Gunnedah is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Gunnedah local government area (postcode 2380). The area has roughly 10,359 residents and a mix of young professionals and families, with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Gunnedah is $600,000, having climbed sharply by 11.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $400,000 (+8.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Gunnedah is served by 7 schools, including 3 primary, 2 secondary, 1 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 904, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 222 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Gunnedah LGA is moderate at 7,258 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.3% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($600K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +11.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.