Suburb in Cootamundra-Gundagai

Gundagai, NSW

Gundagai had a population of 1,699 at the 2021 Census (+1.4% since 2016). Median age 44.1. Median weekly household income $1,221. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gundagai at a glance

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

In Riverina

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gundagai's population grew by 1.4% to 1,699, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 44.1, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.1%.

23.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 46.4% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 9.2% of homes (21.8% across New South Wales). The 2021 Census counted 642 households.

The median household earns $1,221 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $228 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,174 a month.

10.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 8.3% use a language other than English at home. 23.0% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gundagai beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureGundagaiNSWAustralia
Population1,6998,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age44.138.438.2
Households6422,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments9.2%21.8%14.3%
Renting23.4%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright46.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,221$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$228$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,174$2,142$1,866
Born overseas10.2%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home8.3%28.2%23.6%
No religion23.0%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

+1.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,6312011
  2. 1,6762016
  3. 1,6992021

Age

Median age 44.1, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Gundagai New South Wales
Share of people by age, Gundagai and New South Wales
0–911.9%
10–1910.8%
20–2911.4%
30–3910.2%
40–4911.4%
50–5911.7%
60–6913.5%
70–7911.0%
80+8.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gundagai at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.4%
  2. English46.4%
  3. Irish13.8%
  4. Scottish8.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin3.4%
  2. Filipino0.6%
  3. Punjabi0.6%
  4. Greek0.5%
  5. Arabic0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. China3.3%
  2. India1.1%
  3. the Philippines0.9%
  4. England0.9%
  5. New Zealand0.8%

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

Around Gundagai

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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