Council area

Cootamundra-Gundagai, NSW

Cootamundra-Gundagai had a population of 11,403 at the 2021 Census (+2.4% since 2016). Median age 48.1. Median weekly household income $1,133. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cootamundra-Gundagai at a glance

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

In Riverina

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cootamundra-Gundagai's population grew by 2.4% to 11,403, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 48.1, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.2%.

22.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 48.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 4,490 households.

The median household earns $1,133 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $218 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,212 a month.

7.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 28.3% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cootamundra-Gundagai beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCootamundra-GundagaiNSWAustralia
Population11,4038,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age48.138.438.2
Households4,4902,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments1.9%21.8%14.3%
Renting22.3%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright48.2%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,133$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$218$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,212$2,142$1,866
Born overseas7.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion28.3%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

+2.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 10,9952011
  2. 11,1412016
  3. 11,4032021

Age

Median age 48.1, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Cootamundra-Gundagai New South Wales
Share of people by age, Cootamundra-Gundagai and New South Wales
0–911.1%
10–1911.8%
20–298.7%
30–399.1%
40–4910.6%
50–5912.5%
60–6915.8%
70–7912.7%
80+7.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cootamundra-Gundagai at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.4%
  2. Australian47.0%
  3. Irish14.8%
  4. Scottish10.5%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.7%
  2. Tagalog0.2%
  3. Cantonese0.2%
  4. Filipino0.2%
  5. Nepali0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.9%
  2. New Zealand0.9%
  3. China0.7%
  4. the Philippines0.5%
  5. India0.3%

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

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