24,519

People

est. as @ 17 Jul 2026

2021 Census | 23,967 people

274.6 km²

Land area

89.3 /km²

Density

4.4%

Unemployment

120 /yr

Resi approvals

Located 362 kilometers south-southwest from the Brisbane CBD, the suburb of Armidale is a NSW locality celebrated for its scenic natural landscapes and historic architecture. The area features a unique demographic and market profile, characterized by a notable concentration of residents aged 15 to 24, a high renting population, and a low median household size. Single person households are prominent, and the workforce is heavily centered around the education and hospitality sectors. While the suburb of Armidale experiences high property sales activity relative to its population, overall population expansion has remained limited. Local landscapes boast waterfalls, gorges, and national parks, which exist alongside a busy cultural scene of galleries, museums, and notable late 19th and early 20th-century heritage buildings. As a significant regional education hub, the town features a prestigious university and other learning institutions that support an intellectually-driven community. According to Districts' analysis of yearly SA2-level Estimated Resident Population counts and quarterly national address updates, the population of the suburb of Armidale is estimated at around 24,519 as of May 2026. This reflects minimal change since the 2021 Census, which recorded a population of 23,967 people. The local property market is characterized by a strong semi-detached housing presence, which complements the high proportion of teenagers and lone person households residing in the area.

Estimated residents are up from 23,967 at the 2021 Census — a change of 552 people, or 2.3%.

Districts View

Data to 17 Jul 2026

Metrici

Armidale

Latest FY Approvals

217

185,138

239

Current FY-to-Date Approvals

184,871

109

–Detached House Approvals

63/44.7%

89,436/61.9%

74/53.7%

–Attached/Other Approvals

78/55.3%

55,043/38.1%

64/46.3%

Average Annual Approvals

120

188,882

155

Total 5-Year Approvals

601

944,410

775

Approvals per 1,000 People (2yr)

8.3

6.5

Approvals per 1,000 People (5yr)

7.2

4.1

Pop Growth per Approval (2yr)

0.2

2.8

0.6

Pop Growth per Approval (5yr)

