Gwydir
4,968 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 9,260 km², 26 suburbs. Council website: gwydir.nsw.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
4,968
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year
Density
0.5/km²
9,260 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$308k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$1,483
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
3.8 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
4 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
26
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income
- $1,029/week
- Median rent
- $200/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $997/month
- Households renting
- 18.1%
- Average household
- 2.3 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 4 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 4 of 10
Suburbs
26 suburbs where Gwydir holds most residents, plus 5 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warialda | 1,480 | All | $290kDec 2025 | – / 74% | 2 |
| Bingara | 1,318 | All | $395kDec 2025 | – / 90% | 1 |
| Bundarra | 674 | 19% | $328kDec 2025 | – / 69% | 2 |
| Delungra | 625 | 16% | $263kDec 2025 | – / 58% | 2 |
| Gravesend | 299 | All | $250kDec 2024 | – / 75% | 4 |
| North Star | 214 | All | – / 25% | 9 | |
| Warialda Rail | 182 | All | $160kDec 2023 | – / 82% | 1 |
| Upper Horton | 138 | All | – / 94% | 5 | |
| Croppa Creek | 104 | 93% | – / 36% | 9 | |
| Graman | 102 | 11% | – / 49% | 4 | |
| Coolatai | 99 | 79% | $272kDec 2025 | – / 76% | 5 |
| Cobbadah | 95 | All | – / 87% | 9 | |
| Pallal | 66 | All | – / 90% | 9 | |
| Yallaroi | 66 | All | – / 45% | 9 | |
| Gineroi | 63 | All | – / 68% | 7 | |
| Copeton | 57 | 18% | – / 66% | 6 | |
| Crooble | 54 | All | – / 36% | 7 | |
| Boonal | 51 | All | – / 41% | 9 | |
| Dinoga | 51 | All | – / 93% | 9 | |
| Whitlow | 51 | All | – / 95% | 7 | |
| Balfours Peak | 45 | All | – / 73% | 5 | |
| Gulf Creek | 45 | All | – / 98% | 4 | |
| Keera | 45 | All | – / 97% | 4 | |
| Bangheet | 37 | All | – / 85% | 9 | |
| Myall Creek | 27 | 21% | – / 50% | 7 | |
| Blue Nobby | 25 | All | – / 54% | 5 | |
| Elcombe | 25 | All | – / 94% | 9 | |
| Gundamulda | 25 | All | – / 90% | 4 | |
| Rocky Creek (Gwydir - NSW) | 25 | 84% | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Upper Bingara | 21 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Back Creek (Gwydir - NSW) | 20 | All | – / 99% | 5 |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 5 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $160k
- Median of suburb medians
- $272k
- Highest suburb median
- $395k
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- New England · Barnaby JOYCE (NP)100%
- Parkes · Jamie CHAFFEY (NP)1%
State districts
- Northern Tablelands · Brendan Moylan (NAT)100%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.