Rocky Glen vs Goolhi

Goolhi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Rocky Glen. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Goolhi: a median of $1.5 million, against $272,000 in Rocky Glen, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rocky Glen tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Goolhi 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

Rocky Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Rocky Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($272,500 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Rocky Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $138/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Goolhi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (486.6 km vs 505.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Rocky Glen has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 22%)
  • Goolhi is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Rocky Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-18.8% vs -26.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rocky Glen Goolhi
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.

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Walkability 0 / 8
Rocky Glen — Walkability: 0/100 Goolhi — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 85 / 89
Rocky Glen — Safety: 85/100 Goolhi — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 27 / 30
Rocky Glen — Low fire risk: 27/100 Goolhi — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Goolhi rents higher ($138/wk vs $0/wk); Goolhi has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $48,516).

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Population 65
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.8% -26.1%
Median age 56 46
Median household income $48,516/yr $74,724/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent — $138/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rocky Glen Goolhi
0-4 — / 7.7%
Rocky Glen — 0-4: not among its largest Goolhi — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 9.2% / 9.2%
Rocky Glen — 5-14: 9.2% Goolhi — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 4.6% / 4.6%
Rocky Glen — 15-19: 4.6% Goolhi — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.6% / 12.3%
Rocky Glen — 20-24: 4.6% Goolhi — 20-24: 12.3%
25-34 — / 4.6%
Rocky Glen — 25-34: not among its largest Goolhi — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 6.2% / 4.6%
Rocky Glen — 35-44: 6.2% Goolhi — 35-44: 4.6%
45-54 18.5% / 18.5%
Rocky Glen — 45-54: 18.5% Goolhi — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 16.9% / 16.9%
Rocky Glen — 55-64: 16.9% Goolhi — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 20.0% / 13.8%
Rocky Glen — 65-74: 20.0% Goolhi — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 10.8% / 7.7%
Rocky Glen — 75-84: 10.8% Goolhi — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 6.2% / —
Rocky Glen — 85+: 6.2% Goolhi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rocky Glen 55.6% couple families
Rocky Glen — Couple Families: 55.6% Rocky Glen — Lone Person: 16.7% Rocky Glen — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Goolhi 70.8% couple families
Goolhi — Couple Families: 70.8% Goolhi — Lone Person: 29.2% Goolhi — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rocky Glen 0.0% renting
Rocky Glen — Owned Outright: 84.2% Rocky Glen — Mortgage: 15.8% Rocky Glen — Renting: 0.0%
Goolhi 15.8% renting
Goolhi — Owned Outright: 63.2% Goolhi — Mortgage: 21.1% Goolhi — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 23.1%
Rocky Glen — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Goolhi — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 15.4%
Rocky Glen — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Goolhi — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.2%
Rocky Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Goolhi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%

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

Property market

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Median house price $272,500 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Environmental 4% 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

Rocky Glen Goolhi
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rocky Glen Goolhi
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Goolhi is more walkable (8 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
11/100
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

Rocky Glen Goolhi
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

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 7 24

Mobility

Rocky Glen sits further from the CBD (505.6 km vs 486.6 km).

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 505.6 km
+4% vs other
 486.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 361 min 358 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2357
 1.0%
postcode 2379
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 2357
 51
postcode 2379

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.

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Worked from Home 61.5% / 47.8%
Rocky Glen — Worked from Home: 61.5% Goolhi — Worked from Home: 47.8%
Car (driver) 38.5% / 52.2%
Rocky Glen — Car (driver): 38.5% Goolhi — Car (driver): 52.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Elevation 465 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 381 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Rocky Glen Goolhi
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rocky Glen

Affordable Retirees Rural

Goolhi

Rural

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