Billimari vs Gooloogong
Gooloogong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Billimari. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Gooloogong: a median of $295,000, against $50,000 in Billimari, though rent is higher in Billimari. On these figures, Billimari tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Billimari is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 47%)
- Gooloogong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Billimari has cheaper houses ($49,500 vs $295,000)
- Gooloogong leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Billimari
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Billimari
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (272 min vs 293 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (327.8 km vs 349.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Billimari has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 26%)
- Gooloogong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gooloogong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.3% vs -23.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Billimari and Gooloogong 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
Gooloogong has more residents (408 vs 117); Billimari has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $51,584).
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117 | 408 +249% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -23.0% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 50 | 47 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +28% vs other | $51,584/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +5% vs other | $208/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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 (16.2%).
Property market
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $49,500 | $295,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $120,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 90% |
| Environmental | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 33 across Cowra same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 99% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Gooloogong carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Billimari carries more crime risk (52 vs 29).
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Billimari
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Gooloogong
- Gooloogong Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 13 |
Mobility
Gooloogong sits further from the CBD (349.4 km vs 327.8 km).
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 327.8 km | 349.4 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 272 min | 293 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2804 | 0.0% postcode 2805 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 2804 | 45 postcode 2805 |
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 (70.7%).
Setting
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 303 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 290 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 0% 210 premises |
Climate
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 631 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $583/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cowra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Billimari | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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