City profile
A quick snapshot of Mid-Western 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)
- 26,214ABS Estimated Resident Population (OLG time-series).
- Area
- 8,752.3 km²
- Population density
- ~3 people per km²
- Region
- Central West NSW, centred on Mudgee (~260 km north-west of Sydney)
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
- Main centres
- Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone, Kandos, plus villages including Charbon, Clandulla, Bylong, Ilford and Running StreamMudgee is the seat and the centre of a well-known wine region; Gulgong is a historic gold town (featured on the old $10 note and in Henry Lawson's writing); Kandos and Rylstone grew around the district's cement works; and the area takes in coal mining at Ulan and Moolarben. A selection of localities is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Mudgee2850
- Bombira2850
- Gulgong2852
- Rylstone2849
- Kandos2848
- Charbon2848
- Clandulla2848
- Bylong2849
- Ilford2850
- Running Stream2850
- Aarons Pass2850
- Lue2850
- Hargraves2850
- Windeyer2850
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 Mid-Western Regional LGA; many localities around Mudgee share the 2850 postcode, while Gulgong (2852), Rylstone (2849) and Kandos (2848) have their own. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Mid-Western 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.