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Armidale Regional vs Tamworth Regional
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 117 km apart · Armidale Regional profile · Tamworth Regional profile
Armidale Regional Tamworth Regional
Tamworth Regional and Armidale Regional are two significant New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Armidale Regional has a much more highly qualified population, with 26.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 15.0% in Tamworth Regional. This gap extends to school completions, with 54.6% of Armidale Regional residents finishing Year 12, while the figure is 41.2% in Tamworth Regional. In contrast, Tamworth Regional has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, making up 12.7% of its residents compared to 7.6% in Armidale Regional.
Typical weekly household incomes are almost identical in both places, sitting around $1,410. This shared economic baseline exists alongside other similarities, such as having roughly 19% of their populations aged 65 and over. While they share these common traits, some gaps are shifting; for instance, the rate of crime growth has been far higher in Tamworth Regional than in Armidale Regional over the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2021: 29,124
- Second area, 2011: 56,292
- Second area, 2016: 59,663
- Second area, 2021: 63,070
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Armidale Regional: 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Tamworth Regional: 0.9% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Armidale Regional: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Tamworth Regional: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Armidale Regional: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Tamworth Regional: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Armidale Regional: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Tamworth Regional: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Armidale Regional: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Tamworth Regional: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Armidale Regional: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Tamworth Regional: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Armidale Regional: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Tamworth Regional: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Armidale Regional: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Tamworth Regional: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Armidale Regional: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Tamworth Regional: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Armidale Regional: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Tamworth Regional: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Armidale Regional: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Tamworth Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Armidale Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Tamworth Regional: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Armidale Regional: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Tamworth Regional: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 20–24 in Armidale Regional: 3.9% males, 4.1% females; 20–24 in Tamworth Regional: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Armidale Regional: 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 15–19 in Tamworth Regional: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Armidale Regional: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Tamworth Regional: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Armidale Regional: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Tamworth Regional: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Armidale Regional: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Tamworth Regional: 3.3% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2021: $719
- Second area, 2011: $515
- Second area, 2016: $633
- Second area, 2021: $755
- First area, 2021: $1,404
- Second area, 2011: $958
- Second area, 2016: $1,180
- Second area, 2021: $1,416
- First area, 2021: $1,844
- Second area, 2011: $1,181
- Second area, 2016: $1,446
- Second area, 2021: $1,821
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $285
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $260
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2021: $1,436
- Second area, 2011: $1,430
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Armidale Regional vs Tamworth Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10180/armidale-regional/vs/LGA17310/tamworth-regional