Located in New South Wales within the Moree Plains local government area, Gurley is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2398). The area has roughly 248 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.3% 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, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $618.
Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moree Plains LGA is higher than average at 13,741 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.