216,979
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Central West · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Central West
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Slow population growth shapes the daily life of Central West, where the number of residents has increased by only 1.6% since 2021. This figure is much lower than most other areas and trails far behind the state growth rate.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population stands at 216,979, though the recent growth rate of 1.6% is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
1.6%
Lower than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Central West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/103/central-west/topic/economy-advantage