Dandry vs Goolhi

Dandry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Goolhi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dandry, about half of households are people living alone. In Goolhi, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Goolhi: a median of $1.5 million, against $285,000 in Dandry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dandry tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Goolhi 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

Goolhi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 48/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 21%)
  • But Dandry has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 90%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Dandry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($285,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Dandry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $138/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Goolhi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (486.6 km vs 516.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (358 min vs 368 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goolhi

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 48/100)
  • But Dandry has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

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

Dandry Goolhi
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.

Dandry Goolhi
Walkability 0 / 8
Dandry — Walkability: 0/100 Goolhi — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 52 / 89
Dandry — Safety: 52/100 Goolhi — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 25 / 30
Dandry — Low fire risk: 25/100 Goolhi — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Goolhi rents higher ($138/wk vs $0/wk); Goolhi has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $46,800).

Dandry Goolhi
Population 65
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -26.1%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $46,800/yr $74,724/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent — $138/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dandry Goolhi
0-4 6.2% / 7.7%
Dandry — 0-4: 6.2% Goolhi — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 13.8% / 9.2%
Dandry — 5-14: 13.8% Goolhi — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 4.6% / 4.6%
Dandry — 15-19: 4.6% Goolhi — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 12.3%
Dandry — 20-24: not among its largest Goolhi — 20-24: 12.3%
25-34 9.2% / 4.6%
Dandry — 25-34: 9.2% Goolhi — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 12.3% / 4.6%
Dandry — 35-44: 12.3% Goolhi — 35-44: 4.6%
45-54 9.2% / 18.5%
Dandry — 45-54: 9.2% Goolhi — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 — / 16.9%
Dandry — 55-64: not among its largest Goolhi — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 23.1% / 13.8%
Dandry — 65-74: 23.1% Goolhi — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 4.6% / 7.7%
Dandry — 75-84: 4.6% Goolhi — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Dandry — 85+: not among its largest Goolhi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dandry 21.4% couple families
Dandry — Couple Families: 21.4% Dandry — Lone Person: 50.0% Dandry — Group Household: 28.6%
Goolhi 70.8% couple families
Goolhi — Couple Families: 70.8% Goolhi — Lone Person: 29.2% Goolhi — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dandry 0.0% renting
Dandry — Owned Outright: 100.0% Dandry — Mortgage: 0.0% Dandry — Renting: 0.0%
Goolhi 15.8% renting
Goolhi — Owned Outright: 63.2% Goolhi — Mortgage: 21.1% Goolhi — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dandry 105.6% houses
Dandry — Houses: 105.6% Dandry — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Goolhi 90.5% houses
Goolhi — Houses: 90.5% Goolhi — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dandry Goolhi
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 23.1%
Dandry — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Goolhi — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 15.4%
Dandry — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Goolhi — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.2%
Dandry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Goolhi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Property market

Dandry Goolhi
Median house price $285,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $120,000 —

Zoning mix

Dandry has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 0%); Goolhi has more rural and farming land (100% vs 25%).

Dandry Goolhi
Rural and farming 25% 100%
Environmental 74% 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

Dandry Goolhi
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dandry Goolhi
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Goolhi is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Dandry Goolhi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Dandry carries more crime risk (48 vs 11).

Dandry Goolhi
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
11/100
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

Dandry Goolhi
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

Dandry Goolhi
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 8 24

Mobility

Dandry sits further from the CBD (516.9 km vs 486.6 km).

Dandry Goolhi
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 516.9 km
+6% vs other
 486.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 368 min 358 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2357
 1.0%
postcode 2379
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 2357
 51
postcode 2379

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.

Dandry Goolhi
Car (driver) 38.5% / 52.2%
Dandry — Car (driver): 38.5% Goolhi — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 47.8%
Dandry — Worked from Home: 30.8% Goolhi — Worked from Home: 47.8%
Walked Only 30.8% / —
Dandry — Walked Only: 30.8% Goolhi — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Dandry Goolhi
Elevation 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 381 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dandry Goolhi
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
27 premises

Council rates

Dandry Goolhi
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

Dandry Goolhi
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dandry Goolhi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dandry

Affordable Professionals Retirees Rural

Goolhi

Rural

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