12,929 ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12,066
- 2016: 12,215
- 2021: 12,929
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gunnedah · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Gunnedah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Gunnedah, where the typical age is just 37. The population has grown by 7.2% since 2011 to reach 12,929 people. This area is notably family-oriented, with a high proportion of children and a significant Indigenous community.
12,929
▲ +7.2%
- 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 Gunnedah — higher than 51% of areas.
| Gunnedah | 12,929 |
|---|---|
| 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 typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. Since 2011, the population has grown by 863 people to reach a total of 12,929.
37 yrs ▼ -7.5%
Younger than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over sit at 19.0%.
19.0% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gunnedah splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.6% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, accounting for 14.1% of residents.
15.6% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gunnedah, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13550/gunnedah/topic/demographics-identity