781 ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 789
- 2016: 811
- 2021: 781
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Gundagai · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Gundagai
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks the recent shift in South Gundagai, where the typical resident is now 45. This area is larger than about 72% of similar places, with 781 people living across its landscape.
781
▼ -1.0%
- 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 South Gundagai — higher than 72% of areas.
| South Gundagai | 781 |
|---|---|
| 2722, NSW | 3,418 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38 and the New South Wales typical age of 39.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly 20% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, which is a little above the state and national figures. Children under 15 make up 18.2% of the area, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
19.7% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In South Gundagai, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. De facto relationships are also more frequent at 13.9%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.
5.5% ▲ +73.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Gundagai, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 South Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13600/south-gundagai/topic/demographics-identity