Goolmangar vs Jiggi
Goolmangar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Jiggi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goolmangar, most households are couple families. In Jiggi, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jiggi: a median of $885,000, against $560,000 in Goolmangar. On these figures, Goolmangar tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Jiggi 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
Jiggi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Goolmangar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $885,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Goolmangar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Goolmangar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (742.5 km vs 748.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Goolmangar and Jiggi 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
Jiggi has more residents (370 vs 183); Goolmangar has higher household incomes ($93,756 vs $68,536).
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183 | 370 +102% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.7% | -6.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 46 |
| Median household income | $93,756/yr +27% vs other | $68,536/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk +2% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
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 (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $560,000 | $885,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,000,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 68 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Environmental | 2% 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
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
Liveability
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Jiggi carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0).
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Goolmangar
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Jiggi
- Jiggi Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Jiggi sits further from the CBD (748.2 km vs 742.5 km).
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 742.5 km | 748.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 493 min | 495 min |
| Public transport score | 26/100 Bus | 30/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 6.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 10.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (79.7%).
Setting
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 43 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.1 km | 39.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 70 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goolmangar | Jiggi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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