0.1

2.1

0.2

Persons per Approval

120

158

169

Residential Value per Unit

374

342

338

Commercial Development Value

19,638

105,080,908

24,781

Development Drivers Ranking

100

Address	Price	Sold	Type	Beds	Baths	Cars	Land	$/m² land
11 earle page dr, armidale, NSW, 2350	$485K	28 Sept 2023	House	4	2	2	478m²	$1,015
19 enid st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$270K	27 Sept 2023	House	2	1	1	1,012m²	$267
15 short st, armidale, NSW, 2350	—	14 Sept 2023	House	4	2	2	974m²	—
17 herbert park rd, armidale, NSW, 2350	$880K	13 Sept 2023	House	3	2	2	169,968m²	$5
35 dale cres, armidale, NSW, 2350	$410K	12 Sept 2023	House	4	2	2	608m²	$674
7 eleanor cl, armidale, NSW, 2350	$505K	12 Sept 2023	House	3	2	2	—	—
114 barney st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$470K	6 Sept 2023	Block Of Units	4	2	2	613m²	$767
17 baldwyn st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$575K	30 Aug 2023	House	4	2	1	755m²	$762
9 salmon ave, armidale, NSW, 2350	$425K	18 Aug 2023	House	4	1	2	—	—
10 virginia cl, armidale, NSW, 2350	$415K	17 Aug 2023	House	3	1	2	840m²	$494
33 northcott st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$310K	14 Aug 2023	House	3	1	1	816m²	$380
165 allingham st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$650K	8 Aug 2023	House	6	2	2	1,233m²	$527
45 dumaresq st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$432K	20 July 2023	House	4	1	2	920m²	$470
22 wilson ave, armidale, NSW, 2350	$350K	5 July 2023	House	3	1	2	702m²	$499
28 martin st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$445K	4 July 2023	House	3	2	1	766m²	$581
32 marble hill rd, armidale, NSW, 2350	$765K	3 July 2023	Rural Property	4	2	7	24,400m²	$31
8 perrott st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$620K	30 June 2023	Block Of Units	6	3	3	—	—
96 mann st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$489K	30 June 2023	House	3	1	0	—	—
7 witherdin ln, armidale, NSW, 2350	$820K	26 June 2023	House	4	3	3	3,503m²	$234
21 hargrave st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$415K	21 June 2023	House	3	1	1	607m²	$684
39 lynland dr, armidale, NSW, 2350	$1.15M	9 June 2023	House	6	3	5	31,300m²	$37
209A kennedy st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$425K	7 June 2023	House	3	1	2	660m²	$644
14 gordon st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$532K	6 June 2023	House	4	2	1	930m²	$572
9 yeomans rd, armidale, NSW, 2350	$640K	6 June 2023	House	4	2	2	—	—
182 mann st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$428K	2 June 2023	House	3	1	2	832m²	$514
65 markham st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$560K	1 June 2023	House	3	2	2	674m²	$831
17 madgwick dr, armidale, NSW, 2350	$415K	29 May 2023	House	3	1	2	774m²	$536
59 simmons st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$388K	27 May 2023	House	4	2	2	727m²	$534
6 grandview cres, armidale, NSW, 2350	$565K	27 May 2023	House	4	2	2	—	—
147 donnelly st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$430K	27 May 2023	House	3	1	1	797m²	$540
25 wilson ave, armidale, NSW, 2350	$460K	24 May 2023	House	3	1	1	620m²	$742
56 kentucky st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$545K	22 May 2023	House	3	1	2	1,963m²	$277
204 markham st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$539K	15 May 2023	House	3	1	2	835m²	$645
197 mount mitchell rd, armidale, NSW, 2350	$640K	11 May 2023	Rural Property	3	2	2	37,600m²	$17
30 newton st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$401K	11 May 2023	House	3	1	5	835m²	$480
24 grafton rd, armidale, NSW, 2350	$440K	10 May 2023	House	3	1	5	1,619m²	$272
6 conningdale cres, armidale, NSW, 2350	$430K	8 May 2023	House	4	1	2	671m²	$641
10 jubilee rd, armidale, NSW, 2350	$500K	4 May 2023	House	3	1	1	841m²	$595
45 norris dr, armidale, NSW, 2350	$645K	3 May 2023	House	4	2	2	800m²	$806
248 dumaresq st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$385K	3 May 2023	House	3	1	1	491m²	$784
12 bowman ave, armidale, NSW, 2350	$580K	3 May 2023	House	3	1	0	1,005m²	$577
95 kentucky st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$470K	3 May 2023	House	4	2	3	—	—
10 watson ave, armidale, NSW, 2350	$550K	19 Apr 2023	House	4	3	3	746m²	$737
73 rusden st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$495K	17 Apr 2023	House	3	1	1	—	—
92 brown st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$1.22M	14 Apr 2023	House	3	2	1	—	—
52 garibaldi st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$770K	14 Apr 2023	House	4	2	1	1,075m²	$716
95 golgotha st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$440K	12 Apr 2023	House	3	1	4	—	—
26 evangelene cres, armidale, NSW, 2350	$380K	11 Apr 2023	House	3	1	2	937m²	$406
9 tysoe cres, armidale, NSW, 2350	$308K	27 Mar 2023	House	3	1	1	—	—
24 bilga rd, armidale, NSW, 2350	$615K	9 Mar 2023	House	4	3	0	20,000m²	$31
31 eleanor cl, armidale, NSW, 2350	$528K	8 Mar 2023	House	3	1	1	756m²	$698
13 canambe st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$660K	3 Mar 2023	House	4	1	6	1,650m²	$400
53 dangar st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$620K	1 Mar 2023	House	3	1	2	942m²	$658
160 canambe st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$400K	28 Feb 2023	House	4	1	1	595m²	$672
38 albion cl, armidale, NSW, 2350	$580K	24 Feb 2023	House	3	2	2	503m²	$1,153
185 chapel st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$338K	20 Feb 2023	House	3	1	1	690m²	$490
183 faulkner st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$535K	20 Feb 2023	House	3	3	2	974m²	$549
23 james ave, armidale, NSW, 2350	$410K	13 Feb 2023	House	3	1	3	948m²	$432
33 dangar st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$440K	13 Feb 2023	House	3	1	1	765m²	$575
36 sunrise cres, armidale, NSW, 2350	$575K	6 Feb 2023	House	4	2	2	665m²	$865
69 ash tree dr, armidale, NSW, 2350	$1.07M	2 Feb 2023	House	6	3	2	2,364m²	$453
216 canambe st, armidale, NSW, 2350	$395K	25 Jan 2023	House	4	1	1	666m²	$593
9 bowman ave, armidale, NSW, 2350	$630K	24 Jan 2023	House	4	2	3	—	—
4 belinda pl, armidale, NSW, 2350	$840K	23 Jan 2023	House	5	3	2	1,239m²	$678

