Carroll ^{NSW 2340}

Recorded crime in Carroll is high (93/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

Carroll has a low recorded bushfire history (30/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Carroll, NSW had a population of 305 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

The postcode for Carroll, NSW is 2340.

Carroll is 416 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 298 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Carroll was $79,248 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

There are too few current rental listings in Carroll for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $220, across all dwelling types.

The median age of residents in Carroll was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Carroll has a low recorded bushfire history (30/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

There is 1 school inside the Carroll boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Carroll scores 8/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Carroll (Gunnedah) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 11.8 µg/m³. That puts Carroll below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Carroll, Gunnedah Resource Centre (18.4 km away), summer days average 32.8°C, winter nights 6°C, 626 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days, and 35 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

Carroll sits within the Gunnedah local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

The average residential rates bill through Gunnedah is $1,093 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

Across Gunnedah, 25 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 16.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Carroll sits within the federal Division of Parkes, currently held by Jamie Chaffey (The Nationals).