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Armidale Regional

Armidale Regional is located in the New England High Country area and boasts waterfalls, gorges, world heritage national parks and cool climate vineyards. The region boasts cathedrals, heritage buildings, picturesque villages and waterfalls.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

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Contacting Council

Address:
553 Kiewa Street
Armidale NSW 2350
Postal Address:
PO Box 75A, Armidale NSW 2350
Phone: 1300 136 833
Fax: 02 6772 9275
Email:
council@armidale.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.armidaleregional.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area

 Result
Population (No.) 29,646
Area (Km2) 7809.4
Council Classification Regional Town/City
OLG Group 4
State Planning Region New England North West
JO Region New England

Your Council

 Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 9 10
Population per Councillor (No.) 3294 4294
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 293 390
2023/24 Revenue ($'000) 133592 162087
2023/24 Expenses ($'000) 98465 125153
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 16.14044638 17.58129015
Population Density (residents per Km2) 4 35.93
* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities

 Result Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.) 2 3
Public Halls (No.) 8 14
Public Libraries (No.) 2 2.423076923
Open Public Space (ha) 406.2015 773.9454423
Total Road Length (km) 1,860.96 1,416.15

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

3.9%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

 Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) -3.850027616 3.931213689
Population aged under 20 years (%) 24.3 24.26114229
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 47.1 47.14059365
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 28.6 28.59826406
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 9.5 8.248152893
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 10.3 6.411538462
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 86 60.11538462

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy

 Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.1 2.907692308
Avg Taxable Income ($) 52003 58146.61538
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.4 2.419230769
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 82012 152649
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 2900 3764.846154

Largest Industry Employer

Education & Training

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