Tilpa is a town in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Darling River, in the Central Darling Shire local government area, 917 kilometres north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2016 census, Tilpa and the large surrounding area had a population of 44. The town itself is said to have a population of nine. The Darling River at Tilpa has erratic flows and is often dry in periods of drought.