Suburb in Coonamble

Gulargambone, NSW

Gulargambone had a population of 528 at the 2021 Census (−10.7% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $953. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gulargambone at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Far West and Orana

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gulargambone's population shrank by 10.7% to 528, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 12.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.4%.

31.9% of households rent, close to the NSW average of 33.1%. 45.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 203 households.

The median household earns $953 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $160 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $542 a month.

2.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 36.9% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gulargambone beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureGulargamboneNSWAustralia
Population5288,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016−10.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age43.039.038.0
Households2032,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting31.9%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright45.5%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$953$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$160$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$542$2,167$1,863
Born overseas2.2%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%28.2%23.6%
No religion36.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−10.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5342011
  2. 5912016
  3. 5282021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Gulargambone New South Wales
Share of people by age, Gulargambone and New South Wales
0–912.7%
10–1910.6%
20–2910.4%
30–3910.6%
40–4911.0%
50–5916.3%
60–6913.4%
70–799.3%
80+4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gulargambone at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian42.4%
  2. English39.8%
  3. Australian Aboriginal31.5%
  4. Scottish8.3%
  5. Irish7.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Malayalam0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India1.1%
  2. England0.9%
  3. New Zealand0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Gulargambone

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