Bombowlee vs Gocup

Gocup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Bombowlee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bombowlee, about half of households are couple families. In Gocup, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gocup: a median of $3.1 million, against $1.19 million in Bombowlee. On these figures, Bombowlee tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Gocup suits families with children and 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

Gocup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 65%)

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

  • Bombowlee has cheaper houses ($1,190,000 vs $3,100,000)
  • Gocup leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gocup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Gocup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (254 min vs 263 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (401 km vs 412.7 km)
  • But Bombowlee is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bombowlee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 10%)
  • But Gocup carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 55/100)

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

Bombowlee and Gocup drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bombowlee Gocup
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bombowlee Gocup
Walkability 16 / 5
Bombowlee — Walkability: 16/100 Gocup — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 45 / 78
Bombowlee — Safety: 45/100 Gocup — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 48
Bombowlee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gocup — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Bombowlee has more residents (291 vs 153); Gocup has higher household incomes ($126,412 vs $93,600).

Bombowlee Gocup
Population 291
+47% vs other
 153
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +0.0%
Median age 51 39
Median household income $93,600/yr $126,412/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+5% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee Gocup
0-4 2.4% / 2.0%
Bombowlee — 0-4: 2.4% Gocup — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 9.3% / 18.3%
Bombowlee — 5-14: 9.3% Gocup — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 10.0% / 10.5%
Bombowlee — 15-19: 10.0% Gocup — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 4.5% / 5.2%
Bombowlee — 20-24: 4.5% Gocup — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 4.8% / 6.5%
Bombowlee — 25-34: 4.8% Gocup — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 9.6% / 16.3%
Bombowlee — 35-44: 9.6% Gocup — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 18.6% / 16.3%
Bombowlee — 45-54: 18.6% Gocup — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 14.8% / 11.1%
Bombowlee — 55-64: 14.8% Gocup — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 19.6% / 6.5%
Bombowlee — 65-74: 19.6% Gocup — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 6.2% / 3.9%
Bombowlee — 75-84: 6.2% Gocup — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.1% / —
Bombowlee — 85+: 3.1% Gocup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee 53.0% couple families
Bombowlee — Couple Families: 53.0% Bombowlee — Lone Person: 34.8% Bombowlee — One Parent Families: 12.1%
Gocup 69.7% couple families
Gocup — Couple Families: 69.7% Gocup — Lone Person: 21.2% Gocup — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee 7.7% renting
Bombowlee — Owned Outright: 52.9% Bombowlee — Mortgage: 39.4% Bombowlee — Renting: 7.7%
Gocup 6.4% renting
Gocup — Owned Outright: 38.3% Gocup — Mortgage: 55.3% Gocup — Renting: 6.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee 100.0% houses
Bombowlee — Houses: 100.0% Bombowlee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gocup 97.7% houses
Gocup — Houses: 97.7% Gocup — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bombowlee Gocup
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 19.0%
Bombowlee — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Gocup — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 6.5%
Bombowlee — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Gocup — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 2.0%
Bombowlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Gocup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.3%
Bombowlee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Gocup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Bombowlee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Gocup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Property market

Bombowlee Gocup
Median house price $1,190,000 $3,100,000
Median unit price $1,100,000 —
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bombowlee Gocup
Rural and farming 98% 93%
Environmental 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Bombowlee Gocup
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bombowlee Gocup
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Bombowlee is more walkable (16 vs 5).

Bombowlee Gocup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Gocup carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Bombowlee carries more crime risk (55 vs 22).

Bombowlee Gocup
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
22/100
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

Bombowlee Gocup
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bombowlee Gocup
Waterways 4 20

Mobility

Bombowlee sits further from the CBD (412.7 km vs 401 km).

Bombowlee Gocup
Walkability score 16/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 412.7 km
+3% vs other
 401 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 263 min 254 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2720
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2720
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.

Bombowlee Gocup
Car (driver) 80.8% / 89.2%
Bombowlee — Car (driver): 80.8% Gocup — Car (driver): 89.2%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 6.8%
Bombowlee — Worked from Home: 10.8% Gocup — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 4.1%
Bombowlee — Car (passenger): 6.2% Gocup — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 2.3% / —
Bombowlee — Walked Only: 2.3% Gocup — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.2%).

Setting

Bombowlee Gocup
Elevation 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bombowlee Gocup
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
126 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Bombowlee Gocup
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

Bombowlee Gocup
Average residential rate $945/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Bombowlee Gocup
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bombowlee Gocup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bombowlee

Retirees Rural

Gocup

Premium Rural

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