Bairnsdale vs Goon Nure
Bairnsdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Goon Nure. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bairnsdale, about half of households are people living alone. In Goon Nure, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bairnsdale tends to suit people living alone, while Goon Nure suits couples.
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
Bairnsdale
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (11 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)
- But Goon Nure carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 95/100)
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
Goon Nure
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $270/wk)
- But Bairnsdale has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Goon Nure
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (274.6 km vs 278.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Bairnsdale has more GPs (7 vs 0)
- Goon Nure carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Goon Nure
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.1% vs 4.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bairnsdale and Goon Nure 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
Bairnsdale has more residents (7,905 vs 137); Bairnsdale rents higher ($270/wk vs $200/wk).
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,905 +98% vs other | 137 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.3% | +15.1% |
| Median age | 44 | 55 |
| Median household income | $57,252/yr | $70,408/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk +26% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $520,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $347,500 | — |
| Median land price | $225,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 42 days from 132 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Bairnsdale has more rural and farming land (69% vs 49%).
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 69% | 49% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 51% |
| Residential | 9% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 9% | 0% |
| Industrial | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 386 across East Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.6% $500/wk on $565K | — |
| Units | 5.3% $415/wk on $410K | — |
Ranking within VIC
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 9% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 36% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 78% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 93% of VIC | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 74% of VIC | — |
Liveability
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 14/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Bairnsdale carries more crime risk (95 vs 36); Goon Nure carries more flood risk (87 vs 69).
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 69/100 | High 87/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 5 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 9 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 3 | 0 |
Schools in Bairnsdale
- Bairnsdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Bairnsdale West Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Nagle College Catholic · Secondary at peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Bairnsdale Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
- Bairnsdale Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
Schools in Goon Nure
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 13 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 9 | 4 |
| Childcare | 11 | 0 |
| GPs | 7 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 6 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 5 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 5 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Bairnsdale sits further from the CBD (278.2 km vs 274.6 km).
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 278.2 km +1% vs other | 274.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 200 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3875 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3875 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 (76.8%).
Setting
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.5 km | 9.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 44% 5,144 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Climate
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,807/yr same for both | |
| Council | East Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bairnsdale | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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