burials by sector 2021-22
| Percentage of burials per sector | |
|---|---|
| Local Government | 43.3% |
| Crown | 37.4% |
| Private | 17.2% |
| Church | 1.2% |
| Community | 1.0% |