Gogeldrie vs Darlington Point
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gogeldrie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Gogeldrie tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Gogeldrie is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
- Darlington Point has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gogeldrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 19%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Gogeldrie leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- Darlington Point has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gogeldrie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (569.1 km vs 620 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gogeldrie is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Darlington Point has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 5%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Darlington Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-11.4% vs -28.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gogeldrie and Darlington Point 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
Darlington Point has more residents (1,030 vs 65); Gogeldrie has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $68,224).
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 1,030 +1485% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -28.6% | -11.4% |
| Median age | 42 | 44 |
| Median household income | $121,316/yr +44% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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 (15.4%).
Property market
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $375,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $147,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Gogeldrie has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 5%); Darlington Point has more rural and farming land (94% vs 81%).
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 81% | 94% |
| Environmental | 19% | 5% |
| 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
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Leeton | 12 across Murrumbidgee |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
Liveability
Gogeldrie is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 13/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Darlington Point carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 14).
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | High 97/100 | High 88/100 |
| 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
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gogeldrie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Darlington Point
- Darlington Point Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 50 |
Mobility
Darlington Point sits further from the CBD (620 km vs 569.1 km).
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 569.1 km | 620 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 394 min | 395 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2705 | 0.0% postcode 2706 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2705 | 67 postcode 2706 |
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 (81.7%).
Setting
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 133 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 59/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 30% 579 premises |
Climate
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm | 406 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.0°C | 33.2°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C | 3.9°C |
Council rates
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,118/yr | $380/yr |
| Council | Leeton | Murrumbidgee |
Federal electorate
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gogeldrie | Darlington Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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