Bumbaldry vs Gooloogong
Gooloogong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Bumbaldry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bumbaldry, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bumbaldry: a median of $1.15 million, against $295,000 in Gooloogong, though rent is higher in Gooloogong. On these figures, Bumbaldry tends to suit couples, while Gooloogong suits older residents and 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
Bumbaldry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)
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
- Bumbaldry leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 24%)
- Gooloogong has cheaper houses ($295,000 vs $1,150,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bumbaldry
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $208/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bumbaldry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 293 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Bumbaldry carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)
- Gooloogong has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Bumbaldry 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 107); Bumbaldry has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $51,584).
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 107 | 408 +281% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.0% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 52 | 47 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +28% vs other | $51,584/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $208/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).
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 (29.0%).
Property market
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | $295,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 90% |
| Environmental | 8% | 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
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Weddin | 33 across Cowra |
| Approvals change year on year | — | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Gooloogong carries more crime risk (29 vs 16).
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | 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
| Bumbaldry | 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 Bumbaldry
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
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 25 | 13 |
Mobility
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 349 km | 349.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 287 min | 293 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2794 | 0.0% postcode 2805 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 2794 | 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
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 698 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 290 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 210 premises |
Climate
| Bumbaldry | 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
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $734/yr | $583/yr |
| Council | Weddin | Cowra |
Federal electorate
| Bumbaldry | Gooloogong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bumbaldry | 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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