1,699 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,474
- 2016: 1,676
- 2021: 1,699
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gundagai · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gundagai
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than the state and national average define Gundagai, where the typical person is 45. This community of 1,699 people has a strong presence of seniors, who make up a quarter of the population.
1,699
▲ +15.3%
- 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 Gundagai — higher than 77% of areas.
| Gundagai | 1,699 |
|---|---|
| 2722, NSW | 3,418 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 45, which is 6 years older than the New South Wales figure and 7 years older than the national average.
45 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 25.1% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Children under 15 account for 17.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
25.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gundagai splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly 45% of the population are married, while 12% are in a de facto relationship.
3.7% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gundagai, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (33%) and Widowed (10%).
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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11809/gundagai/topic/demographics-identity