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaRest of NSW	Comparison areaAustralia
Latest Population Est.	24,519	2,969,324	27,798,796
Growth Since Census	2.3%	4.9%	9.3%
Population 2021 Census	23,967	2,829,637	25,422,788
Natural Increase	20.0%	14.0%	20.0%
Overseas Migration	80.0%	58.0%	80.0%
Interstate Migration	0.0%	28.0%	0.0%
Population Forecast Growth (2041)	7.0%	7.6%	19.8%
Persons per Square Kilometer	89	3	3

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Total Employment	13,155	14,651,372	20,986
–Education & Training	22.2%	9.2%	18.4%
–Health Care & Social Assistance	16.7%	15.2%	14.7%
–Retail Trade	9.6%	9.5%	8.5%
Labour Force	13,764	15,298,546	21,766
Participation Rate	67.1%	67.2%	68.6%
Working from Home	26.2%	23.9%	27.1%
Unemployment	4.4%	4.2%	3.6%
1Yr Emp. Growth	-4.0%	1.5%	-3.6%
5Yr Emp. Growth Forecast	6.6%	6.5%	6.1%
Employment Drivers Ranking	27	100	39

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Median Annual Income Est.	53,383	63,034	53,982
Average Annual Income Est.	67,157	81,013	64,881
ATO Median Taxable Income	48,389	57,137	48,932
ATO Average Taxable Income	60,875	73,435	58,812
Median Household Income	1,432	1,746	1,383
–$0 to 399	620 (6.9%)	638,312 (6.3%)	1,038 (7.3%)
–$400 to 799	1,860 (20.7%)	1,671,771 (16.5%)	3,115 (21.9%)
–$800 to 1,499	2,211 (24.6%)	2,158,104 (21.3%)	3,528 (24.8%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	2,804 (31.2%)	3,201,695 (31.6%)	4,338 (30.5%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	773 (8.6%)	1,114,514 (11.0%)	1,138 (8.0%)
–$4,000+	719 (8.0%)	1,357,681 (13.4%)	1,067 (7.5%)
Median Family Income	1,893	2,120	1,810
–$0 to 399	158 (2.8%)	236,192 (3.3%)	316 (3.4%)
–$400 to 799	700 (12.4%)	758,676 (10.6%)	1,246 (13.4%)
–$800 to 1,499	1,343 (23.8%)	1,474,408 (20.6%)	2,298 (24.7%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	2,151 (38.1%)	2,562,321 (35.8%)	3,498 (37.6%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	677 (12.0%)	973,396 (13.6%)	1,014 (10.9%)
–$4,000+	615 (10.9%)	1,145,171 (16.0%)	930 (10.0%)
Median Personal Income	730	805	715
–$0 to 399	6,638 (27.1%)	7,303,780 (26.3%)	10,452 (27.2%)
–$400 to 799	6,613 (27.0%)	6,526,191 (23.5%)	10,683 (27.8%)
–$800 to 1,499	6,369 (26.0%)	7,137,153 (25.7%)	9,991 (26.0%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	4,115 (16.8%)	5,359,808 (19.3%)	6,071 (15.8%)
–$3,000 to 3,499	294 (1.2%)	527,649 (1.9%)	423 (1.1%)
–$3,500+	490 (2.0%)	944,215 (3.4%)	769 (2.0%)
–Low Income (<$800/wk)	27.6%	22.8%	29.2%
–High Income (>$3,000/wk)	16.6%	24.4%	15.5%
Largest Income Group	$1,500 - 2,999	$1,500 - 2,999	$1,500 - 2,999
Household Disposable Income	5,297	6,376	5,192
SEIFA Score	4.6	5.6	4.6

