Adjungbilly vs Gobarralong
Adjungbilly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 59 in Gobarralong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Adjungbilly, most households are couple families. In Gobarralong, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Adjungbilly tends to suit couples, while Gobarralong suits people living alone and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Gobarralong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)
- But Adjungbilly is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gobarralong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (380.5 km vs 404 km)
- has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 266 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gobarralong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Adjungbilly and Gobarralong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Adjungbilly has more residents (101 vs 63); Gobarralong skews older (59 vs 41).
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101 +38% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.7% | +21.2% |
| Median age | 41 | 59 |
| Median household income | $120,224/yr | $119,548/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
Property market
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $3,118,500 | — |
Zoning mix
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Adjungbilly carries more crime risk (47 vs 25); Adjungbilly carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 31).
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Adjungbilly
- Bongongo Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Gobarralong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 52 | 27 |
Mobility
Adjungbilly sits further from the CBD (404 km vs 380.5 km).
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 404 km +6% vs other | 380.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 266 min | 255 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2727 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2727 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.2%).
Setting
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 612 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 573 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $974/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Adjungbilly | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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