NSW · Upper Lachlan Shire Council
Gunning, NSW, 2581
Desirability index
#72 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Gunning is a small locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire area, home to around 820 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 113 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+3%), roughly 137.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 820
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,049
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 45 of 334
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 62%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 20 / 4 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 113
- Against the person
- 25
- Against property
- 37
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 137.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 33 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +2.7%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault7
- Malicious Damage To Property8
- Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabis10
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences11
- Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods9
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,024
- Gunning Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
61 public transport stops in this suburb
- 6397 Gundaroo Rd
- Gunadaroo Rd At Hume St
- Gunning Post Office, Yass St
- Hume St At Cooper St
- Hume St Opp Gundaroo Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
89 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure311 DALTON ROAD GUNNING 2581Additional Information Requested
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure50 BIALA STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
January 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure72 GROVENOR STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation6 BIALA STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
2025· 19 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureDALTON ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
November 2025
- Subdivision67 BIALA STREET GUNNING 2581Withdrawn
- Temporary building, structure or use; Portable offices103 COLLECTOR ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Carport114 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home34A COLLECTOR ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers5 AMBAR LANE GUNNING 2581Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationCOLLECTOR ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
August 2025
- Subdivision2603 CULLERIN ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
- Subdivision103 COLLECTOR ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia6778 GUNDAROO ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
April 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space94 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Service station56 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision50 BIALA STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Home business; Home occupation; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia9 BIALA STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
February 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure3 GROGAN PLACE GUNNING 2581Withdrawn
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure42 BIALA STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation3 GREEN AVENUE GUNNING 2581Determined
January 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation; Supporting DevelopmentGROVENOR STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation72 GROVENOR STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
2024· 15 proposals
October 2024
- Erection of a new structure; General industry32 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; General industry35 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation72 GROVENOR STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
July 2024
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation; Supporting DevelopmentGROVENOR STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation12 DALTON ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
- Subdivision7 GUNDAROO STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
May 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure25 BIALA STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure23 HUME STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
April 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space6397 GUNDAROO ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
March 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Intensive plant agriculture123 COLLECTOR ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
- Subdivision13 SAXBY LANE GUNNING 2581Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Highway service centre56 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Withdrawn
- Erection of a new structure; General industry32 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Determined
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure; General industryCOLLECTOR ROAD GUNNING 2581Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureHUME HIGHWAY GUNNING 2581Determined
2023· 17 proposals
December 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure48 GREEN AVENUE GUNNING 2581Determined
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure98 Biala Street Gunning or 5/12/758493Determined
2022· 23 proposals
23 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 11 proposals
11 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
39 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Gunning Ag & Water SolutionsAgrarian
63-67 Yass Street, Gunning
- Gunning Nearly Antiques and CollectablesAntiques;Collector
91 Yass Street, Gunning
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (3)
- Gunning Butcher ShopButcher
80 Yass Street, Gunning
- Old Hume CafeCafe
78 Yass Street, Gunning
- Gunning Service CentreCar repair
- RTCCommunity centre
- Upper Lachlan Shire LibraryLibrary
- Barbour ParkParking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Barbour ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Gunning PharmacyYass Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Gunning Railway Station and yard groupMain Southern railway GunningSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 91.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #72 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 6397 Gundaroo Rdtransport
- Gunadaroo Rd At Hume Sttransport
- Gunning Post Office, Yass Sttransport
- Hume St At Cooper Sttransport
- Hume St Opp Gundaroo Rdtransport
- Gunning Railway Station and yard groupheritageMain Southern railway GunningSHR
- Gunning PharmacyhealthYass Streetpharmacy
- Barbour Parkgovernmentpark
- Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Service stationplanning56 YASS STREET GUNNING 2581Lodged 07 Apr 2025 · Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking spaceplanning6397 GUNDAROO ROAD GUNNING 2581Lodged 10 Apr 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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