Is Armidale safe? Australia travel risk
Is Armidale safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Armidale scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Armidale scores 22/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Armidale: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (38/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 30.5000° S, 151.6500° E in New South Wales, Armidale features an altitude of 1053 m. The settlement is located 582.6 km SSW from Canberra.
New South Wales
30.5000° S, 151.6500° E
1053 m
Australia/Sydney
21,312
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Australia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Armidale happened in August and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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