Tamworth Regional - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Tamworth Regional

Tamworth Regional is one of the largest inland NSW cities west of the Great Dividing Range, located 389km from Sydney and 574km from Brisbane along the Inland Corridor route. Located in the New England region, it is a regional centre with retail, service and tourism industries as well as a rich agricultural region.

Tamworth is known as the Country Music Capital of Australia and is home of the Country Music Festival and Awards and the Big Golden Guitar. It is also home to the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre.

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.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
Ray Walsh House, 437 Peel Street
Tamworth NSW 2340

Postal Address:
PO Box 555, Tamworth NSW 2340
Phone: 02 6767 5555
Fax: 02 6767 5499

Email:
trc@tamworth.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	65,908
Area (Km²)	9884.4
Council Classification	Regional Town/City
OLG Group	4
State Planning Region	New England North West
JO Region	Namoi

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	10
Population per Councillor (No.)	7323	4294
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	577	390
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	219743	162087
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	186828	125153
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	18.20717949	17.58129015
Population Density (residents per Km²)	7	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.)	6	3
Public Halls (No.)	23	14
Public Libraries (No.)	6	2.423076923
Open Public Space (ha)	850	773.9454423
Total Road Length (km)	3,241.36	1,416.15

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

4.3^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	4.325162693	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 (%)	15.4	8.248152893
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	5.8	6.411538462
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	39	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 (%)	2.5	2.907692308
Avg Taxable Income ($)	54775	58146.61538
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.5	2.419230769
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	158672	152649
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	6031	3764.846154

Largest Industry Employer

Health care / Social