Darbalara vs Gobarralong
Darbalara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 59 in Gobarralong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Darbalara, most households are couple families. In Gobarralong, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Darbalara tends to suit families with children and couples, while Gobarralong suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Darbalara
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 25/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gobarralong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 16%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gobarralong
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Darbalara has a shorter drive in (249 min vs 255 min)
- Gobarralong sits closer to the CBD (380.5 km vs 385.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Darbalara carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 25/100)
- Gobarralong has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 15%)
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
Darbalara and Gobarralong 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
Darbalara rents higher ($325/wk vs $150/wk); Gobarralong skews older (59 vs 29).
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 63 +2% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.0% | +21.2% |
| Median age | 29 | 59 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $119,548/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +54% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
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 (17.7%).
Property market
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,100,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 57% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 64% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Gobarralong carries more crime risk (25 vs 12); Gobarralong carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 19).
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 14 | 27 |
Mobility
Darbalara sits further from the CBD (385.4 km vs 380.5 km).
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 385.4 km +1% vs other | 380.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 249 min | 255 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2722 | 0.0% postcode 2727 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2722 | 49 postcode 2727 |
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 (73.1%).
Setting
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 394 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 573 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $974/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cootamundra-Gundagai same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Darbalara | Gobarralong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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