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Gillenbah, 2700

Est. population · Jun 2025

120

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.8%

Median age

57

Median income

$1,604/wk

Employment rate

39%

University qualified

5.7%

Work from home

17.5%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$400,000

Languages at home

4.1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Country town
What Gillenbah is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Country town

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Suburb profile

Gillenbah is a regional town in New South Wales, in Narrandera Council.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for regional towns. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places. Median house prices have risen 21% year on year. Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on fewer university qualifications and weaker population growth, with university qualifications 56% below the peer median.

Gillenbah is a better fit for people who value more affordable housing and open space more than university qualifications.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in New South Wales (192)

Strengths

  • Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications are less common than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Gillenbah Beach
  • First Beach

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Gillenbah compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$400k

+21% change

Median rent

$380/wk

Population (ERP)

120

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

90th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

20th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

19%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$400
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
33
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$400,000
Median price change
+21.2%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

120(June 2025)

0.0% annual · -0.8% over 5 years · 20th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
-0.8%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in NSW
20th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at -0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
119
Median age
57
Median household income / week
$1,604
Dwelling vacancy
9.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 41
Median monthly mortgage
$2,600
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$170
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
71% / 9.7% / 19.4%
Employment rate
39%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
17.5% / 0% / 70%
Walked or cycled to work
15%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
28 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

5.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 16.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified5.7% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified5.7% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational16.2% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below72.4% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies29%
  • Education22.6%
  • Agriculture and environment16.1%
  • Management and commerce12.9%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.7%
  • Health9.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$51,880

35th percentile in NSW · -12% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$57,746

35th percentile in NSW · -11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

30th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$54,222

26th percentile in NSW · -14% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

24th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2700 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
2,835
Taxpayers reporting net rent
353
Median net rent
$757
Taxpayers reporting business income
254
Taxable income vs state median
-7%
Salary / wages vs state median
-8%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
-23%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

32.5% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.1× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
32.5%

83rd percentile in NSW · +1313% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
13
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2700

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2700 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Riverina (SA4 113), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,856
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,144
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415868
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211743
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214697
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412344
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841996
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841662
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841343
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841121

Riverina is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 40 · AFF share +1525% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

4.1% speak a language other than English at home

Language at home
71 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
4.1%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
67

Religion

37%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 37%, while 20.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion20.2%32.8%
Christianity37%47.6%
Other / not stated42.9%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Uniting Church14.3%2.1%
Anglican11.8%11.9%
Catholic11.8%22.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2700, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
17
Against the person
5
Against property
8
Rate per 1,000 residents
141.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 24 residents
State crime-rate percentile
90.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-18.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
14
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
116.67

Most common offence types

  • Break And Enter Dwelling1
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
  • Malicious Damage To Property3
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Narrandera HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Narrandera PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

24 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 1083 Buckingbong Rd
  • 273 Buckingbong Rd
  • Buckingbong Rd Opp 1083
  • Buckingbong Rd Opp 273
  • Inland Fisheries John Lake Centre, Buckingbong Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

12 mapped amenities

9 beaches · 2 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 24 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
8.4
Sport & outdoors(10)
  • Beach (6)
  • First BeachBeach
  • Platt BeachBeach
  • Sandy BeachBeach
  • Murrumbidgee Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Campground
  • Narrandera Caravan ParkCampground

    16322 Newell Highway

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Murrumbidgee Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • Narrandera Fisheries CentrePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
32°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Narrandera Health Service (7.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
4
Participants per 1,000 residents
33.3

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
32° / 16°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 10°
Rainfall
105 mm · ~13 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 4°
Rainfall
116 mm · ~14 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
111 mm · ~14 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 1 proposal

  • January 2026

  • Extractive Industries (non-mining); Hours of operation and trading
    STURT HIGHWAY GILLENBAH 2700Determined
2025· 1 proposal

  • April 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Highway service centre; Service station
    16330 NEWELL HIGHWAY GILLENBAH 2700Under Assessment
2024· 3 proposals

  • October 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (solar and wind)
    154 REAS LANE GILLENBAH 2700Determined

  • September 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    9732 STURT HIGHWAY, GILLENBAHDetermined

  • June 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    154 REAS LANE GILLENBAH 2700Determined
2023· 2 proposals

  • June 2023

  • Other
    Lots 133 & 134 DP 726537 Strontian Road, GillenbahDetermined

  • May 2023

  • Retail premises
    16305 NEWELL HIGHWAY GILLENBAH 2700Additional Information Requested
2022· 1 proposal

  • January 2022

  • Signage
    16321-16335 NEWELL HIGHWAY GILLENBAH 2700Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • May 2021

  • Other
    1083 BUCKINGBONG ROAD GILLENBAH 2700Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Narrandera rail bridge over Murrumbidgee RiverJunee-Hay railway, NarranderaSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Farrer
Member of Parliament
David FARLEY (One Nation)
Results from
2026 Farrer by-election

Two-candidate preferred (2026-by-election)

David FARLEY (One Nation) 57.6%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 42.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 39.8 km away).

David FARLEY (One Nation) 56.3%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 43.7%

1.4 percentage points lower for David FARLEY than the electorate

Nearest polling places

  • NarranderaDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 52.4% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 47.6% TCP (2026-by-election)8.5 km away
  • Narrandera EastDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 59.6% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 40.4% TCP (2026-by-election)9.0 km away
  • YancoDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 62.0% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 38.0% TCP (2026-by-election)28.6 km away
  • Leeton SouthDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 55.3% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 44.7% TCP (2026-by-election)32.4 km away
  • Leeton ParkviewDavid FARLEY (One Nation) 57.2% · Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 42.8% TCP (2026-by-election)33.3 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

  • Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · 2026-by-election · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Narrandera Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.