Goolgowi vs Tabbita
Tabbita is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Goolgowi. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Goolgowi, most households own their home. In Tabbita, the large majority of households rent and most households are couple families. On these figures, Tabbita tends to suit renters, 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
Goolgowi
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 78/100)
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
Tabbita
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 29%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tabbita
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (418 min vs 440 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (606.6 km vs 627.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Goolgowi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 78/100)
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
Goolgowi and Tabbita 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
Goolgowi has more residents (416 vs 76); Tabbita has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $71,500).
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 416 +82% vs other | 76 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 34 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $143,000/yr +100% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +9% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $315,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 93% |
| Environmental | 1% | 7% |
| 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
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Carrathool | 92 across Griffith |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | -43% |
Ranking within NSW
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Tabbita carries more crime risk (78 vs 55).
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Goolgowi
- Goolgowi Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Tabbita
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 3 |
Mobility
Goolgowi sits further from the CBD (627.5 km vs 606.6 km).
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 627.5 km +3% vs other | 606.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 440 min | 418 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2652 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 2652 same for both | |
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 (69.2%).
Setting
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 119 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $510/yr | $1,235/yr |
| Council | Carrathool | Griffith |
Federal electorate
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goolgowi | Tabbita | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Goolgowi
Tabbita
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