Suburb in Moree Plains

Mungindi, NSW

Mungindi had a population of 487 at the 2021 Census (−19.0% since 2016). Median age 42.9. Median weekly household income $1,217. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mungindi at a glance

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

In New England and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mungindi's population shrank by 19.0% to 487, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.9, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 10.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.3%.

41.4% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 33.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 189 households.

The median household earns $1,217 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $171 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $907 a month.

9.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 6.1% use a language other than English at home. 25.7% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mungindi beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMungindiNSWAustralia
Population4878,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−19.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.938.438.2
Households1892,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting41.4%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright33.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,217$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$171$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$907$2,142$1,866
Born overseas9.7%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home6.1%28.2%23.6%
No religion25.7%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

−19.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6492011
  2. 6012016
  3. 4872021

Age

Median age 42.9, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Mungindi New South Wales
Share of people by age, Mungindi and New South Wales
0–910.9%
10–199.9%
20–2912.7%
30–3910.5%
40–4915.6%
50–5916.0%
60–6911.1%
70–798.2%
80+4.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mungindi at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.9%
  2. Australian39.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal21.3%
  4. Scottish12.5%
  5. Irish9.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans2.0%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages1.5%
  3. Korean1.0%
  4. Mandarin1.0%
  5. Thai1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.5%
  2. New Zealand1.5%
  3. South Africa1.5%
  4. Thailand1.0%
  5. South Korea0.7%

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

Around Mungindi

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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