Gunning, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Gunning is a small town on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, set on the old Hume Highway about 260 kilometres south-west of Sydney and 75 kilometres north of Canberra. The surrounding district was originally home to the Gundungurra and Ngunnawal peoples. The explorer Hamilton Hume passed through in 1820, settlement followed through the 1820s, land sales began in 1838 and the railway reached the town in 1875. Wool and grain shaped the early economy. The bushranger Ben Hall robbed a local inn in 1865. Today the railway station, old churches, court house and heritage main street recall that history, and the playwright Millicent Armstrong once farmed nearby.
More advantaged than the national average
Gunning is more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1024, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Gunning at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 820
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $2,049
- SEIFA score
- 1024
- Coordinates
- -34.7881, 149.2648
Gunning demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Gunning using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27%, 15% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 199 | 24% |
| Youth (15–24) | 56 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 221 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 210 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 134 | 16% |
Share of the 820 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 86 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 149 | 52% |
| Rented | 42 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 280 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 4 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 290 occupied private dwellings in Gunning.
- Median weekly rent
- $350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,421
- Median weekly personal income
- $985
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 78 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 34 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 29 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 298 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Employed full-time
- 262
- Employed part-time
- 92
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Gunning
Where is Gunning?
Gunning is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Gunning?
At the 2021 Census, Gunning had a population of about 820.
Is Gunning an advantaged area?
Gunning has an ABS SEIFA score of 1024, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 71 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of Australian suburbs.
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