Gunning vs Oolong

Gunning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Oolong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunning, about half of households are couple families. In Oolong, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Oolong tends to suit 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

Oolong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 59/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 63%)

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

Oolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gunning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (242.3 km vs 250.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gunning is more walkable (54/100 vs 8/100)
  • Oolong carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Gunning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs -11.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gunning Oolong
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.

Gunning Oolong
Walkability 54 / 8
Gunning — Walkability: 54/100 Oolong — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 41 / 52
Gunning — Safety: 41/100 Oolong — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 81 / 80
Gunning — Low fire risk: 81/100 Oolong — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Gunning has more residents (820 vs 54); Gunning rents higher ($350/wk vs $285/wk).

Gunning Oolong
Population 820
+93% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% -11.5%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $106,548/yr
+8% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+19% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunning Oolong
0-4 8.9% / —
Gunning — 0-4: 8.9% Oolong — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.4% / 25.9%
Gunning — 5-14: 15.4% Oolong — 5-14: 25.9%
15-19 3.7% / 5.6%
Gunning — 15-19: 3.7% Oolong — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.2% / —
Gunning — 20-24: 3.2% Oolong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.8% / 9.3%
Gunning — 25-34: 12.8% Oolong — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 14.1% / 20.4%
Gunning — 35-44: 14.1% Oolong — 35-44: 20.4%
45-54 13.8% / 25.9%
Gunning — 45-54: 13.8% Oolong — 45-54: 25.9%
55-64 11.8% / 5.6%
Gunning — 55-64: 11.8% Oolong — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 8.7% / 7.4%
Gunning — 65-74: 8.7% Oolong — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 6.1% / 5.6%
Gunning — 75-84: 6.1% Oolong — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.6% / —
Gunning — 85+: 1.6% Oolong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gunning 52.8% couple families
Gunning — Couple Families: 52.8% Gunning — Lone Person: 30.7% Gunning — One Parent Families: 10.1% Gunning — Group Household: 3.2% Gunning — Other Families: 3.2%
Oolong 75.0% couple families
Oolong — Couple Families: 75.0% Oolong — Lone Person: 25.0% Oolong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Oolong — Group Household: 0.0% Oolong — 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.

Gunning 15.2% renting
Gunning — Owned Outright: 31.0% Gunning — Mortgage: 53.8% Gunning — Renting: 15.2%
Oolong 0.0% renting
Oolong — Owned Outright: 54.5% Oolong — Mortgage: 45.5% Oolong — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gunning 97.2% houses
Gunning — Houses: 97.2% Gunning — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Gunning — Townhouses: 1.4%
Oolong 100.0% houses
Oolong — Houses: 100.0% Oolong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Oolong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gunning Oolong
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 24.1%
Gunning — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Oolong — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 13.0%
Gunning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Oolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 7.4%
Gunning — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Oolong — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / —
Gunning — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Oolong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Gunning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Oolong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Property market

Gunning Oolong
Median house price $680,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $287,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 88 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gunning Oolong
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Gunning Oolong
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
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.

Gunning Oolong
Houses 5.9%
$720/wk on $634K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gunning Oolong
House price Higher than 27% of NSW —
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of NSW —

Liveability

Gunning is more walkable (54 vs 8).

Gunning Oolong
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gunning carries more crime risk (59 vs 48).

Gunning Oolong
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Gunning Oolong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gunning

  • Gunning Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Oolong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gunning Oolong
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 6

Mobility

Oolong sits further from the CBD (250.5 km vs 242.3 km).

Gunning Oolong
Walkability score 54/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 242.3 km 250.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
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.

Gunning Oolong
Car (driver) 69.6% / 56.5%
Gunning — Car (driver): 69.6% Oolong — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 43.5%
Gunning — Worked from Home: 19.5% Oolong — Worked from Home: 43.5%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / —
Gunning — Car (passenger): 7.0% Oolong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.0% / —
Gunning — Walked Only: 4.0% Oolong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Gunning Oolong
Elevation 562 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 621 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gunning Oolong
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 0%
5 premises

Climate

Gunning Oolong
Annual rainfall 658 mm 840 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C —

Council rates

Gunning Oolong
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Gunning Oolong
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gunning

Affordable Family Quiet Rural Young Families

Oolong

Family Rural

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