Inverell Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia adjacent to the Macintyre River and the Gwydir Highway.

[4] Formerly part of the Armidale Region, on 1 July 2019, Tingha was transferred to the Inverell Shire.

[5][6] The shire includes the town of Inverell and small towns and villages including Gilgai, Stannifer, Elsmore, Bukkulla, Ashford, Bonshaw, Yetman, Wallangra, Graman, Oakwood, Delungra, Mount Russell and Tingha.

[8] The median weekly income for residents within the Inverell Shire was significantly below the national average.

[7] Inverell Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward.