Located in New South Wales within the Forbes local government area, Gunning Gap is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2876). It is home to about 88 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,192.
Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Forbes LGA is moderate at 6,896 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.