Gundagai vs South Gundagai

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gundagai, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Gundagai: a median of $500,000, against $387,000 in South Gundagai. On these figures, Gundagai tends to suit people living alone, while South Gundagai suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Gundagai has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • South Gundagai carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

South Gundagai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($387,000 vs $500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Gundagai

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 240 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (372.2 km vs 384.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gundagai

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 3%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • But South Gundagai carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Gundagai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.4% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gundagai South Gundagai
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.

Gundagai South Gundagai
Walkability 32 / 0
Gundagai — Walkability: 32/100 South Gundagai — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 58
Gundagai — Safety: 24/100 South Gundagai — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
Gundagai — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Gundagai — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Gundagai has more residents (1,699 vs 781).

Gundagai South Gundagai
Population 1,699
+54% vs other
 781
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% -3.7%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $63,700/yr $66,508/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+2% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gundagai South Gundagai
0-4 5.8% / 5.0%
Gundagai — 0-4: 5.8% South Gundagai — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 11.1% / 13.1%
Gundagai — 5-14: 11.1% South Gundagai — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.6% / 5.2%
Gundagai — 15-19: 5.6% South Gundagai — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.1% / 6.9%
Gundagai — 20-24: 5.1% South Gundagai — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 11.6% / 8.7%
Gundagai — 25-34: 11.6% South Gundagai — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 11.1% / 10.1%
Gundagai — 35-44: 11.1% South Gundagai — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 10.7% / 14.1%
Gundagai — 45-54: 10.7% South Gundagai — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 13.9% / 15.6%
Gundagai — 55-64: 13.9% South Gundagai — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 12.8% / 13.3%
Gundagai — 65-74: 12.8% South Gundagai — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 8.2% / 6.5%
Gundagai — 75-84: 8.2% South Gundagai — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 4.5% / 0.6%
Gundagai — 85+: 4.5% South Gundagai — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gundagai 47.3% lone person
Gundagai — Lone Person: 47.3% Gundagai — Couple Families: 33.4% Gundagai — One Parent Families: 13.2% Gundagai — Group Household: 4.6% Gundagai — Other Families: 1.5%
South Gundagai 38.2% lone person
South Gundagai — Lone Person: 38.2% South Gundagai — Couple Families: 38.7% South Gundagai — One Parent Families: 16.7% South Gundagai — Group Household: 2.9% South Gundagai — Other Families: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gundagai 24.3% renting
Gundagai — Owned Outright: 48.3% Gundagai — Mortgage: 27.3% Gundagai — Renting: 24.3%
South Gundagai 21.4% renting
South Gundagai — Owned Outright: 46.6% South Gundagai — Mortgage: 32.0% South Gundagai — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gundagai South Gundagai
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 16.9%
Gundagai — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% South Gundagai — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 4.5%
Gundagai — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% South Gundagai — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.6%
Gundagai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% South Gundagai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 0.6%
Gundagai — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% South Gundagai — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Gundagai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% South Gundagai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Gundagai South Gundagai
China 3.0% / 1.7%
Gundagai — China: 3.0% South Gundagai — China: 1.7%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.4%
Gundagai — New Zealand: 0.7% South Gundagai — New Zealand: 1.4%
England 0.8% / 0.9%
Gundagai — England: 0.8% South Gundagai — England: 0.9%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.4%
Gundagai — Philippines: 0.8% South Gundagai — Philippines: 0.4%
India 1.0% / —
Gundagai — India: 1.0% South Gundagai — India: not among its largest
Taiwan 0.4% / 0.5%
Gundagai — Taiwan: 0.4% South Gundagai — Taiwan: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Gundagai — South Africa: not among its largest South Gundagai — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gundagai 86.8% houses
Gundagai — Houses: 86.8% Gundagai — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Gundagai — Townhouses: 1.4%
South Gundagai 97.1% houses
South Gundagai — Houses: 97.1% South Gundagai — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% South Gundagai — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gundagai South Gundagai
Median house price $500,000 $387,000
Median unit price $316,500 —
Median land price $179,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 21 sales
 —

Zoning mix

South Gundagai has more rural and farming land (99% vs 82%).

Gundagai South Gundagai
Rural and farming 82% 99%
Residential 9% 1%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
Environmental 2% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Gundagai South Gundagai
New dwellings approved 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gundagai South Gundagai
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools Higher than 94% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Gundagai is more walkable (32 vs 0); Gundagai scores higher overall (50 vs 24).

Gundagai South Gundagai
Grade B D
Score 50/100 24/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

South Gundagai carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Gundagai carries more crime risk (76 vs 42).

Gundagai South Gundagai
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Gundagai South Gundagai
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Gundagai

  • Gundagai Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Gundagai High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in South Gundagai

  • Gundagai South Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gundagai South Gundagai
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 18 40

Mobility

South Gundagai sits further from the CBD (384.1 km vs 372.2 km).

Gundagai South Gundagai
Walkability score 32/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 372.2 km 384.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 240 min
Public transport score 50/100
Bus
 38/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2722
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2722
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.

Gundagai South Gundagai
Car (driver) 75.9% / 78.3%
Gundagai — Car (driver): 75.9% South Gundagai — Car (driver): 78.3%
Car (passenger) 11.0% / 10.4%
Gundagai — Car (passenger): 11.0% South Gundagai — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 8.4%
Gundagai — Worked from Home: 7.5% South Gundagai — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Walked Only 5.6% / 3.0%
Gundagai — Walked Only: 5.6% South Gundagai — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Gundagai South Gundagai
Elevation 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 426 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gundagai South Gundagai
Connectivity score 49/100 50/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
955 premises
 21%
388 premises

Climate

Gundagai South Gundagai
Annual rainfall 889 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Gundagai South Gundagai
Average residential rate $974/yr
same for both
Council Cootamundra-Gundagai
same for both

Federal electorate

Gundagai South Gundagai
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gundagai South Gundagai
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gundagai

Acreage Affordable Retirees

South Gundagai

Affordable Rural

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