Walcha is a town at the south-eastern edge of
the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales,
Australia.

The town of Walcha serves as the seat of
Walcha Shire. Walcha is located 425 kilometres
by road from Sydney at the intersection of the
Oxley Highway and Thunderbolts Way. The
Apsley River passes through the Walcha to
tumble over the Apsley Falls before joining the
Macleay River further on.
At the 2011 census, Walcha had a population of
1,482 people.
Walcha is known as the "Pasture Wonderland"
as the dominant industry in the area is livestock
grazing along with an expanding timber
industry. The district usually runs about 937,000
sheep (mostly Merinos) and around 85,500
stud and commercial beef cattle. A large
modern dairy that will be capable of producing
five million litres of milk per year has been
established south of the town. There are also
several large trucking businesses, a
communications business, along with an
engineering business. All regular retail services
are also available in the Walcha.