Spicers Creek vs Goolma

Spicers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Goolma. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spicers Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. In Goolma, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Goolma: a median of $678,000, against $470,000 in Spicers Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Spicers Creek tends to suit families with children, couples, 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

Spicers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Spicers Creek has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $678,300)
  • Goolma leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 44%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Spicers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 31%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Goolma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (326.8 km vs 334.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Spicers Creek carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 86/100)
  • Goolma has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Goolma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.9% vs -26.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Spicers Creek Goolma
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.

Spicers Creek Goolma
Walkability 0 / 0
Spicers Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Goolma — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 14
Spicers Creek — Safety: 63/100 Goolma — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 74 / 79
Spicers Creek — Low fire risk: 74/100 Goolma — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Goolma rents higher ($400/wk vs $150/wk); Goolma has more residents (95 vs 55).

Spicers Creek Goolma
Population 55 95
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.7% -6.9%
Median age 51 54
Median household income $58,500/yr $67,132/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $400/wk
+167% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spicers Creek Goolma
0-4 — / 3.2%
Spicers Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Goolma — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 20.0% / 10.5%
Spicers Creek — 5-14: 20.0% Goolma — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 7.3% / 3.2%
Spicers Creek — 15-19: 7.3% Goolma — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 — / 8.4%
Spicers Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Goolma — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 18.2% / 8.4%
Spicers Creek — 25-34: 18.2% Goolma — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 5.5% / 3.2%
Spicers Creek — 35-44: 5.5% Goolma — 35-44: 3.2%
45-54 16.4% / 17.9%
Spicers Creek — 45-54: 16.4% Goolma — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 18.2% / 17.9%
Spicers Creek — 55-64: 18.2% Goolma — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 5.5% / 18.9%
Spicers Creek — 65-74: 5.5% Goolma — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 18.2% / 10.5%
Spicers Creek — 75-84: 18.2% Goolma — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / —
Spicers Creek — 85+: not among its largest Goolma — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spicers Creek 100.0% couple families
Spicers Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Spicers Creek — Lone Person: 0.0%
Goolma 52.9% couple families
Goolma — Couple Families: 52.9% Goolma — Lone Person: 47.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spicers Creek 0.0% renting
Spicers Creek — Owned Outright: 100.0% Spicers Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Spicers Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Goolma 12.5% renting
Goolma — Owned Outright: 55.0% Goolma — Mortgage: 32.5% Goolma — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spicers Creek 100.0% houses
Spicers Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Goolma 100.0% houses
Goolma — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Spicers Creek Goolma
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 27.4%
Spicers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Goolma — Certificate III & IV: 27.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.4%
Spicers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Goolma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 5.3%
Spicers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Goolma — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Property market

Spicers Creek Goolma
Median house price $470,000 $678,300
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Spicers Creek Goolma
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Spicers Creek Goolma
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
 131
across Mid-Western
Approvals change year on year -12% -4%

Ranking within NSW

Spicers Creek Goolma
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Spicers Creek Goolma
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Goolma carries more crime risk (86 vs 37).

Spicers Creek Goolma
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
86/100
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

Spicers Creek Goolma
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Spicers Creek

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

Schools in Goolma

  • Goolma Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Spicers Creek Goolma
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 42 24

Mobility

Spicers Creek sits further from the CBD (334.4 km vs 326.8 km).

Spicers Creek Goolma
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 334.4 km
+2% vs other
 326.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 270 min 268 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2820
 0.1%
postcode 2852
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2820
 50
postcode 2852

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.

Spicers Creek Goolma
Car (driver) 44.0% / 55.3%
Spicers Creek — Car (driver): 44.0% Goolma — Car (driver): 55.3%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 44.7%
Spicers Creek — Worked from Home: 36.0% Goolma — Worked from Home: 44.7%
Walked Only 20.0% / —
Spicers Creek — Walked Only: 20.0% Goolma — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.3%).

Setting

Spicers Creek Goolma
Elevation 541 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 465 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spicers Creek Goolma
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Spicers Creek Goolma
Annual rainfall 641 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Spicers Creek Goolma
Average residential rate $1,233/yr $1,083/yr
Council Dubbo Mid-Western

Federal electorate

Spicers Creek Goolma
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spicers Creek Goolma
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Spicers Creek

Affordable River Rural

Goolma

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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