Gollan vs Goolma

Gollan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 54 in Goolma. 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 Goolma, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gollan tends to suit families with children and couples, while Goolma suits people living alone.

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

Gollan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Gollan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gollan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Goolma

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (326.8 km vs 349.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (268 min vs 281 min)
  • But Gollan is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Goolma has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Goolma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.9% vs -14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gollan and Goolma 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 Goolma
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 Goolma
Walkability 8 / 0
Gollan — Walkability: 8/100 Goolma — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 14
Gollan — Safety: 40/100 Goolma — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 76 / 79
Gollan — Low fire risk: 76/100 Goolma — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Goolma rents higher ($400/wk vs $200/wk); Goolma skews older (54 vs 40).

Gollan Goolma
Population 109
+13% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.2% -6.9%
Median age 40 54
Median household income $81,224/yr
+17% vs other
 $67,132/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $400/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gollan Goolma
0-4 6.4% / 3.2%
Gollan — 0-4: 6.4% Goolma — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 11.9% / 10.5%
Gollan — 5-14: 11.9% Goolma — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.5% / 3.2%
Gollan — 15-19: 5.5% Goolma — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 5.5% / 8.4%
Gollan — 20-24: 5.5% Goolma — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 15.6% / 8.4%
Gollan — 25-34: 15.6% Goolma — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 11.0% / 3.2%
Gollan — 35-44: 11.0% Goolma — 35-44: 3.2%
45-54 11.9% / 17.9%
Gollan — 45-54: 11.9% Goolma — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 16.5% / 17.9%
Gollan — 55-64: 16.5% Goolma — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 11.9% / 18.9%
Gollan — 65-74: 11.9% Goolma — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 8.3% / 10.5%
Gollan — 75-84: 8.3% Goolma — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 3.7% / —
Gollan — 85+: 3.7% Goolma — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gollan 68.2% couple families
Gollan — Couple Families: 68.2% Gollan — Lone Person: 31.8%
Goolma 52.9% couple families
Goolma — Couple Families: 52.9% Goolma — Lone Person: 47.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Goolma 12.5% renting
Goolma — Owned Outright: 55.0% Goolma — Mortgage: 32.5% Goolma — 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.

Gollan Goolma
England — / 4.2%
Gollan — England: not among its largest Goolma — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 3.7% / —
Gollan — New Zealand: 3.7% Goolma — New Zealand: not among its largest
Greece 2.8% / —
Gollan — Greece: 2.8% Goolma — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Gollan Goolma
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 27.4%
Gollan — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Goolma — Certificate III & IV: 27.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 5.3%
Gollan — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Goolma — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 8.4%
Gollan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Goolma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Gollan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Goolma — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / —
Gollan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Goolma — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gollan 100.0% houses
Gollan — Houses: 100.0%
Goolma 100.0% houses
Goolma — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Gollan Goolma
Median house price — $678,300
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,692 —

Zoning mix

Gollan Goolma
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 2%
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 Goolma
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
 131
across Mid-Western
Approvals change year on year -12% -4%

Ranking within NSW

Gollan Goolma
House price — Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Gollan is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Gollan Goolma
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Goolma carries more crime risk (86 vs 60).

Gollan Goolma
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
86/100
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 Goolma
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gollan

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

Schools in Goolma

  • Goolma Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Gollan Goolma
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 19 24

Mobility

Gollan sits further from the CBD (349.5 km vs 326.8 km).

Gollan Goolma
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 349.5 km
+6% vs other
 326.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 281 min 268 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2820
 0.1%
postcode 2852
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2820
 50
postcode 2852

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 Goolma
Car (driver) 42.9% / 55.3%
Gollan — Car (driver): 42.9% Goolma — Car (driver): 55.3%
Worked from Home 47.6% / 44.7%
Gollan — Worked from Home: 47.6% Goolma — Worked from Home: 44.7%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Gollan — Car (passenger): 4.8% Goolma — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Gollan — Walked Only: 4.8% Goolma — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.3%).

Setting

Gollan Goolma
Elevation 366 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 465 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Gollan Goolma
Annual rainfall 641 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Gollan Goolma
Average residential rate $1,233/yr $1,083/yr
Council Dubbo Mid-Western

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Gollan Goolma
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

Goolma

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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