Tamworth population: How many people live in Australia’s country music capital?

The population of Tamworth, New South Wales is 43,251. That makes Tamworth about as big as Traralgon-Morwell in Victoria, or Gladstone-Tannum Sands in Queensland.

The population of Tamworth, New South Wales, is clearly high enough to sustain a thriving music scene. This New England town is Australia’s country music capital, as well as a regional hub for agriculture.

Peel Street in Tamworth, NSW, Australia — Peel Street in Tamworth. Photo courtesy of Destination NSW.

Tamworth population statistics

The Tamworth population is 43,251, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That’s the estimated Tamworth population figure for the significant urban area, which also includes satellite towns and suburbs. Essentially, it’s the town, and the built-up parts around the town that would realistically go into Tamworth for shopping and business.

The Tamworth population figure is for June 2020. In 2010, the population of Tamworth was 39,629. The biggest town in New England is growing, although hardly at lightning fast rates.

Tamworth population comparisons

To get an idea of how big Tamworth is, we can compare it to other Australian towns. Using the same Australian Bureau of Statistics population estimates, we can see that Tamworth is smaller than Port Macquarie, but bigger than Orange. Using comparisons in Victoria, the significant urban area of Tamworth is slightly bigger than that of Traralgon-Morwell and Warragul-Drouin.

Tamworth is also a little bit smaller than Gladstone–Tannum Sands in Queensland, and a bit bigger than Busselton in Western Australia.

Things to do in Tamworth include visiting the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame and chilling out at Chaffey Dam on the road to Nundle.