Goolma vs Two Mile Flat
Two Mile Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 54 in Goolma. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goolma, about half of households are people living alone. In Two Mile Flat, most households are couple families. On these figures, Goolma tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Two Mile Flat suits 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
Two Mile Flat
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 (62% vs 53%)
- But Goolma has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)
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
Two Mile Flat
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Two Mile Flat
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (253 min vs 268 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (309 km vs 326.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Two Mile Flat
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 86/100)
- But Goolma has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Goolma and Two Mile Flat 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
Goolma has more residents (95 vs 59); Goolma rents higher ($400/wk vs $300/wk).
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95 +38% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.9% | — |
| Median age | 54 | 43 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr | $84,500/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +25% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
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 (27.4%).
Property market
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $678,300 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Goolma has more rural and farming land (97% vs 87%).
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 87% |
| Residential | 0% | 12% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 25% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 63% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
Liveability
Two Mile Flat is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Two Mile Flat carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 21); Goolma carries more crime risk (86 vs 60).
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| 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
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Goolma
- Goolma Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Two Mile Flat
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 24 | 1 |
Mobility
Goolma sits further from the CBD (326.8 km vs 309 km).
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 326.8 km +5% vs other | 309 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 268 min | 253 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2852 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2852 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 (67.7%).
Setting
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 465 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 412 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 669 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goolma | Two Mile Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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