Quirindi, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Quirindi is a country town on the Liverpool Plains in the North West Slopes of New South Wales, about 68 kilometres south-west of Tamworth in the Liverpool Plains Shire. The Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) people lived across these plains for many thousands of years, and the town's name comes from their language, variously translated as 'nest in the hills' or 'place where fish breed'. A post office opened in 1858 and the town was gazetted in 1884. Quirindi sits amid some of the richest farming country in the state — broadacre cropping on the deep black soils to the west, and grazing in the hills to the east — and marks its rural roots each May with a Rural Heritage Festival.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Quirindi is more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 898, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Quirindi at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,355
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,198
- SEIFA score
- 898
- Coordinates
- -31.4995, 150.6272
Quirindi demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Quirindi using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 26%, 28% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 611 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 339 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 659 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 868 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 878 | 26% |
Share of the 3,355 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 519 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 331 | 26% |
| Rented | 354 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,176 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 52 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 25 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,257 occupied private dwellings in Quirindi.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,127
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,581
- Median weekly personal income
- $651
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 190 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 89 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 529 (16%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 852 (32%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Employed full-time
- 811
- Employed part-time
- 415
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Quirindi
Where is Quirindi?
Quirindi is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Quirindi?
At the 2021 Census, Quirindi had a population of about 3,355.
Is Quirindi an advantaged area?
Quirindi has an ABS SEIFA score of 898, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 11 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of Australian suburbs.
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