Bogan Gate vs Gunningbland
Bogan Gate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Gunningbland. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunningbland, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bogan Gate tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Gunningbland 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
Gunningbland
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 73/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Gunningbland
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gunningbland
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (320 min vs 334 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (392.2 km vs 405.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gunningbland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gunningbland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs -6.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bogan Gate and Gunningbland drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bogan Gate has more residents (269 vs 90); Gunningbland has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $65,520).
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 269 +67% vs other | 90 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.9% | +20.0% |
| Median age | 40 | 44 |
| Median household income | $65,520/yr | $97,500/yr +49% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +12% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Property market
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $186,495 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $40,000 | $45,000 |
Zoning mix
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 100% |
| Environmental | 3% | 0% |
| 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 | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Parkes same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 23% 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 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 37); Bogan Gate carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 24).
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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 | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Gunningbland
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 24 | 8 |
Mobility
Bogan Gate sits further from the CBD (405.2 km vs 392.2 km).
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 405.2 km +3% vs other | 392.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 334 min | 320 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).
Setting
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 287 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 110 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Council rates
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,146/yr same for both | |
| Council | Parkes same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bogan Gate | Gunningbland | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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