Gilgandra is a town located in the central west
region of New South Wales, Australia. Gilgandra is
located on the junction of the Newell, Oxley and
Castlereagh highways and can be reached in
about six hours by car from Sydney. Gilgandra is
the administrative seat for the Gilgandra Shire.
At the 2011 census the population of the Gilgandra
"statistical area" was 4,368 people.
There is a hospital, pharmacy, and medical
centres. In 2009, a Supa IGA supermarket was
opened. various clothes stores including Target
Country and several hotels. Two clubs have
bowling greens (bowling club and RSL club) and
the golf club has a full sized golf course
surrounded by a racecourse.