4,369 ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,522
- 2016: 4,135
- 2021: 4,369
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gunnedah Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Gunnedah Surrounds
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Gunnedah Surrounds, where 10.9% of the population identify as such. This is well above the national figure of 3.2%. The area is generally older than the Australian average, though it maintains a notably high number of children.
4,369
▼ -3.4%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gunnedah Surrounds — lower than 82% of areas.
| Gunnedah Surrounds | 4,369 |
|---|---|
| 2380, NSW | 11,118 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,369 people, which is smaller than about 81% of similar areas. This number shrank by 3.4% since 2011, while the typical resident's age has stayed steady at 41 years.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 3.3 points since 2011 to reach 18.8%.
18.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gunnedah Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents make up 10.9% of the community, a figure that rose 4.6 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 14.7%.
10.9% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gunnedah Surrounds, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gunnedah Surrounds
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gunnedah Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041200/gunnedah-surrounds/topic/demographics-identity