Geurie vs Gollan

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gollan, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gollan tends to suit 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

Geurie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gollan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($3,692 vs $295,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gollan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gollan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (349.5 km vs 383.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (281 min vs 307 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gollan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Geurie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.5% vs -14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Geurie Gollan
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.

Geurie Gollan
Walkability 0 / 8
Geurie — Walkability: 0/100 Gollan — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 37 / 40
Geurie — Safety: 37/100 Gollan — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 79 / 76
Geurie — Low fire risk: 79/100 Gollan — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Geurie has more residents (706 vs 109); Geurie rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Geurie Gollan
Population 706
+85% vs other
 109
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% -14.2%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $73,632/yr $81,224/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Geurie Gollan
0-4 7.8% / 6.4%
Geurie — 0-4: 7.8% Gollan — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 12.9% / 11.9%
Geurie — 5-14: 12.9% Gollan — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.2% / 5.5%
Geurie — 15-19: 5.2% Gollan — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.2% / 5.5%
Geurie — 20-24: 5.2% Gollan — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.6% / 15.6%
Geurie — 25-34: 10.6% Gollan — 25-34: 15.6%
35-44 10.5% / 11.0%
Geurie — 35-44: 10.5% Gollan — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 14.6% / 11.9%
Geurie — 45-54: 14.6% Gollan — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 13.3% / 16.5%
Geurie — 55-64: 13.3% Gollan — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 11.3% / 11.9%
Geurie — 65-74: 11.3% Gollan — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.4% / 8.3%
Geurie — 75-84: 5.4% Gollan — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 2.4% / 3.7%
Geurie — 85+: 2.4% Gollan — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Geurie 37.7% couple families
Geurie — Couple Families: 37.7% Geurie — Lone Person: 37.7% Geurie — One Parent Families: 22.9% Geurie — Group Household: 1.7%
Gollan 68.2% couple families
Gollan — Couple Families: 68.2% Gollan — Lone Person: 31.8% Gollan — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gollan — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Geurie 15.6% renting
Geurie — Owned Outright: 41.8% Geurie — Mortgage: 42.6% Geurie — Renting: 15.6%
Gollan 12.5% renting
Gollan — Owned Outright: 56.2% Gollan — Mortgage: 31.2% Gollan — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Geurie Gollan
New Zealand 0.8% / 3.7%
Geurie — New Zealand: 0.8% Gollan — New Zealand: 3.7%
Greece — / 2.8%
Geurie — Greece: not among its largest Gollan — Greece: 2.8%
England 1.7% / —
Geurie — England: 1.7% Gollan — England: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / —
Geurie — Germany: 1.0% Gollan — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Geurie Gollan
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 13.8%
Geurie — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Gollan — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 11.9%
Geurie — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Gollan — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 2.8%
Geurie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Gollan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.8%
Geurie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Gollan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.8%
Geurie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Gollan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Geurie 99.2% houses
Geurie — Houses: 99.2% Geurie — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Gollan 100.0% houses
Gollan — Houses: 100.0% Gollan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Geurie Gollan
Median house price $550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $295,000 $3,692
Typical days to sell (houses) 68 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Geurie Gollan
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Environmental 2% 0%
Residential 1% 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

Geurie Gollan
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
same for both
Approvals change year on year -12%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Geurie Gollan
House price Higher than 21% of NSW —
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW —
EV adoption — Higher than 8% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW

Liveability

Gollan is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Geurie Gollan
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Geurie Gollan
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Geurie Gollan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Geurie

  • Geurie Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Gollan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Geurie Gollan
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 41 19

Mobility

Geurie sits further from the CBD (383.9 km vs 349.5 km).

Geurie Gollan
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 383.9 km
+9% vs other
 349.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 281 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2818
 0.1%
postcode 2820
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2818
 50
postcode 2820

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.

Geurie Gollan
Car (driver) 81.4% / 42.9%
Geurie — Car (driver): 81.4% Gollan — Car (driver): 42.9%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 47.6%
Geurie — Worked from Home: 10.0% Gollan — Worked from Home: 47.6%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.8%
Geurie — Car (passenger): 3.7% Gollan — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 3.7% / 4.8%
Geurie — Walked Only: 3.7% Gollan — Walked Only: 4.8%
Bus 1.3% / —
Geurie — Bus: 1.3% Gollan — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Geurie Gollan
Elevation 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 366 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Geurie Gollan
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
318 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Geurie Gollan
Annual rainfall 641 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Geurie Gollan
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Dubbo
same for both

Federal electorate

Geurie Gollan
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Geurie Gollan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Geurie

Affordable Rural

Gollan

Affordable River Rural

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