Inverell

18,152 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 9,405 km², 49 suburbs. Council website: inverell.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

18,152

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.1% in a year

Density

1.9/km²

9,405 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$375k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$484

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.7 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

2 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 43
Median household income: $1,163/week
Median rent: $260/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,210/month
Households renting: 27.3%
Average household: 2.4 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 2 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 2 of 10

Suburbs

49 suburbs where Inverell holds most residents, plus 4 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
Inverell	12,057	All	$425kDec 2025	– / 37%	2
Tingha	774	All	$240kDec 2025	– / 64%	1
Gilgai	740	All	$645kDec 2025	– / 87%	1
Ashford (NSW)	659	All	$270kDec 2025	– / 47%	1
Delungra	625	84%	$263kDec 2025	– / 58%	2
Elsmore	358	All		– / 36%	5
Gum Flat	209	All		– / 35%	7
Yetman	187	All	$195kDec 2025	– / 66%	3
Oakwood (NSW)	178	All		– / 50%	7
Nullamanna	171	All		– / 57%	6
Little Plain	159	All		– / 40%	7
Bukkulla	149	All		– / 40%	7
Bonshaw (NSW)	133	All	$225kDec 2025	– / 49%	5
Auburn Vale	127	All		– / 28%	7
Mount Russell	111	All		– / 56%	7
Wandsworth	107	36%		– / 74%	3
Graman	102	89%		– / 49%	4
Coolatai	99	21%	$272kDec 2025	– / 76%	5
Wellingrove	95	19%		– / 97%	4
Wallangra	93	All	$318kDec 2025	– / 58%	4
Stanborough	85	All		– / 84%	3
Stannifer	75	All		– / 89%	5
Rob Roy	69	All		– / 55%	7
Atholwood	68	All		– / 73%	3
Copeton	57	82%		– / 66%	6
Brodies Plains	56	All		– / 63%	5
Pindaroi	53	All		– / 65%	5
Cherry Tree Hill	51	All		– / 54%	7
Maybole	51	43%		– / 55%	5
Long Plain (Inverell - NSW)	44	All		– / 16%	5
Camp Creek (NSW)	42	All		– / 76%	3
Twin Rivers	38	All		– / 21%	3
Swan Vale	35	All		– / 26%	5
Kingsland	32	All		– / 32%	5
Sapphire	32	All		– / 54%	5
Howell	31	All		– / 84%	3
Myall Creek	27	79%		– / 50%	7
Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW)	26	All		– / 72%	5
Rocky Creek (Inverell - NSW)	25	All		– / 67%	5
Texas (NSW)	23	All		– / 46%	3
Spring Mountain (NSW)	20	All		– / 53%	5
Newstead (NSW)	19	All		– / 24%	5
Old Mill	16	All		– / 95%	3
Woodstock (Inverell - NSW)	16	All		– / 36%	5
Gragin	15	All		– / 31%	7
Paradise (NSW)	15	All		– / 23%	5
Wandera	15	All		– / 66%	5
Limestone (NSW)	14	All		– / 72%	4
Georges Creek (NSW)	11	All		– / 33%	8
Swanbrook	9	All		– / 48%	5
Bassendean (NSW)	5	All		– / 83%	8
Yellow Dam	4	All		– / 74%	5
The Basin (NSW)		All		– / 100%

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.

Bushfire-prone land

44%

Over 53 of 53 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 53 of 53 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 8 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $195k
Median of suburb medians: $266k
Highest suburb median: $645k

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 1 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter: 1,725; per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft: 235; per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage: 2,878; per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime: 5,999; per 100k · NSW 2025

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%

State districts

Northern Tablelands · Brendan Moylan (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

GoondiwindiQLD

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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. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.