Ko Barraba he tāone iti i Niu Haute Wēra, Ahitereiria. Kei roto Barraba i te rohe Ingarangi Hōu. Kei roto Barraba i te rohe o Te Kaunihera Ā-Rohe o Tamworth (i te reo Pākehā: Tamworth Regional Council). Kei roto te tāone iti i Te Rohe Whai Tikanga mō Ngā Manu o Bundarra me Barraba (i te reo Pākehā: Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area), e tiaki ana taua i te nōhanga o te manu whakamōrea Anthochaera phrygia (i te reo Pākehā: Regent Honeyeater). Barraba e 477 kiromita ki te tapatapātiu mai i Poihakena, e 548 kiromita ki te tonga-mā-uru mai i Piripane, e 694 kiromita ki te raki mai i Kānapera, me e 90 kiromita ki te raki mai i Tamworth, te tāone nui tata. Kei te rere te Awa o Manilla (i te reo Pākehā: Manilla River) i te taha rāwhiti o te tāone iti ki te tonga. Kei runga te tāone iti i te rori Te Rori o Ngā Kairapurapu (i te reo Pākehā: Fossickers Way) me kei roto te tāone iti i te Pae Maunga o Nandewar (i te reo Pākehā: Nandewar Range), 500 mita i runga ake i te taumata o te moana. E 1,410 ngā tāngata i noho ki Barraba i te tau 2016.