Goorangoola vs Hebden
Hebden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 55 in Goorangoola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hebden, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Goorangoola tends to suit older residents, while Hebden suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Goorangoola carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)
- Hebden is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hebden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hebden
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Hebden
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 173 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (234 km vs 237.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Goorangoola
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 9%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hebden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (59.5% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Goorangoola and Hebden 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
Goorangoola skews older (55 vs 38); Hebden has higher household incomes ($177,632 vs $134,316).
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 | 67 +29% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | +59.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 38 |
| Median household income | $134,316/yr | $177,632/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +12% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
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 (26.9%).
Property market
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $985,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 94% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 50% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 83% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
Liveability
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Hebden carries more crime risk (24 vs 0).
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 | 12 |
Mobility
Goorangoola sits further from the CBD (237.6 km vs 234 km).
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 237.6 km +2% vs other | 234 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 173 min | 167 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2330 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 (88.9%).
Setting
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 346 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 162 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,026 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goorangoola | Hebden | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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