Mid-Western Regional

New South Wales · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle · 25,598 people · 104 suburbs · 6 postcodes

Mid-Western Regional at a glance

25,598
Population
#64 of 130 in NSW
8,967
km² area
3/km² density
41.5
Median age
+1.8 vs NSW
$1,604
Median HH income/wk
#55 of 130 in NSW
948
SEIFA IRSAD
#77 of 130 in NSW
15
Schools
13 gov, 2 Cath, 0 indep
8.1%
Born overseas
25.5%
Renting

Map shows the Mid-Western Regional LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Mid-Western Regional is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 104 suburbs across 6 postcodes and an area of 8,967 km². Mid-Western Regional has a population of 25,598 , ranking #64 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Mudgee (11,457 residents), and the highest median household income is in Cumbandry at $3,250/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,604/week and median age is 41.5. About 8.1% of residents were born overseas and 3.3% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (20.0%) 15–24 (9.8%) 25–44 (23.1%) 45–64 (26.5%) 65+ (20.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years5,091 (20.0%)
15–24 years2,493 (9.8%)
25–44 years5,882 (23.1%)
45–64 years6,735 (26.5%)
65+ years5,256 (20.6%)
8.1%
Born overseas
3.3%
Speak a language other than English at home
6.8%
First Nations
2.4
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (40.9%) Mortgaged (33.6%) Renting (25.5%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (95.1%) Semi/townhouse (4.4%) Flat/apartment (0.5%)
$324
Median weekly rent
$1,675
Median monthly mortgage
35.0%
Households with 0-1 cars
65.0%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.1%
Unemployment rate
6,791
In full-time work
3,739
In part-time work

Schools in Mid-Western Regional

15 schools across Mid-Western Regional: 86.7% Government, 13.3% Catholic, 0% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 926 (range 837 to 1022). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (66.7%) Secondary (20.0%) Combined (13.3%) Special (0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 926 NSW median 1005LGA range 837 to 1022

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 15 schools in Mid-Western Regional, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee Catholic Combined Mudgee 1,122 1022
Mudgee High School Government Secondary Mudgee 788 928
Cudgegong Valley Public School Government Primary Mudgee 654 951
Mudgee Public School Government Primary Mudgee 539 925
Gulgong Public School Government Primary Gulgong 283 913
Gulgong High School Government Secondary Gulgong 213 868
Kandos High School Government Secondary Kandos 166 902
All Hallows Catholic Primary School Gulgong Catholic Primary Gulgong 132 957
Rylstone Public School Government Primary Rylstone 99 989
Kandos Public School Government Primary Kandos 95 837
Lue Public School Government Primary Lue 26 886
Ilford Public School Government Primary Ilford 18 964
Hargraves Public School Government Primary Hargraves 12 840
Goolma Public School Government Primary Goolma 2 928
Red Hill Environmental Education Centre Government Combined Gulgong

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Mid-Western Regional. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

