Suburb report · NSW 2350
Armidale
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Population
24,231
Armidale suburb profile
Who lives in Armidale
Armidale is a regional centre 377km from the Sydney CBD. Armidale is home to 24,231 people, a scale matched by fewer than 3% of New South Wales suburbs. Among the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, it ranks 9 by population. Residents are slightly younger than the state norm, a median age of 36 against 40. Among New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 602 of 763 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $80,900 a year, at the 29th percentile for New South Wales. On household income it ranks 440 of 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD. Ownership runs at 61.1%, with 38.9% renting, at the 24th percentile of New South Wales suburbs. Among New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 110 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Armidale.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 8,785 occupied private dwellings in Armidale, one of the larger housing stocks in New South Wales. Families with children are the largest household type at 35.5%, ahead of couples without children at 27.2% and people living alone at 32.8%. On the share of families with children it ranks 549 of 761 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD. Few New South Wales suburbs have more group households: 4.4% of households, ahead of 83% of the state. The 27.2% share of couples without children is typical for New South Wales.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 219 new dwellings were approved across the Armidale statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 83 a year. Supply figures here are for the Armidale statistical area, home to 24,436 residents in 2025, which closely matches Armidale. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 9 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3 for the median New South Wales area. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2025, with 219, and the quietest was 2020, with 27.
Population trend
The population of the Armidale statistical area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than most of New South Wales, against 5.9% for New South Wales as a whole. The median New South Wales statistical area grew 2.5% over the same 5 years, 2.4 points faster than this one. It ranks at the 24th percentile of New South Wales statistical areas for population growth over the period. Year by year, the change ran from -1% in 2021 to 0.7% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the suburbs profiled in the region listed below, Coffs Harbour differs most on the median age: 42 there against 36 in Armidale. Kingswood is the closest match on the median household income, at $78,600 against $80,900. At 98km, Inverell counts 12,326 residents against 24,231 in Armidale.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.