Goolhi vs Ghoolendaadi

Ghoolendaadi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 46 in Goolhi. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Goolhi, the large majority of households own their home. In Ghoolendaadi, most households rent. On these figures, Goolhi tends to suit couples and older residents, while Ghoolendaadi suits renters 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

Goolhi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 45/100)

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

Renters

Goolhi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
  • But Ghoolendaadi has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ghoolendaadi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (333 min vs 358 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (466.3 km vs 486.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goolhi

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Ghoolendaadi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.1% vs -26.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
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.

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Walkability 8 / 8
Goolhi — Walkability: 8/100 Ghoolendaadi — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 89 / 55
Goolhi — Safety: 89/100 Ghoolendaadi — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 30 / 87
Goolhi — Low fire risk: 30/100 Ghoolendaadi — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Ghoolendaadi rents higher ($300/wk vs $138/wk); Goolhi skews older (46 vs 35).

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Population 65 85
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.1% +37.1%
Median age 46 35
Median household income $74,724/yr $97,500/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $138/wk $300/wk
+117% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
0-4 7.7% / 5.9%
Goolhi — 0-4: 7.7% Ghoolendaadi — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 9.2% / 23.5%
Goolhi — 5-14: 9.2% Ghoolendaadi — 5-14: 23.5%
15-19 4.6% / 3.5%
Goolhi — 15-19: 4.6% Ghoolendaadi — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 12.3% / 3.5%
Goolhi — 20-24: 12.3% Ghoolendaadi — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 4.6% / 12.9%
Goolhi — 25-34: 4.6% Ghoolendaadi — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 4.6% / 12.9%
Goolhi — 35-44: 4.6% Ghoolendaadi — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 18.5% / 10.6%
Goolhi — 45-54: 18.5% Ghoolendaadi — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 16.9% / 18.8%
Goolhi — 55-64: 16.9% Ghoolendaadi — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 13.8% / 7.1%
Goolhi — 65-74: 13.8% Ghoolendaadi — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 7.7% / 4.7%
Goolhi — 75-84: 7.7% Ghoolendaadi — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Goolhi — 85+: not among its largest Ghoolendaadi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goolhi 70.8% couple families
Goolhi — Couple Families: 70.8% Goolhi — Lone Person: 29.2% Goolhi — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Ghoolendaadi 57.1% couple families
Ghoolendaadi — Couple Families: 57.1% Ghoolendaadi — Lone Person: 21.4% Ghoolendaadi — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goolhi 15.8% renting
Goolhi — Owned Outright: 63.2% Goolhi — Mortgage: 21.1% Goolhi — Renting: 15.8%
Ghoolendaadi 61.1% renting
Ghoolendaadi — Owned Outright: 38.9% Ghoolendaadi — Mortgage: 0.0% Ghoolendaadi — Renting: 61.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goolhi 90.5% houses
Goolhi — Houses: 90.5% Goolhi — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Ghoolendaadi 100.0% houses
Ghoolendaadi — Houses: 100.0% Ghoolendaadi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 20.0%
Goolhi — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Ghoolendaadi — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 3.5%
Goolhi — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Ghoolendaadi — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 10.6%
Goolhi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Ghoolendaadi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Property market

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Median house price $1,500,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
 25
across Gunnedah
Approvals change year on year -75% -17%

Ranking within NSW

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
House price Higher than 75% of NSW —
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 17% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW

Liveability

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Goolhi carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 13); Ghoolendaadi carries more crime risk (45 vs 11).

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Bushfire High
70/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Waterways 24 3

Mobility

Goolhi sits further from the CBD (486.6 km vs 466.3 km).

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Walkability score 8/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 486.6 km
+4% vs other
 466.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 358 min 333 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2379
 0.1%
postcode 2380
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2379
 50
postcode 2380

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.

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Car (driver) 52.2% / 72.5%
Goolhi — Car (driver): 52.2% Ghoolendaadi — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 47.8% / 27.5%
Goolhi — Worked from Home: 47.8% Ghoolendaadi — Worked from Home: 27.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Elevation 381 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 273 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
16 premises

Council rates

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Average residential rate $671/yr $1,093/yr
Council Warrumbungle Gunnedah

Federal electorate

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goolhi Ghoolendaadi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goolhi

Rural

Ghoolendaadi

Family Rural

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