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Total Dwellings (Census)	8,785	9,275,218	13,904
–Owned Outright	33.1%	32.1%	38.6%
–Owned with Mortgage	28.0%	36.2%	29.0%
–Rented	38.9%	31.7%	32.4%
–Detached Houses	82.0%	72.5%	87.1%
–Semi-Detached	12.4%	12.6%	8.4%
–Apartments	5.2%	14.3%	3.8%
–Other Dwellings	0.4%	0.6%	0.7%
–Median Monthly Mortgage	1,500	1,863	1,408
–Median Weekly Rent	290	375	280
–$0-149/wk	4.4%	7.3%	6.7%
–$150-349/wk	63.7%	33.4%	65.6%
–$350-649/wk	31.4%	50.9%	27.1%
–$650-949/wk	0.3%	6.6%	0.4%
–>$950/wk	0.1%	1.8%	0.2%
–Aggregate Housing Cost	908	1,189	801
–Mortgage / Income	24.2%	24.6%	23.5%
–Rent / Income	20.3%	21.5%	20.2%
–Persons per Bedroom	0.7	0.8	0.7

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Suburb	Distance	People	Median	Growth	Sales
Armidale	—	24,519	—	—	—
Uralla (NSW)	21.8 km	2,856	—	—	—
Guyra	31.9 km	2,056	—	—	—
Walcha	59.0 km	2,458	—	—	—
Kootingal	84.0 km	2,571	—	—	—
Glen Innes	85.8 km	6,316	—	—	—
Moore Creek	90.1 km	3,285	—	—	—
Manilla	93.8 km	2,548	—	—	—
East Tamworth	94.5 km	5,775	—	—	—
North Tamworth	94.6 km	6,716	—	—	—
Oxley Vale	95.4 km	4,010	—	—	—
Calala	97.1 km	5,027	—	—	—
Inverell	97.4 km	12,474	—	—	—
West Tamworth	97.6 km	6,150	—	—	—
South Tamworth	97.9 km	7,370	—	—	—
Hillvue	99.1 km	7,278	—	—	—
Westdale (Tamworth Regional - NSW)	99.4 km	3,237	—	—	—
Bellingen	118.3 km	4,017	—	—	—

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Current Household Est.	8,987	10,142,077	14,224
Median Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.3
Total Households (Census)	8,785	9,275,217	13,908
–Lone Person Households	32.8%	25.6%	31.0%
–Group Households	4.4%	3.9%	3.6%
–Other Households	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
–Family Households	62.8%	70.5%	65.4%
–Couple with Children	23.1%	31.4%	24.1%
–Couple No Children	27.2%	26.8%	29.9%
–One Parent Family	11.5%	11.1%	10.4%
–Avg Children per Family	1.6	1.6	1.8
Currently Married	40.3%	46.5%	44.4%
Never Married	42.7%	36.5%	38.1%

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
University Qualifications	35.1%	30.4%	30.6%
–Bachelor Degree	19.3%	20.0%	17.8%
–Postgraduate Degree	12.2%	7.6%	9.6%
–Advanced Diploma	9.3%	10.8%	9.8%
–Certificate	21.7%	22.0%	24.2%
No Tertiary Qualifications	33.8%	36.8%	35.3%
Number of Schools	16	11,054	35
Total School Attendance	4,803	4,176,099	6,066
ICSEA Score	966	1,001	951
Education Drivers Ranking	44	100	39

