Median price trend for houses
Based on 54 sales in the preceding 12 months
$612,000
Down 5.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $300k
- 3 bed
- $600k
- 4 bed
- $745k
- 5+ bed
- $815k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Gulgong
NSW 2852 · Mid-Western Regional
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $612,000
- Population
- 2,680
- Postcode
- 2852
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Gulgong, New South Wales
Property market insights for Gulgong
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gulgong NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 57 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$612 per week
Up 6.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Gulgong, NSW is currently $612,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Gulgong has a 12-month growth rate of -5.4% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $300,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $600,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $745,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $815,000 in Gulgong.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Gulgong is $612 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.4% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Gulgong is $325 per week and has increased 18.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Gulgong safe?
The overall rate for Gulgong is 3,039 offences per 100,000 residents — 8% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Gulgong.
Overall crime rate
3,039
offences per 100,000 residents
8% belowRest of NSW
GulgongRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Gulgong?
Gulgong NSW 2852 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
2,680 people call Gulgong home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,371 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,680
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,495 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.9%Above
15–3420.0%Below
35–5423.9%In line
55–7424.9%Below
75 and over9.7%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.7%Above
Townhouses2.1%Below
Apartments2.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.2%Above
Paying a mortgage34.8%Above
Renting25.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.7%Below
One car33.9%Below
Two cars35.4%Below
Three or more25.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.0%Below
Drove to work65.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.8%Above
What stands out in Gulgong
6.0% of workers in Gulgong worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of NSW.
2.4% of Gulgong residents were born in England.
34.3% of people in Gulgong described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Gulgong
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gulgong NSW 2852.
Is Gulgong family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.9% of Gulgong's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
705 family households lived in Gulgong; 38.2% were couple families and 18.6% were one-parent families.
39.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Gulgong?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Gulgong had 2,680 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.6% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Gulgong?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.7% of occupied private dwellings in Gulgong.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Gulgong?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
34.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
25.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Gulgong?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Gulgong had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 30.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 34.0%, while 22.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Gulgong?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
65.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Gulgong?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
One-car households formed 33.9% of the total.
61.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Gulgong, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.4% reported a different address.
6.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Gulgong?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.8% of residents used only English at home.
1.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Gulgong residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
6.6% of Gulgong's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Gulgong?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.9% of ancestry responses in Gulgong.
Australian ancestry made up 43.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Gulgong?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Managers accounted for 10.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.7% of workers, and education and training employed 7.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Gulgong?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.6%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
31.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Gulgong show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.7% reported asthma, 11.6% arthritis and 4.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Gulgong?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 53.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Gulgong?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,371 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,495.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Gulgong compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.0% in Gulgong, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 40.2% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 25.0% in Gulgong, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Gulgong
Is Gulgong expensive?
The median house price is $612,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Gulgong good for families?
The Census counted 705 local families, and 20.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Gulgong?
Larger houses have a median around $815,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Gulgong
119 streets in Gulgong
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Lead Rd
- Anderson St
- Annies Rock Rd
- Auld Ln
- Barneys Reef Rd
- Bayly St
- Belmore St
- Bergalin Rd
- Beryl Rd
- Black Lead Ln
- Bligh St
- Bowman St
- Broadfield Rd
- Broad St
- Bulga St
- Bunderra St
- Cainbil St
- Caledonian St
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- Canadian Lead Rd
- Canadian St
- Castlereagh Hwy
- Coming Event Ln
- Cooyal St
- Cope Rd
- Cunninghams Ln
- Driscoll Street
- Egans Ln
- Fisher St
- Fitzroy St
- Flirtation Hill Ln
- Goolma Rd
- Gossage Rd
- Grevillea St
- Grimshaw Ln
- Gudgeon St
- Guntawang St
- Happy Valley Rd
- Henry Lawson Dr
- Herbert St
- Hideaway Ln
- Hillside Ln
- Holleys Ln
- Hollingsworth Dr
- Holtermann St
- Homer St
- Industrial Ave
- James St
- Kaylene Cr
- Koongarra Ln
- Little Bayly St
- Little Belmore St
- Lobley Ln
- Loftus St
- Lowe St
- Lynne St
- Lyons Ln
- Magpie Ln
- Martins Crossing Rd
- Mayne St
- Mcdonald St
- Medley St
- Millennium Court
- Mineshaft Ln
- Moonlight St
- Nandoura St
- Nugget Ln
- Old Barneys Reef Rd
- Old Mill Rd
- Perseverance Ln
- Peru Ln
- Prince St
- Prosperity Ln
- Queen St
- Racecourse Rd
- Railway St
- Reef Rd
- Reef St
- Ridout Ln
- Robinson St
- Rouse St
- Roy Cross Pl
- Saleyards Ln
- Sandgrove Ln
- Sarah Rose Ln
- Scott Ave
- Scotts Ln
- Scully St
- Shepherds Ln
- Shiraz Dr
- Slaughter Yards Rd
- Snelsons Ln
- Spring Creek Road
- Springfield Ln
- Spring Ridge Rd
- Station St
- Stott St
- Stuart St
- Tallawang Rd
- Tallawang St
- Thomas Pl
- Thompsons Ln
- Tippings Rd
- Turners Ln
- Walter St
- Wattle Ln
- Welcome Reef Ln
- Wenonah St
- Whitehouse Rd
- White St
- Wilbetree St
- Williams Rd
- Williardt Ln
- Woods Ln
- Worobil St
- Wyaldra St
- Wynella St
- Yaraandoo St
- Young St
- Zimmler Ln
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