2,680 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,383
- 2016: 2,521
- 2021: 2,680
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gulgong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gulgong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More residents live in Gulgong than in about 83% of similar areas, with 2,680 people calling the town home. It is a place of contrasts, where a high number of children and seniors live alongside a significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
2,680
▲ +12.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gulgong — higher than 82% of areas.
| Gulgong | 2,680 |
|---|---|
| 2852, NSW | 3,734 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Family life is prominent here, with children under 15 making up 20.9% of the population, a figure much higher than most areas. At the other end of the scale, seniors aged 65 and over are well above the state average at 21.5%.
21.5% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gulgong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Relationships also differ from the norm, as those in de facto partnerships are much more common here than in most areas at 15.2%.
8.1% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gulgong, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Gulgong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11800/gulgong/topic/demographics-identity