Gilmore is named after the poet and journalist, Dame Mary Gilmore. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after journalists, particularly female journalists.
It is next to the suburbs of Macarthur and Chisholm and is bounded by the Monaro Highway, Isabella Drive and Hambidge Crescent. (source)
Median property value for Gilmore 2905 (source)
|
2001 |
$176k |
|
2011 |
$461k |
| 2016 | $478k |
Statistics about Gilmore (source)
|
Area of Gilmore |
2 sq Kms |
|
People |
2,750 |
|
Male |
1,419 |
|
Female |
1,331 |
|
Median age |
35 |
|
Families |
758 |
|
Average children per family |
1.9 |
|
All private dwellings |
1,001 |
|
Average people per household |
2.8 |
|
Median weekly household income |
2,161 |
|
Median monthly mortgage repayments |
2,067 |
|
Median weekly rent |
375 |
|
Average motor vehicles per dwelling |
2.1 |
The most common ancestries in Gilmore were
|
Australian |
28% |
|
English |
24.6% |
|
Irish |
8.9% |
|
Scottish |
7.9% |
|
German |
3.2% |
