Bogan Gate vs Gunning Gap

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunning Gap, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bogan Gate tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Gunning Gap suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Gunning Gap

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 73/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 68%)
  • But Bogan Gate has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunning Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bogan Gate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 345 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (405.2 km vs 418.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunning Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Gunning Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs -6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bogan Gate and Gunning Gap drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Walkability 0 / 0
Bogan Gate — Walkability: 0/100 Gunning Gap — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 82
Bogan Gate — Safety: 27/100 Gunning Gap — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 64 / 73
Bogan Gate — Low fire risk: 64/100 Gunning Gap — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Bogan Gate has more residents (269 vs 88); Bogan Gate rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Population 269
+67% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.9% +14.3%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $65,520/yr $68,224/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+25% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
0-4 5.9% / 6.8%
Bogan Gate — 0-4: 5.9% Gunning Gap — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 19.0% / 12.5%
Bogan Gate — 5-14: 19.0% Gunning Gap — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.3% / 12.5%
Bogan Gate — 15-19: 6.3% Gunning Gap — 15-19: 12.5%
20-24 3.0% / 5.7%
Bogan Gate — 20-24: 3.0% Gunning Gap — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 13.0% / 4.5%
Bogan Gate — 25-34: 13.0% Gunning Gap — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 10.0% / 6.8%
Bogan Gate — 35-44: 10.0% Gunning Gap — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 13.8% / 20.5%
Bogan Gate — 45-54: 13.8% Gunning Gap — 45-54: 20.5%
55-64 11.2% / 8.0%
Bogan Gate — 55-64: 11.2% Gunning Gap — 55-64: 8.0%
65-74 12.3% / 10.2%
Bogan Gate — 65-74: 12.3% Gunning Gap — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 7.8% / 8.0%
Bogan Gate — 75-84: 7.8% Gunning Gap — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 1.9% / 3.4%
Bogan Gate — 85+: 1.9% Gunning Gap — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bogan Gate 36.7% couple families
Bogan Gate — Couple Families: 36.7% Bogan Gate — Lone Person: 31.7% Bogan Gate — One Parent Families: 31.7%
Gunning Gap 81.2% couple families
Gunning Gap — Couple Families: 81.2% Gunning Gap — Lone Person: 18.8% Gunning Gap — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bogan Gate 13.8% renting
Bogan Gate — Owned Outright: 57.5% Bogan Gate — Mortgage: 28.7% Bogan Gate — Renting: 13.8%
Gunning Gap 0.0% renting
Gunning Gap — Owned Outright: 59.1% Gunning Gap — Mortgage: 40.9% Gunning Gap — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bogan Gate 106.9% houses
Bogan Gate — Houses: 106.9%
Gunning Gap 100.0% houses
Gunning Gap — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 14.8%
Bogan Gate — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Gunning Gap — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 9.1%
Bogan Gate — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Gunning Gap — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 10.2%
Bogan Gate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Gunning Gap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Median house price $186,495 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $40,000 —

Zoning mix

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Environmental 3% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
New dwellings approved 15
across Parkes
 31
across Forbes
Approvals change year on year -100% +125%

Ranking within NSW

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
House price Higher than 3% of NSW —
Income Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bogan Gate carries more crime risk (73 vs 18).

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
73/100
 Low
18/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bogan Gate

  • Bogan Gate Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Gunning Gap

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Parks & reserves 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 24 4

Mobility

Gunning Gap sits further from the CBD (418.5 km vs 405.2 km).

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 405.2 km 418.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 345 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2876
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2876
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Car (driver) 56.2% / 58.1%
Bogan Gate — Car (driver): 56.2% Gunning Gap — Car (driver): 58.1%
Worked from Home 31.5% / 41.9%
Bogan Gate — Worked from Home: 31.5% Gunning Gap — Worked from Home: 41.9%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / —
Bogan Gate — Car (passenger): 7.9% Gunning Gap — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Bogan Gate — Walked Only: 4.5% Gunning Gap — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.1%).

Setting

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Elevation 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Connectivity score 28/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Average residential rate $1,146/yr $957/yr
Council Parkes Forbes

Federal electorate

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bogan Gate Gunning Gap
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bogan Gate

Family Rural

Gunning Gap

Rural

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