City profile
A quick snapshot of Bathurst Regional Council, 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)
- 44,939ABS Estimated Resident Population (OLG time-series).
- Area
- 3,817.9 km²
- Population density
- ~12 people per km²
- Region
- Central Tablelands / Central West NSW, on the Macquarie River (~200 km west of Sydney)
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
- Main centres
- Bathurst, Kelso, Eglinton, Perthville, Raglan, plus villages including Rockley, Sofala, Trunkey Creek and Wattle FlatAustralia's oldest inland European settlement; home to the Mount Panorama-Wahluu motor-racing circuit (the Bathurst 1000) and a Charles Sturt University campus. A selection of localities is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Bathurst2795
- Kelso2795
- West Bathurst2795
- South Bathurst2795
- Eglinton2795
- Raglan2795
- Perthville2795
- Windradyne2795
- Llanarth2795
- Robin Hill2795
- Georges Plains2795
- Rockley2795
- Sofala2795
- Trunkey Creek2795
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Bathurst Regional LGA; most localities share the 2795 postcode, while a few outlying villages (such as Hill End) use different postcodes. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Bathurst 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.