Forbes vs Gunning Gap

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forbes, about half of households are people living alone. In Gunning Gap, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Forbes tends to suit people living alone, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Forbes has more parks and reserves (36 vs 0)
  • Gunning Gap carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 90/100)

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 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Forbes

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (310 min vs 345 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (385.4 km vs 418.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forbes

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Gunning Gap carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 90/100)

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 -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Forbes 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.

Forbes 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.

Forbes Gunning Gap
Walkability 18 / 0
Forbes — Walkability: 18/100 Gunning Gap — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 82
Forbes — Safety: 10/100 Gunning Gap — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 77 / 73
Forbes — Low fire risk: 77/100 Gunning Gap — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Forbes has more residents (8,157 vs 88); Forbes rents higher ($230/wk vs $150/wk).

Forbes Gunning Gap
Population 8,157
+99% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +14.3%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $63,492/yr $68,224/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+35% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forbes Gunning Gap
0-4 5.7% / 6.8%
Forbes — 0-4: 5.7% Gunning Gap — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 13.7% / 12.5%
Forbes — 5-14: 13.7% Gunning Gap — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.7% / 12.5%
Forbes — 15-19: 5.7% Gunning Gap — 15-19: 12.5%
20-24 5.4% / 5.7%
Forbes — 20-24: 5.4% Gunning Gap — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.8% / 4.5%
Forbes — 25-34: 10.8% Gunning Gap — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 10.6% / 6.8%
Forbes — 35-44: 10.6% Gunning Gap — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 11.1% / 20.5%
Forbes — 45-54: 11.1% Gunning Gap — 45-54: 20.5%
55-64 12.8% / 8.0%
Forbes — 55-64: 12.8% Gunning Gap — 55-64: 8.0%
65-74 12.2% / 10.2%
Forbes — 65-74: 12.2% Gunning Gap — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 8.7% / 8.0%
Forbes — 75-84: 8.7% Gunning Gap — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 3.3% / 3.4%
Forbes — 85+: 3.3% Gunning Gap — 85+: 3.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forbes 32.0% couple families
Forbes — Couple Families: 32.0% Forbes — Lone Person: 45.2% Forbes — One Parent Families: 18.1% Forbes — Group Household: 3.3% Forbes — Other Families: 1.3%
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% Gunning Gap — Group Household: 0.0% Gunning Gap — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forbes 29.4% renting
Forbes — Owned Outright: 39.0% Forbes — Mortgage: 31.6% Forbes — Renting: 29.4%
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.

Forbes 88.6% houses
Forbes — Houses: 88.6% Forbes — Flats / Apartments: 6.6% Forbes — Townhouses: 4.9%
Gunning Gap 100.0% houses
Gunning Gap — Houses: 100.0% Gunning Gap — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Gunning Gap — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Forbes Gunning Gap
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 14.8%
Forbes — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Gunning Gap — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 9.1%
Forbes — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Gunning Gap — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 10.2%
Forbes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Gunning Gap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Forbes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Gunning Gap — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Forbes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Gunning Gap — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

Forbes Gunning Gap
Median house price $475,000 —
Median unit price $395,000 —
Median land price $212,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 62 days
from 58 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Forbes Gunning Gap
Rural and farming 96% 99%
Residential 3% 0%
Environmental 0% 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

Forbes Gunning Gap
New dwellings approved 31
across Forbes
same for both
Approvals change year on year +125%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Forbes Gunning Gap
Houses 3.9%
$440/wk on $580K
 —
Units 4.0%
$380/wk on $500K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Forbes Gunning Gap
House price Higher than 13% of NSW —
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools Higher than 47% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 70% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 22% of NSW —

Liveability

Forbes is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Forbes Gunning Gap
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Forbes carries more crime risk (90 vs 18).

Forbes Gunning Gap
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
90/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Forbes Gunning Gap
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Forbes

  • Red Bend Catholic College Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Forbes Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Laurence's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Forbes High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Forbes North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Gunning Gap

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

Amenities in the suburb

Forbes Gunning Gap
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 36 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 5 0
Waterways 36 4

Mobility

Gunning Gap sits further from the CBD (418.5 km vs 385.4 km).

Forbes Gunning Gap
Walkability score 18/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 385.4 km 418.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 310 min 345 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2871
 0.7%
postcode 2876
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2871
 41
postcode 2876

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.

Forbes Gunning Gap
Car (driver) 79.4% / 58.1%
Forbes — Car (driver): 79.4% Gunning Gap — Car (driver): 58.1%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 41.9%
Forbes — Worked from Home: 9.2% Gunning Gap — Worked from Home: 41.9%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / —
Forbes — Car (passenger): 6.2% Gunning Gap — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.2% / —
Forbes — Walked Only: 4.2% Gunning Gap — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.5% / —
Forbes — Bus: 0.5% Gunning Gap — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Forbes Gunning Gap
Elevation 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Forbes Gunning Gap
Connectivity score 55/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
4,208 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Forbes Gunning Gap
Average residential rate $957/yr
same for both
Council Forbes
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Forbes

Affordable Rural

Gunning Gap

Rural

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