Gunnedah

Gunnedah New South Wales
Gunnedah viewed from Mount Porcupine
Gunnedah
Coordinates	30°58′0″S 150°15′0″E / 30.96667°S 150.25000°E / -30.96667; 150.25000
Population	8,338 (2021 census)[1]
Established	1856
Postcode(s)	2380
Elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Location	66 km (41 mi) W of Tamworth 432 km (268 mi) NW of Sydney 98 km (61 mi) SE of Narrabri 113 km (70 mi) E of Coonabarabran
LGA(s)	Gunnedah Shire
Region	North West Slopes
County	Pottinger
State electorate(s)	Tamworth
Federal division(s)	Parkes
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 24.6 °C 76 °F 12.2 °C 54 °F 636.9 mm 25.1 in
Localities around Gunnedah: Boggabri Manilla Mullaley Gunnedah Carroll Curlewis

Gunnedah (/ˈɡʌnədɑː/)^[2] is a town in north-central New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area. In the 2021 census the town recorded a population of 8,338.^[3] Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains, a fertile agricultural region, with 80% of the surrounding shire area devoted to farming. The Namoi River flows west then north-west through the town providing water beneficial to agricultural operations in the area.

The Gunnedah area is a significant producer of cotton, coal, beef, lamb and pork, and cereal and oilseed grains. Gunnedah is also home to AgQuip, Australia's largest annual agricultural field day.^[4]

Gunnedah is located on the Oxley and Kamilaroi Highways providing convenient road links to much of the northern sector of the state including to the regional centre Tamworth, 75 kilometres (47 mi) distant. The town has a station on the Mungindi railway line and is served by the daily NSW TrainLink Xplorer passenger service to and from Sydney and Moree.

It claims the title "Koala Capital of World".

In recent years the local shire council has moved away from this promotional tagline and there are concerns over the health of the local koala population and the impacts of climate change and local mining developments on koala habitat.