Gunning Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Gunning (2581) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 205 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Gunning is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Gunning was 482 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gunning is 45 years of age.

86.4% of people living in the suburb of Gunning were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.4% Thailand, 1.4% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.0% Netherlands, 1.0% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% China , 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Scotland.

94.4% of people living in Gunning speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.2% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of Gunning is 29.2% Anglican, 26.1% Catholic, 19.5% No religion, 7.2% Uniting Church, 6.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Buddhism, 1.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

50.4% of people are married, 28.2% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 23 widowed people living in Gunning.

65.5% of the people living in Gunning over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.4% are working on a part time basis. Gunning has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Gunning are 18.5% Technicians & trades workers, 16.9% Professionals, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.0% Managers, 9.2% Labourers, 6.0% Sales workers, 3.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gunning work in are 20.2% Public administration and safety, 13.3% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Retail trade, 6.9% Construction, 6.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.8% Other services.

30.3% of homes are fully owned, and 45.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $606 per week and the median household income is $1200 per week.

The median rent in Gunning is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1647 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Gunning postcode 2581