Region profile
A quick snapshot of the Armidale Regional Council area, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 2023–24)
- 29,646ABS Estimated Resident Population (OLG time-series).
- Area
- 7,809.4 km²
- Population density
- ~4 people per km²
- Region
- New England tablelands (inland northern NSW)
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
- Main centres
- Armidale and Guyra, plus villages including Ebor, Hillgrove, Wollomombi, Black Mountain, Ben Lomond and LlangothlinArmidale is a cathedral city and home of the University of New England, on the cold-climate New England tablelands and on Anaiwan (Aboriginal) country; the LGA was formed in 2016 by merging Armidale Dumaresq and Guyra Shire. A selection of localities is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Armidale2350
- Guyra2365
- Ben Lomond2365
- Black Mountain2365
- Llangothlin2365
- Ebor2453
- Hillgrove2350
- Wollomombi2350
- Dangarsleigh2350
- Kellys Plains2350
- Tilbuster2350
- Dumaresq2350
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The list is a selection of the many towns, villages and localities in the Armidale Regional Council LGA; some are shared or split with neighbouring council areas and some postcodes cover several localities (the town of Uralla, just to the south-west, is a separate LGA and is not included). The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Armidale Regional Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.