4,295 ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,368
- 2016: 4,236
- 2021: 4,295
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gilgandra · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Gilgandra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Gilgandra, where the typical resident is 46. This aging trend is paired with a strong Indigenous presence and a population that has shrunk slightly over the last decade.
4,295
▼ -1.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Gilgandra — lower than 69% of areas.
| Gilgandra | 4,295 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population stands at 4,295 people, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. Since 2011, the area has lost about 73 people, a shrink of 1.7%.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This older age profile is consistent with the typical resident being 8 years older than the Australian figure.
24.2% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gilgandra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 14.5% of the community, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most adults are married, at 48.6%, while 10% are in a de facto relationship.
14.5% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gilgandra, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12950/gilgandra/topic/demographics-identity