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Gunnedah vs Upper Hunter Shire

Name: Gunnedah vs Upper Hunter Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 126 km apart · Gunnedah profile · Upper Hunter Shire profile

Gunnedah Upper Hunter Shire

Upper Hunter Shire and Gunnedah are two regional New South Wales areas with similar population sizes but very different profiles. Gunnedah has much higher rates of recorded crime, with 14,263 offences per 100,000 people compared to 6,522 in Upper Hunter Shire. Public transport is also far more available in Gunnedah, where 65% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop, while only 34.3% of homes in Upper Hunter Shire have that access. However, Upper Hunter Shire is more walkable for essentials, with 42.5% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries compared to 19.3% in Gunnedah.

These two areas are almost identical when it comes to education and income, with both having 12% of adults holding a bachelor degree and very similar typical weekly personal incomes. While they share these similarities, other gaps are shifting. The typical resident in Upper Hunter Shire is now noticeably older at 42, compared to 37 in Gunnedah. This age gap has grown since 2011, just as the difference in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has widened, with Gunnedah now having a well higher share at 15.6%.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 2.2 pts higher in Gunnedah First Nations: 8.7 pts higher in Gunnedah Median age: 5 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire One-parent: 3.7 pts higher in Gunnedah Household size: 0.1 larger in Gunnedah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1,300 larger in Upper Hunter Shire gap narrowing

12,929 51st pct 14,229 53rd pct

Median age in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +5 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire gap widening

37 yrs 24th pct 42 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

23.0% Older adults (45–64) +3.2 pts ▸ 26.1%

25.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.5 pts 23.7%

22.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.8 pts 18.6%

19.0% Seniors (65+) +2.1 pts ▸ 21.1%

10.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 10.5%

Marital status

45.5% Married +1.8 pts ▸ 47.3%

36.3% Never married ◂ +3.0 pts 33.3%

8.0% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.5% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 6.4%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Gunnedah Upper Hunter Shire

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.6% Australia ◂ +1.7 pts 84.0%

0.9% England +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Philippines even 0.6%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.2% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.6% Australian ◂ +0.3 pts 45.3%

38.0% English +4.7 pts ▸ 42.7%

10.6% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.5% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 10.5%

3.8% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

0.8% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Filipino even 0.8%

0.2% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.2% English only +1.3 pts ▸ 89.5%

0.3% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Italian even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.9% Christianity +5.0 pts ▸ 61.9%

32.4% No religion ◂ +3.3 pts 29.1%

9.8% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 7.5%

0.4% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Other religions even 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +3 more in Upper Hunter Shire

10 50th pct 13 60th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1.45 more in Upper Hunter Shire

3.45 46th pct 4.90 61st pct

Students in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +389 more in Upper Hunter Shire

2,340 52nd pct 2,729 56th pct

Avg size in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +24 larger in Gunnedah

234 51st pct 210 47th pct

ICSEA in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +49 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

911 21st pct 960 42nd pct

Highest year of school

37.0% Year 12 +1.5 pts ▸ 38.5%

32.1% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 32.6%

13.8% Year 9 or below even 13.8%

6.6% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

38.6% Certificate III / IV +2.1 pts ▸ 40.8%

15.9% Bachelor degree +0.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

3.1% Postgraduate degree even 3.1%

2.7% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

19.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 19.4%

13.4% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.4% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.0% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

8.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 7.4%

5.3% Agriculture & environment +2.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.4% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%

1.1% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +$29 higher in Gunnedah gap narrowing

$780 59th pct $751 52nd pct

Household income in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +$128 higher in Gunnedah gap steady

$1,557 63rd pct $1,429 53rd pct

Family income in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +$87 higher in Gunnedah gap narrowing

$2,001 67th pct $1,914 60th pct

Household income distribution

27.3% $650–$1,499 +1.1 pts ▸ 28.4%

28.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 27.0%

17.5% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

10.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 9.0%

9.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 7.5%

Personal income distribution

37.6% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 40.7%

30.1% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 31.0%

16.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 15.9%

3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.7% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.0% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.7% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.2% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.4% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.1% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

1.1% Stroke even 1.1%

0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.9% None +2.4 pts ▸ 60.3%

19.7% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 19.9%

6.1% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.8% Three or more even 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1,031 larger in Gunnedah

2,021 79th pct 990 63rd pct

Median age in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire

22 yrs 21st pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +$78 higher in Gunnedah

$671 76th pct $593 61st pct

Household income in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +$98 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

$1,492 61st pct $1,590 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +0.1 larger in Gunnedah gap steady

2.5 71st pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

55.7% Couples with children ◂ +1.0 pts 54.7%

26.9% Couples without children +5.6 pts ▸ 32.5%

16.0% One-parent families ◂ +3.7 pts 12.2%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