#	School name	Type	Places	ICSEA	Distance (km)
1	St Mary's Primary School	Primary	320	1030	0.75
2	OneSchool Global NSW - Armidale	Combined	35	982	0.99
3	Armidale City Public School	Primary	368	976	1.10
4	Ben Venue Public School	Primary	523	1005	1.26
5	Drummond Memorial Public School	Primary	225	842	1.29
6	PLC Armidale	Combined	224	1075	1.37
7	The Armidale School	Combined	660	1102	1.45
8	Armidale Secondary College	Secondary	1,034	934	1.49
9	O'Connor Catholic College	Secondary	506	1024	1.54
10	Sandon Public School	Primary	178	926	1.59
11	Newling Public School	Primary	168	761	1.94
12	The Armidale School, Peter Hall Trade Training in Schools Centre	Secondary	n.a	n.a	2.30
13	New England Girls' School	Combined	213	1038	2.56
14	Minimbah Primary School	Primary	43	696	2.72
15	Martins Gully Public School	Primary	158	1047	3.02
16	The Armidale Waldorf School	Combined	148	1061	3.81

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Transport Stops	437	171,981	1,345
Routes	46	12,966	92
Weekly Trips	1,107	1,140,068	1,936
Avg Dist. Between Stops (m)	200	235	537
Avg Dist. to Local Pop. (m)	158	7,586	162
Population per Stop	57	161	29
Population per Trip	22.4	24.3	20
Population per Route	539	2,136	421
Public Transport Access Ranking	37	100	38
Vehicles per Dwelling	1.2	1.4	1.4
Work from Home	26.2%	23.9%	27.1%
Single Mode Commute	73.1%	73.8%	72.1%
Two Mode	0.7%	1.9%	0.8%
Three+ Mode	0.1%	0.3%	0.1%
–Car	90.6%	84.1%	89.5%
–Train	0.0%	4.9%	0.1%
–Bus	0.6%	3.6%	1.0%
–Walk	5.8%	3.7%	6.4%
–Cycle	1.0%	1.0%	0.7%
–Ferry	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
–Tram/Light Rail	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
–Other	0.8%	1.1%	1.1%

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Private Health Cover Rate	51.0%	55.7%	49.0%
Need for Assistance	5.4%	5.8%	5.4%
Zero L/T Health Conditions	66.1%	69.8%	65.5%
One Long Term Condition	23.0%	20.5%	23.0%
Two Long Term Conditions	7.4%	6.4%	7.5%
3+ Long Term Conditions	3.5%	3.3%	3.9%
–Arthritis	8.2%	7.7%	9.1%
–Asthma	8.8%	7.4%	8.8%
–Cancer	3.1%	2.6%	3.2%
–Dementia / Alzheimers	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%
–Diabetes	3.9%	4.3%	4.1%
–Heart Disease	3.9%	3.6%	4.1%
–Kidney Disease	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
–Lung Condition	1.7%	1.6%	1.9%
–Mental Health Issue	9.6%	8.0%	8.8%
–Stroke	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
–Other Condition	7.9%	7.3%	7.5%

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Born Overseas	18.2%	29.3%	14.5%
Born in Australia	81.8%	70.7%	85.5%
Australian Citizens	80.9%	83.8%	83.8%
Speak English Only	87.0%	76.4%	90.6%
Speak Other Language	13.0%	23.6%	9.4%
Indigenous Population	5.8%	2.2%	5.7%
Largest Ethnic Group	English	English	English
Main Religion	Christianity	Christianity	Christianity
–Buddhism	1.4%	2.6%	1.1%
–Christianity	50.3%	47.5%	55.0%
–Hinduism	2.1%	2.9%	1.3%
–Islam	1.7%	3.5%	1.2%
–Judaism	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%
–Other	3.5%	1.4%	2.4%
–No Religion	40.9%	41.6%	39.0%

Metrici	Armidale	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Median Age	35	38	39
Largest Age Group	15 to 24	25 to 34	15 to 24
Children (0-14)	17.1%	17.5%	17.2%
Working Age (15-64)	65.7%	64.7%	62.3%
Seniors (65+)	18.4%	17.8%	20.6%
Age Distribution Variance	21.0%	16.0%	14.0%
Dependency Ratio	54.0%	55.0%	61.0%
Fastest Growing Age Group	85+	85+	85+