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Gulgong NSW 2852

1,939 addresses · 124 streets

Calare Electorate › Mid-Western Regional LGA › Gulgong · 229 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Gulgong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,680 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,371 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,680Population
41Median age
$1,371Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mudgee Region - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gulgong itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mudgee Airport, 23.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gulgong

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Gulgong NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 55.6%

Population by age in Gulgong
Population by age, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4146
5-14415
15-19147
20-24102
25-34288
35-44332
45-54308
55-64344
65-74323
75-84184
85+75
Dwelling types in Gulgong
Dwelling types, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House953
Townhouse21
Apartment22
Other12
Households by weekly income in Gulgong
Households by weekly income, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650211
$650-1,499289
$1,500-2,999285
$3,000+137
Top ancestries in Gulgong
Top ancestries, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,202
Australian1,171
Irish307
Scottish229
Ancestry NS229
Aboriginal202
Housing tenure in Gulgong
Housing tenure, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned391
Mortgage339
Rented243
Other18
Cars per household in Gulgong
Cars per household, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
046
1335
2350
3154
4+100
Commute to work in Gulgong
Commute to work, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car785
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked65
Bicycle0
Home68
Top countries of birth in Gulgong
Top countries of birth, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England65
New Zealand19
Philippines12
Scotland12
India9
Netherlands5
Languages used at home in Gulgong
Languages used at home, Gulgong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French8
Australian Indigenous4
German4
Gujarati4
Filipino4
Tagalog4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,486 bird observations recorded near Gulgong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gulgong

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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