Urunga NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Urunga, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Urunga NSW is 3,185 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Urunga is $590 per week ($30,680 per year). Median rent in Urunga is $340 per week ($1,473 per month). Urunga has a median age of 55 years, older than the national median of 38. Urunga has a population density of 65.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Urunga is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Urunga is $1,647.

There were 65 recorded offences in Urunga in 2025-26, a rate of 20 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (23 offences).

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Urunga Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Urunga Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$590/wk
$30,680 per year
#7231 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$340/wk
$1,473 per month
#3592 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
55years
17 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,647/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.7 per bedroom

Urunga Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (1,581) Female 50.5% (1,612)

Population Density

65.7
people per km²
3,185 people · 48.5 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,348
Family income/wk

Urunga Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Urunga Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
69.2% 648 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
30.8% 289 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Urunga Country of Birth

Australia
93.7%
England
5.0%
Germany
0.8%
China
0.3%
Fiji
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Urunga Religion

No Religion
43.9%
Anglican
20.2%
Catholic
17.5%
Not stated
9.3%
Uniting Church
3.7%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.8%
Christian (other)
1.9%
Buddhism
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Urunga Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
44.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
36.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
11.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Urunga Languages Spoken at Home

Other
43.6%
Australian Indigenous
20.5%
Spanish
15.4%
German
12.8%
French
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Urunga Employment

💼
Employed full-time
23.8% 581 people
Employed part-time
19.9% 487 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.9% 70 people
🏠
Not in labour force
53.5% 1,308 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Urunga Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
47.7%
Bachelor Degree
23.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.4%
Postgraduate Degree
5.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.4%
Certificate I/II
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Urunga Occupation

Professionals
25.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.0%
Community & Personal Service
15.6%
Managers
13.6%
Clerical & Administrative
10.1%
Labourers
6.7%
Sales Workers
5.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Urunga Field of Study

Engineering
16.4%
Management & Commerce
14.9%
Health
13.4%
Education
13.3%
Society & Culture
12.9%
Architecture & Building
10.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.6%
Creative Arts
3.9%
Agriculture & Environment
3.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.0%
Information Technology
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Urunga Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
4.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Urunga Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$1-$149/wk
1.2%
$150-$299/wk
1.8%
$300-$399/wk
4.2%
$400-$499/wk
10.4%
$500-$649/wk
7.6%
$650-$799/wk
10.9%
$800-$999/wk
9.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
7.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.6%
$4,000+/wk
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Urunga Marital Status

💍
Married
43.9% 1,207
↔️
Separated
4.8% 132
📋
Divorced
14.0% 384
🕊️
Widowed
7.8% 213
👤
Never married
29.5% 811

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Urunga Ancestry

English
33.7%
Australian
32.5%
Irish
10.8%
Scottish
9.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.0%
German
3.4%
Other
2.7%
Dutch
1.2%
Italian
0.8%
New Zealander
0.7%
Welsh
0.5%
Chinese
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Urunga School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
33.7%
Secondary — Government
22.9%
Vocational Education
15.3%
Pre-school
12.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.0%
Primary — Catholic
4.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.1%
Secondary — Catholic
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Urunga Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
7.7% 455
No need for assistance
92.3% 5,457

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Urunga Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
19.1% 483
Not a volunteer
80.9% 2,042

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Urunga Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.1%
$300-$449/mo
2.0%
$450-$599/mo
1.2%
$600-$799/mo
3.1%
$800-$999/mo
7.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
19.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
22.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
8.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Urunga How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.1%
Did not go to work
13.8%
Car (passenger)
3.9%
Walked only
2.5%
Truck
1.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%
Bicycle
0.8%
Other
0.6%
Bus
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Urunga Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.8%
1 vehicle
40.1%
2 vehicles
36.7%
3 vehicles
11.1%
4+ vehicles
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Urunga Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.3%
2 bedrooms
24.0%
3 bedrooms
44.2%
4 bedrooms
20.7%
5 bedrooms
4.3%
6+ bedrooms
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Urunga Population Mobility

12.8%
moved in the last year
39.9%
moved in the last 5 years
5.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
44.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Urunga Indigenous Population

5.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
307
Indigenous residents
5,621
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Urunga Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
357
Arthritis
188
Lung condition
132
Heart disease
123
Diabetes
106
Asthma
98
Cancer
84
Kidney disease
52
Stroke
45
Dementia
14

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Urunga Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.7%
$1-$149/wk
4.5%
$150-$299/wk
7.5%
$300-$399/wk
8.3%
$400-$499/wk
7.6%
$500-$649/wk
6.3%
$650-$799/wk
11.8%
$800-$999/wk
11.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.7%
$3,500+/wk
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Urunga Family Structure

Couple — no children
41.0%
Couple — children under 15
27.4%
One parent — children under 15
11.8%
Couple — no children under 15
11.1%
One parent — no children under 15
8.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Urunga Military Service

🏅
Previously served
4.1% 104
👤
Never served
95.9% 2,436

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Urunga Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.0% 401
Did not provide
84.0% 2,112

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Urunga Children Ever Born

No children
23.0%
1 child
12.2%
2 children
31.0%
3 children
20.8%
4 children
10.0%
5+ children
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Urunga When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
32
1961–1970
64
1971–1980
57
1981–1990
35
1991–2000
22
2001–2010
27
2011–2015
10
2017
6
2018
8
2019
4
2020
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Urunga Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.9%
5–14 hours
29.2%
15–29 hours
17.2%
30+ hours
11.9%
Did not do domestic work
23.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Urunga Household Size

1 person
32.4%
2 persons
40.9%
3 persons
11.7%
4 persons
9.2%
5 persons
4.4%
6+ persons
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Urunga Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,535
Moved from NSW
209
Moved — same area (SA2)
106
Moved from VIC
20
Moved from QLD
15
Moved from overseas
7
Moved from NT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Urunga Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.5%
Step family — no other children
7.4%
Blended family — no other children
5.6%
Intact family — other children present
2.2%
Other couple — children only
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Urunga Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 65 total

Other Against Property
23
Property Damage
14
Theft
11
Assault
9
Other Against Person
7
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Urunga Rent Prices & Affordability

32%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,071/wk
Median Rent $340/wk
Rent-to-Income 31.7%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Urunga

≈ $4,641/month
Median rent $340/wk
Left after rent $731/wk
Rent share 31.7%

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Urunga vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Urunga

What is the population of Urunga NSW?

The population of Urunga NSW is 3,185 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 65.7 people per km².Urunga is ranked #2,302 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Urunga?

The median personal income in Urunga NSW is $590 per week, or $30,680 per year.The median household income is $1,071 per week.Family income is $1,348 per week.Urunga is ranked #7,231 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Urunga?

Median rent in Urunga NSW is $340 per week ($1,473 per month).Rent represents 31.7% of household income, which is considered moderate.Urunga ranks #3,592 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Urunga?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Urunga NSW is $1,647. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Urunga?

The median age in Urunga NSW is 55 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Urunga a good suburb to live in?

Urunga is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,185.The median income is $590/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (31.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 14079. All dollar figures in AUD.