Suburb in Upper Hunter

Bunnan, NSW

Bunnan had a population of 94 at the 2021 Census (−6.0% since 2016). Median age 45.8. Median weekly household income $750. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bunnan at a glance

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

In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bunnan's population shrank by 6.0% to 94, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 45.8, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.8%.

16.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 42.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 42 households.

The median household earns $750 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $700 a month.

6.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 21.1% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bunnan beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureBunnanNSWAustralia
Population948,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age45.838.438.2
Households422,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting16.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright42.9%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$750$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$306$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$700$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion21.1%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

−6.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1182011
  2. 1002016
  3. 942021

Age

Median age 45.8, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Bunnan New South Wales
Share of people by age, Bunnan and New South Wales
0–911.7%
10–197.4%
20–2913.8%
30–399.6%
40–496.4%
50–5920.2%
60–699.6%
70–7910.6%
80+3.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bunnan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English57.8%
  2. Australian42.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.6%
  4. Irish11.1%
  5. Scottish7.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Bunnan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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