Household size

34.8% 2 people +2.4 pts ▸ 37.2%

27.7% 1 person +1.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

13.7% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 12.8%

13.5% 4 people ◂ +1.3 pts 12.2%

7.2% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 6.6%

3.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +$30 higher in Gunnedah gap widening

$300 63rd pct $270 54th pct

Mortgage in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +$84 higher in Upper Hunter Shire gap narrowing

$1,476 54th pct $1,560 60th pct

People / bedroom in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.7% Owned outright +3.0 pts ▸ 36.7%

32.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.6 pts 32.0%

28.6% Rented ◂ +4.4 pts 24.2%

3.4% Other tenure +2.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

89.9% Separate house +0.8 pts ▸ 90.7%

7.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.6 pts 7.0%

1.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

41.9% 3 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 42.5%

31.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 30.1%

14.3% 2 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

7.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%

2.2% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.4% $200–$349 +4.6 pts ▸ 52.0%

29.3% $350–$549 ◂ +10.0 pts 19.3%

16.3% Under $200 +4.2 pts ▸ 20.5%

1.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.2% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.0 pts 38.7%

22.7% $1,800–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 25.0%

22.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.8 pts 19.9%

8.1% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +41 more in Gunnedah

58 57th pct 17 44th pct

Stops/1k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +3.29 more in Gunnedah

4.49 65th pct 1.19 31st pct

Departures/1k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +66.6 more in Gunnedah

84.8 52nd pct 18.1 37th pct

PT routes in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +4 more in Gunnedah

8 52nd pct 4 43rd pct

Stop walk in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire

9 45th pct —

How people get to work

64.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.0 pts 63.5%

10.1% Worked at home +2.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%

3.0% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.3% Bus ◂ +2.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 2 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 38.2%

33.0% 1 vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 33.3%

15.0% 3 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 15.4%

9.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 8.6%

4.9% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

14.1% Mining ◂ +2.6 pts 11.6%

10.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.8 pts 9.1%

9.1% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 7.4%

7.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 6.6%

5.9% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.6% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

4.6% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%

4.3% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.0% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

13.8% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 17.0%

12.0% Labourers +4.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.8% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 15.3%

15.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 13.1%

14.0% Professionals ◂ +1.8 pts 12.2%

10.7% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 9.3%

9.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 8.5%

7.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +3 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

940 39th pct 943 41st pct

ERP in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +923 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

13,502 49th pct 14,425 50th pct

Growth in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +2.0 pts higher in Gunnedah

3.2% 45th pct 1.2% 24th pct

Businesses in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +238 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

1,690 55th pct 1,928 58th pct

Approvals in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +16 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

29 41st pct 45 47th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire even

695 57th pct 695 57th pct

Max temp in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +2.4 higher in Gunnedah

26.4 70th pct 24.0 47th pct

Min temp in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +0.3 higher in Gunnedah

9.5 25th pct 9.3 21st pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +7,741 higher in Gunnedah

14,263 79th pct 6,522 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +501 higher in Gunnedah

1,485 73rd pct 984 51st pct

Sexual/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +164 higher in Gunnedah

410 82nd pct 246 48th pct

Robbery/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1 higher in Gunnedah

8 11th pct 7 9th pct

Burglary/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +701 higher in Gunnedah

1,052 85th pct 351 30th pct

Theft/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +381 higher in Gunnedah

1,176 46th pct 794 27th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +1,333 higher in Gunnedah

1,748 100th pct 415 58th pct

Property damage/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +932 higher in Gunnedah

1,663 86th pct 731 49th pct

Drugs/100k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +509 higher in Gunnedah

650 62nd pct 141 12th pct

5-yr change in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +48.9 pts higher in Gunnedah

47.5% 88th pct -1.4% 33rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +0.3 higher in Gunnedah

3.6 47th pct 3.3 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +0.1 more in Gunnedah

3.7 42nd pct 3.6 39th pct

15-min city in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +4.4 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

38.8% 33rd pct 43.2% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +23.2 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

19.3% 11th pct 42.5% 40th pct

Walk to transit in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +30.8 pts higher in Gunnedah

65.0% 65th pct 34.3% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +13.2 pts higher in Gunnedah

56.7% 53rd pct 43.5% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +13.2 pts higher in Gunnedah

69.5% 50th pct 56.3% 28th pct

Walk to health in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +12.4 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

26.2% 27th pct 38.6% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +0.7 more in Gunnedah

16.6 43rd pct 16.0 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire even

0 36th pct 0 27th pct

Mean slope in Gunnedah in Upper Hunter Shire +2.1 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

4.2% 43rd pct 6.4% 74th pct

Compare Gunnedah with nearby areas

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Compare Upper Hunter Shire with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gunnedah vs Upper Hunter Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13550/gunnedah/vs/LGA17620/upper-hunter-shire