Gundagai, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Gundagai is a historic town in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, set on the Murrumbidgee River about 390 kilometres south-west of Sydney and 160 kilometres west of Canberra. It lies on the lands of the Wiradjuri people. The town's name is of Aboriginal origin, though its exact meaning is uncertain. Gundagai was gazetted in 1838, and the devastating Murrumbidgee flood of 1852, among the most destructive in colonial Australia, later prompted rebuilding on higher ground. The wrought-iron Prince Alfred Bridge dates from 1867, and the famous Dog on the Tuckerbox monument, unveiled in 1932, honours the district's pioneers. Long celebrated in Australian song and verse, the surrounding country supports sheep, cattle and grain farming.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Gundagai is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 921, 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.
Is Gundagai a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Gundagai from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
18/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (18/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
68/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $230 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 68% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Gundagai at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,699
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,225
- SEIFA score
- 921
- Local government area
- Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional
- Coordinates
- -35.0448, 148.1167
Map of Gundagai
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Housing & property in Gundagai
What it costs to live in Gundagai and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $230
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,211
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 72%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 23%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Gundagai demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Gundagai demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Gundagai 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 mid-life (45–64) at 25% and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 286 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 182 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 386 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 418 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 433 | 25% |
Share of the 1,705 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 292 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 165 | 26% |
| Rented | 147 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 557 | 87% |
| Townhouses & semis | 9 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 59 | 9% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 638 occupied private dwellings in Gundagai.
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,699
- Median weekly personal income
- $673
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 155 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 128 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 63 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 485 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Employed full-time
- 392
- Employed part-time
- 275
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.
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Common questions about Gundagai
Is Gundagai a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Gundagai rates 35/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Gundagai?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Gundagai was $230, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,211. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Gundagai?
Gundagai is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional local government area.
What is the population of Gundagai?
At the 2021 Census, Gundagai had a population of about 1,699.
Is Gundagai an advantaged area?
Gundagai has an ABS SEIFA score of 921, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
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