| Quirindi New South Wales | |||||||||
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 View over Quirindi from a nearby lookout | |||||||||
  Quirindi Location in New South Wales | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°30′29″S 150°40′48″E / 31.50806°S 150.68000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 2,602 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1856[2] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2343 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Liverpool Plains Shire | ||||||||
| County | Buckland | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | New England | ||||||||
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Quirindi (/kwəˈrɪndaɪ/ or /kəˈrɪndaɪ/)[3] is a small town on the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, in Liverpool Plains Shire. At the 2021 census, Quirindi had a population of 2,602.[4] It is the nearest link to Gunnedah to the northwest and Tamworth to the north. The local economy is based on agriculture, with broadacre farming dominant on the black soil plains to the west and livestock grazing in the hilly eastern part of the district.
The town is on the Kamilaroi Highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of its junction with the New England Highway at Willow Tree.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Quirindi (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Quirindi (urban centre and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
