Did you know that Gunnedah is The Koala Capital of the World?
The shire of Gunnedah is in the lower Namoi River Valley on the Liverpool Plains in northwest New South Wales and has a population of 12,819 people.
But how many koalas are there are in Gunnedah?
When I wrote ‘Are Koalas in Decline’ for the IPA Review a couple of years ago I had no idea that Gunnedah was a koala hot spot.
Indeed I didn’t even include Gunnedah in my list of known koala populations!
My article include comment that there area bout 59,000 koalas in the mulga-lands of southwest Queensland, 25,000 in southeast Queensland, 8,200 in North Coast NSW, and 27,000 on Kangaroo Island South Australia and that the population in Victoria could total one million.
When I was in Gunnedah earlier this week it was pouring with rain so I didn’t get any photographs of the koalas that on a fine day apparently wander the streets.
But here’s one from the photo gallery at www.infogunnedah.com.au
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And how many koalas are there in Australia?
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koala is my one n only the most favourite of mine.i pray for the long life of koala's species and also to have a koala in my live as i love koala................
hi, well let me just say that im from gunnedah and have been of many years now. And im hearing a lot bout gunnedah being the koala capital of the world but to b honest its only on occasions that you see them. every now and then u will see a koala walking down the road moving from tree to tree. In all my 15 years of living in gunnedah iv only seen bout 7 or 8 koalas and maybe thats cus gunnedah have a lot of gum trees planted around town sorry but i agree with nexus 6 gunnedah shouldn't be koala capital it should be port macquarie
Port Macquarie is more deserving of the title "Koala Capital". I've traveled through Gunnedah many times, having grown up an hour west of the town and have never seen a single koala. Port Macquarie however has two dedicated koala parks and even a koala hospital.