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Yass vs Gunning
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 33 km apart · Yass profile · Gunning profile
Yass Gunning
Yass and Gunning (L) are nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Gunning (L) is more compact and walkable, with 97.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a 15-minute-city walkshed and 94.8% near health services. In contrast, Yass is much more reliant on public transport, with 70.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop, compared to just 24.3% in Gunning (L). Yass also has a higher proportion of renters at 26.2% and more one-parent families at 15.8%.
Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining a similar profile in several key ways. They share almost identical rates of people born overseas and the same 12.7% share of people with a mental health condition. They are also alike in their walkability scores, with both being described as somewhat walkable. Both areas sit above the national figure for people with a long-term health condition, though this is well higher in Yass at 38.0%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2021: 5,837
- Second area, 2011: 882
- Second area, 2016: 947
- Second area, 2021: 604
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 62 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Yass: 1.3% males, 2.5% females; 85+ in Gunning: 0.0% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Yass: 1.1% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in Gunning: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Yass: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Gunning: 1.0% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Yass: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Gunning: 1.0% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Yass: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Gunning: 3.6% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Yass: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Gunning: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Yass: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Gunning: 4.8% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Yass: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Gunning: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Yass: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Gunning: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Yass: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Gunning: 3.0% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Yass: 3.0% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Gunning: 5.0% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Yass: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Gunning: 3.3% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Yass: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Gunning: 1.8% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in Yass: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Gunning: 1.7% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Yass: 3.0% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Gunning: 1.2% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Yass: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Gunning: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Yass: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Gunning: 4.0% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Yass: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Gunning: 5.1% males, 4.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2021: $834
- Second area, 2011: $375
- Second area, 2016: $526
- Second area, 2021: $1,008
- First area, 2021: $1,640
- Second area, 2011: $606
- Second area, 2016: $1,014
- Second area, 2021: $1,922
- First area, 2021: $2,084
- Second area, 2011: $919
- Second area, 2016: $1,245
- Second area, 2021: $2,397
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,636
- Second area, 2021: $1,632
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Yass vs Gunning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL114037/yass/vs/UCL121047/gunning