948
Ranked #77 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

978

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1001

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

919

Suburbs in Mid-Western Regional

Mid-Western Regional contains 104 suburbs and 6 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Mudgee 2850 11,457 $1,678/wk 36
Gulgong 2852 2,680 $1,371/wk 41
Kandos 2848 1,263 $677/wk 54
Rylstone 2849 904 $1,113/wk 54
Cooks Gap 2850 549 $1,637/wk 43
Bombira 2850 504 $2,903/wk 40
Yarrawonga 2850 445 $1,205/wk 46
Spring Flat 2850 345 $2,974/wk 36
Grattai 2850 330 $1,287/wk 50
Hargraves 2850 300 $872/wk 50
Stubbo 2852 270 $1,305/wk 46
St Fillans 2850 259 $1,775/wk 43
Budgee Budgee 2850 241 $1,781/wk 50
Kains Flat 2850 219 $1,625/wk 46
Lue 2850 216 $1,649/wk 43
Putta Bucca 2850 190 $2,562/wk 52
Windeyer 2850 187 $837/wk 54
Clandulla 2848 186 $900/wk 50
Eurunderee 2850 186 $2,583/wk 50
Menah 2850 186 $2,214/wk 46
Caerleon 2850 184 $1,937/wk 29
Frog Rock 2850 170 $1,812/wk 44
Ilford 2850 165 $933/wk 53
Tallawang 2852 165 $1,449/wk 38
Piambong 2850 157 $1,812/wk 48
Burrundulla 2850 140 $2,562/wk 49
Buckaroo 2850 138 $2,722/wk 48
Cooyal 2850 137 $2,416/wk 45
Bocoble 2850 132 $1,359/wk 51
Botobolar 2850 131 $2,249/wk 37
Mount Frome 2850 120 $2,399/wk 39
Running Stream 2850 120 $959/wk 61
Beryl 2852 117 $1,583/wk 48
Cope 2852 113 $1,125/wk 43
Erudgere 2850 108 $2,791/wk 38
Galambine 2850 100 $3,200/wk 29
Turill 2850 100 $1,312/wk 53
Yarrabin 2850 96 $1,291/wk 50
Goolma 2852 95 $1,291/wk 54
Mullamuddy 2850 95 $1,562/wk 43
Charbon 2848 91 $746/wk 50
Bungaba 2852 88 $1,437/wk 51
Ulan 2850 81 $1,624/wk 38
Coxs Creek 2849 73 $1,166/wk 37
Crudine 2795 68 $900/wk 56
Cudgegong 2850 66 $1,687/wk 51
Mebul 2852 61 $1,075/wk 49
Pyramul 2850 60 $1,042/wk 57
Linburn 2850 59 $1,958/wk 45
Two Mile Flat 2852 59 $1,625/wk 43
Camboon 2849 58 $1,958/wk 54
Home Rule 2850 55 $966/wk 48
Wollar 2850 52 $1,875/wk 35
Collingwood 2850 51 $2,125/wk 45
Cullenbone 2850 49 $3,125/wk 30
Green Gully 2850 49 $1,166/wk 52
Apple Tree Flat 2850 46 $1,375/wk 49
Meroo 2850 46 $2,250/wk 39
Avisford 2850 45 $1,124/wk 50
Birriwa 2844 45 $1,624/wk 47
Carcalgong 2850 45 $850/wk 56
Breakfast Creek 2849 44 $1,093/wk 55
Queens Pinch 2850 44 $1,625/wk 41
Guntawang 2852 43 $2,374/wk 31
Dabee 2849 42 $1,375/wk 35
Havilah 2850 42 $2,125/wk 32
Mount Knowles 2850 40 $1,937/wk 48
Pinnacle Swamp 2849 40 $2,374/wk 45
Pyangle 2849 37 $1,624/wk 47
Wilbetree 2850 35 $2,249/wk 35
Aarons Pass 2850 33 $1,625/wk 59
Olinda 2849 32 $1,625/wk 48
Riverlea 2850 32 $962/wk 62
Monivae 2850 30 $2,250/wk 36
Totnes Valley 2850 29 $1,062/wk 59
Carwell 2849 28 $1,749/wk 54
Merotherie 2852 24 $1,375/wk 50
Cumbandry 2852 22 $3,250/wk 20
Hayes Gap 2850 22 $2,250/wk 54
Maitland Bar 2850 21 $850/wk 60
Nullo Mountain 2849 20 $1,125/wk 62
Bara 2850 19 $1,125/wk 51
Bylong 2849 19 $2,125/wk 57
Canadian Lead 2850 19 $1,874/wk 48
Cross Roads 2850 19 $2,125/wk 40
Coxs Crown 2849 18 $450/wk 46
Budden 2849 16 $1,624/wk 58
Ginghi 2849 15 $1,624/wk 45
Growee 2849 12 $1,499/wk 46
Triamble 2850 12 $574/wk 53
Moolarben 2850 10 $1,875/wk 35
Upper Growee 2849 8 $1,124/wk 50
Dungeree 2849 6 $3,250/wk 11
Upper Bylong 2849 5 $1,125/wk 62
Murrumbo 2849 4 $2,250/wk 34
Coggan 2849 3 $900/wk 66
Cumbo 2850 3 $2,750/wk 59
Worlds End 2850 3 $900/wk 59
Barigan 2850
Barneys Reef 2852
Lee Creek 2849
Munghorn 2850
Tichular 2850 $75/wk 73
Wilpinjong 2850

Postcodes covered

2795, 2844, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2852

Compare Mid-Western Regional with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Mid-Western Regional and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age Median HH income SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Mid-Western Regional (NSW) 25,598 41.5 $1,604/wk 948 25.5% 8.1%
Lithgow 20,553 45.9 $1,289/wk 911 25.5% 10.0%
Bathurst Regional 43,580 39.1 $1,680/wk 965 31.3% 9.9%
Dubbo Regional 54,898 36.3 $1,631/wk 958 32.9% 9.6%
Warrumbungle Shire 9,188 49.4 $1,084/wk 914 22.2% 5.9%
Muswellbrook 16,154 36.8 $1,633/wk 906 35.6% 8.3%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Mid-Western Regional

What is the population of Mid-Western Regional?

The 2021 Census recorded 25,598 people living in Mid-Western Regional, across 104 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Mid-Western Regional?

Mid-Western Regional contains 104 suburbs. The most populous are Mudgee, Gulgong, Kandos, Rylstone, Cooks Gap.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Mid-Western Regional?

Mid-Western Regional covers 6 postcodes: 2795, 2844, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2852.

What is the median household income in Mid-Western Regional?

The population-weighted median household income across Mid-Western Regional is $1,604 per week (2021 Census), ranking #55 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Mid-Western Regional?

Mid-Western Regional has 15 schools, including 13 government, 2 Catholic, and 0 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Mid-Western Regional?

Mid-Western Regional has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 948, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.