Tamworth Regional Council

The area includes the city of Tamworth and the towns and villages of Attunga, Barraba, Bendemeer, Dungowan, Duri, Kootingal, Limbri, Manilla, Moonbi, Niangala, Nundle, Ogunbil, Somerton, Upper Manilla and Woolbrook.

• Calala
• Coledale
• Daruka Estate
• East Tamworth
• Forest Hills
• Hillvue
• Kingswood
• Nemingha
• North Tamworth
• Oxley Vale
• South Tamworth
• Taminda
• Tamworth
• Tamworth Central Business District
• Westdale
• West Tamworth

Tamworth Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Kootingal, New England Highway: Moonby House{{cite NSW SHR|5045526|Moonby House|hr=00061|fn=EF14/5709; HC32073; S90/6189|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Manilla, Tamworth-Barraba railway: Manilla railway underbridges{{cite NSW SHR|5012094|Manilla railway underbridges|hr=01045|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Tamworth, Fitzroy Street: Tamworth Post Office{{cite NSW SHR|5051286|Tamworth Post Office|hr=01421|fn=H00/00160|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Tamworth, King George V Memorial Avenue (East): King George V Avenue of Memorial English Oaks{{cite NSW SHR|5061825|King George V Avenue of Memorial English Oaks|hr=01922|fn=EF11/12586; EF14/5707|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Tamworth, Main Northern railway: Tamworth railway station{{cite NSW SHR|5012235|Tamworth Railway Station, yard group and movable relics|hr=01260|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Tamworth, Main Northern railway: Peel River railway bridge{{cite NSW SHR|5012237|Tamworth rail bridge over Peel River|hr=01058|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Tamworth, Marius Street (East): Dominican Roman Catholic Convent{{cite NSW SHR|5045449|Dominican Roman Catholic Convent|hr=00122|fn=S90/07227 & HC 30335|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Tamworth, Peel Street (cnr): Tamworth Peel Barracks{{cite NSW SHR|5001109|Tamworth Peel Barracks|hr=00550|fn=S90/03515 & HC 86/1553|access-date=18 May 2018}}

At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, there were {{formatnum:63070}} people in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area, of these 49.0 per cent identified as male and 51.0 per cent identified as female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.7 per cent of the population, which was greater than three times higher than the national average of 3.2 per cent. The median age of people in the Tamworth Regional Council was 39 years, which was marginally higher than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 44.6 per cent were married and 11.8 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area between the 2011 Census and the 2016 Census was 6.0 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area was slightly lower than the national average.

The median weekly income for residents within the Tamworth Regional Council was lower than the national average, this downwards trend compared to the national average was also seen with personal and family incomes.

At the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents in the Tamworth Regional local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon was about 83.3 per cent of all residents (the national average was around 62.9 per cent). About 49.2% of all residents in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2021 Census, which was higher than the national average of approximately 32.4 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the 2021 Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area had a significantly lower than average proportion (6.8 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (the national average was 24.8 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (87.2 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (the national average was 72.0 per cent).

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Tamworth Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:{{cite web |archive-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723125749/https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/tamworth/councillor |url-status=live |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/tamworth/councillor |title=Tamworth Regional Councillor Election |work=NSW Electoral Commission |date=22 December 2021 |access-date=23 July 2024 |quote=The following candidates were declared elected on 22 December 2021: Bede BURKE Russell WEBB (IND) Mark RODDA (IND) Marc SUTHERLAND (IND) Phil BETTS (IND) Helen TICKLE (IND) Brooke SOUTHWELL (IND) Stephen MEARS (ALP) Judy COATES}}

The current council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in New England|section=Tamworth results}}

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