Goonengerry vs Montecollum

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goonengerry, about half of households are people living alone. In Montecollum, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Goonengerry: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.17 million in Montecollum. On these figures, Montecollum tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Goonengerry

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 84/100)
  • 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

Montecollum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,170,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Montecollum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (493 min vs 503 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (763.5 km vs 769.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Goonengerry carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 84/100)
  • Montecollum has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Montecollum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.1% vs 15.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goonengerry Montecollum
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.

Goonengerry Montecollum
Walkability 17 / 14
Goonengerry — Walkability: 17/100 Montecollum — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 84 / 16
Goonengerry — Safety: 84/100 Montecollum — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Goonengerry — Low fire risk: 100/100 Montecollum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Goonengerry has more residents (422 vs 67).

Goonengerry Montecollum
Population 422
+84% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.3% +24.1%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $67,600/yr
+1% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $358/wk $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry Montecollum
0-4 4.3% / 4.5%
Goonengerry — 0-4: 4.3% Montecollum — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.2% / 14.9%
Goonengerry — 5-14: 10.2% Montecollum — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 3.8% / —
Goonengerry — 15-19: 3.8% Montecollum — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.6% / 4.5%
Goonengerry — 20-24: 3.6% Montecollum — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 9.2% / —
Goonengerry — 25-34: 9.2% Montecollum — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.6% / 10.4%
Goonengerry — 35-44: 11.6% Montecollum — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.7% / 16.4%
Goonengerry — 45-54: 13.7% Montecollum — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 23.0% / 22.4%
Goonengerry — 55-64: 23.0% Montecollum — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 15.9% / 19.4%
Goonengerry — 65-74: 15.9% Montecollum — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 3.8% / 6.0%
Goonengerry — 75-84: 3.8% Montecollum — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 0.7% / —
Goonengerry — 85+: 0.7% Montecollum — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry 45.5% lone person
Goonengerry — Lone Person: 45.5% Goonengerry — Couple Families: 32.3% Goonengerry — One Parent Families: 13.1% Goonengerry — Group Household: 9.1%
Montecollum 56.2% lone person
Montecollum — Lone Person: 56.2% Montecollum — Couple Families: 43.8% Montecollum — One Parent Families: 0.0% Montecollum — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry 23.2% renting
Goonengerry — Owned Outright: 53.5% Goonengerry — Mortgage: 23.2% Goonengerry — Renting: 23.2%
Montecollum 26.1% renting
Montecollum — Owned Outright: 56.5% Montecollum — Mortgage: 17.4% Montecollum — Renting: 26.1%
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.

Goonengerry Montecollum
England 4.3% / 14.9%
Goonengerry — England: 4.3% Montecollum — England: 14.9%
New Zealand 2.4% / —
Goonengerry — New Zealand: 2.4% Montecollum — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 2.1% / —
Goonengerry — Germany: 2.1% Montecollum — Germany: not among its largest
France 0.7% / —
Goonengerry — France: 0.7% Montecollum — France: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Goonengerry — Netherlands: 0.7% Montecollum — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Qualifications

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

Goonengerry Montecollum
Bachelor Degree 18.0% / 19.4%
Goonengerry — Bachelor Degree: 18.0% Montecollum — Bachelor Degree: 19.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 16.4%
Goonengerry — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Montecollum — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 4.5%
Goonengerry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Montecollum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 6.0%
Goonengerry — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Montecollum — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Goonengerry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Montecollum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goonengerry 98.0% houses
Goonengerry — Houses: 98.0% Goonengerry — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Montecollum 104.2% houses
Montecollum — Houses: 104.2% Montecollum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Goonengerry Montecollum
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,170,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Goonengerry has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 17%).

Goonengerry Montecollum
Rural and farming 59% 57%
Environmental 40% 17%
Other and special use 0% 26%
Residential 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

Goonengerry Montecollum
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Goonengerry Montecollum
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Goonengerry Montecollum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Montecollum carries more crime risk (84 vs 16).

Goonengerry Montecollum
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 High
84/100
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

Goonengerry Montecollum
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 Goonengerry

  • Goonengerry Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Montecollum

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

Amenities in the suburb

Goonengerry Montecollum
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Goonengerry sits further from the CBD (769.2 km vs 763.5 km).

Goonengerry Montecollum
Walkability score 17/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 769.2 km 763.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 493 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2482
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 2482
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.

Goonengerry Montecollum
Worked from Home 39.0% / 66.7%
Goonengerry — Worked from Home: 39.0% Montecollum — Worked from Home: 66.7%
Car (driver) 51.8% / 33.3%
Goonengerry — Car (driver): 51.8% Montecollum — Car (driver): 33.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Goonengerry — Car (passenger): 4.3% Montecollum — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.8% / —
Goonengerry — Walked Only: 2.8% Montecollum — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 2.1% / —
Goonengerry — Bus: 2.1% Montecollum — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Goonengerry Montecollum
Elevation 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

Goonengerry Montecollum
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
184 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Goonengerry Montecollum
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

Goonengerry Montecollum
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Goonengerry Montecollum
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goonengerry Montecollum
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goonengerry

Professionals Rural

Montecollum

Professionals Retirees Rural

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