Gollan vs Elong Elong

Gollan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Elong Elong. 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. In Elong Elong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gollan tends to suit couples and older residents, while Elong Elong suits people living alone and families with children.

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

Elong Elong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Gollan is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gollan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Elong Elong has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)

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)
  • has a shorter drive in (281 min vs 308 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (349.5 km vs 365.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gollan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • But Elong Elong carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 60/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Gollan Elong Elong
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.

Gollan Elong Elong
Walkability 8 / 0
Gollan — Walkability: 8/100 Elong Elong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 52
Gollan — Safety: 40/100 Elong Elong — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 76 / 79
Gollan — Low fire risk: 76/100 Elong Elong — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Gollan has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $59,540); Elong Elong has more residents (142 vs 109).

Gollan Elong Elong
Population 109 142
+30% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.2% —
Median age 40 43
Median household income $81,224/yr
+27% vs other
 $59,540/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gollan Elong Elong
0-4 6.4% / 8.5%
Gollan — 0-4: 6.4% Elong Elong — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 11.9% / 14.1%
Gollan — 5-14: 11.9% Elong Elong — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.5% / 2.1%
Gollan — 15-19: 5.5% Elong Elong — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 5.5% / 8.5%
Gollan — 20-24: 5.5% Elong Elong — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 15.6% / 7.0%
Gollan — 25-34: 15.6% Elong Elong — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.0% / 13.4%
Gollan — 35-44: 11.0% Elong Elong — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 11.9% / 7.7%
Gollan — 45-54: 11.9% Elong Elong — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 16.5% / 21.8%
Gollan — 55-64: 16.5% Elong Elong — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 11.9% / 8.5%
Gollan — 65-74: 11.9% Elong Elong — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 8.3% / 2.1%
Gollan — 75-84: 8.3% Elong Elong — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 3.7% / 4.9%
Gollan — 85+: 3.7% Elong Elong — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gollan 68.2% couple families
Gollan — Couple Families: 68.2% Gollan — Lone Person: 31.8% Gollan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Elong Elong 30.0% couple families
Elong Elong — Couple Families: 30.0% Elong Elong — Lone Person: 45.0% Elong Elong — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gollan 12.5% renting
Gollan — Owned Outright: 56.2% Gollan — Mortgage: 31.2% Gollan — Renting: 12.5%
Elong Elong 22.8% renting
Elong Elong — Owned Outright: 43.9% Elong Elong — Mortgage: 33.3% Elong Elong — Renting: 22.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gollan 100.0% houses
Gollan — Houses: 100.0% Gollan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Elong Elong 92.9% houses
Elong Elong — Houses: 92.9% Elong Elong — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gollan Elong Elong
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 15.5%
Gollan — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Elong Elong — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 9.2%
Gollan — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Elong Elong — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 7.0%
Gollan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Elong Elong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 2.8%
Gollan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Elong Elong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Gollan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Elong Elong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Property market

Gollan Elong Elong
Median house price — $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,692 —

Zoning mix

Gollan Elong Elong
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Gollan Elong Elong
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
 10
across Warrumbungle
Approvals change year on year -12% -75%

Ranking within NSW

Gollan Elong Elong
House price — Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Gollan is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Gollan Elong Elong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gollan carries more crime risk (60 vs 48).

Gollan Elong Elong
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Gollan Elong Elong
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Amenities in the suburb

Gollan Elong Elong
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 19 32

Mobility

Elong Elong sits further from the CBD (365.5 km vs 349.5 km).

Gollan Elong Elong
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 349.5 km 365.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 281 min 308 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2820
 0.0%
postcode 2831
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2820
 —
postcode 2831

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.

Gollan Elong Elong
Car (driver) 42.9% / 71.2%
Gollan — Car (driver): 42.9% Elong Elong — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 47.6% / 28.8%
Gollan — Worked from Home: 47.6% Elong Elong — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Gollan — Car (passenger): 4.8% Elong Elong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Gollan — Walked Only: 4.8% Elong Elong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Gollan Elong Elong
Elevation 366 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gollan Elong Elong
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Gollan Elong Elong
Annual rainfall 641 mm 640 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C 32.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C 3.1°C

Council rates

Gollan Elong Elong
Average residential rate $1,233/yr $671/yr
Council Dubbo Warrumbungle

Federal electorate

Gollan Elong Elong
Division Calare Parkes
Member Andrew Gee Jamie Chaffey
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gollan

Affordable River Rural

Elong Elong

Affordable Family Rural

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