Introduction
Town in New South Wales, AustraliaTown in New South Wales, AustraliaQuirindiTownView over Quirindi from a nearby lookoutQuirindiLocation in New South WalesCoordinates: 31°30′29″S 150°40′48″E / 31.50806°S 150.68000°E / -31.50806; 150.68000CountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesLGALiverpool Plains ShireLocation 346 km (215 mi) NNW of Sydney 68 km (42 mi) SSW of Tamworth 35 km (22 mi) N of Murrurundi Established1856Government • State electorateUpper Hunter • Federal divisionNew EnglandElevation390 m (1,280 ft)Population • Total2,602 (UCL 2021)Postcode2343CountyBucklandMean max temp24.6 °C (76.3 °F)Mean min temp8.9 °C (48.0 °F)Annual rainfall684.1 mm (26.93 in) Quirindi saleyards, c.1900 Main Street of Quirindi Quirindi (/kwəˈrɪndaɪ/ or /kəˈrɪndaɪ/) 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. 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.