57 ▼ -78.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 259
- 2016: 92
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gurranang · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Gurranang, representing 42.1% of the population. This is a sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 58, making it far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gurranang — lower than 70% of areas.
| Gurranang | 57 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 31,079 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 57 people. This is smaller than about 69% of similar areas.
57 ▼ -78.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs ▲ +16.0%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 living here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up 35.1% of the population, a figure far above the New South Wales average.
35.1% ▲ +126.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Gurranang, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Gurranang splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gurranang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11826/gurranang/topic/demographics-identity