Goolgowi NSW 2652

Located in New South Wales, Goolgowi sits 628 km from Sydney CBD, around 7 hours 20 minutes by car. The locality has 416 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $71,500 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 3.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $220 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $783. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Goolgowi sits at $315,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only five sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$315,000

Cheaper than 96% of NSW

Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Is Goolgowi safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Goolgowi sits in the moderate band, with 17 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 32% on the prior year.

17 offences

32.0% since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 4 (23.5%)
Theft 4 (23.5%)
Property Damage 2 (11.8%)
Sexual Offences 2 (11.8%)
Arson 1 (5.9%)
Assault 1 (5.9%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (5.9%)
Drug Offences 1 (5.9%)
Weapons Offences 1 (5.9%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Carrathool Shire Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

One school serve Goolgowi, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Goolgowi Public School leads the pack.

62
out of 100
Average
1 school in this locality
1 above similar
  • • 38 students in one school (avg 38)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 38 students
ICSEA 935 (higher than 19% of Australian schools) · 7% top-SEA students
Above similar

Walkability

Goolgowi is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Goolgowi.

26
out of 100
Bottom 22% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
7.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.6 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
2 min
Span of service
10.2 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Goolgowi.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 14% in NSW
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
37
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
4 in locality
Sport & Recreation
2 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
4 in locality
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in locality
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
1 in locality

Carrathool: council population

The whole council area, not just Goolgowi · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
2,803
+1.1% in a year
Change
+31
people since 2024
Density
0.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+15
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+4
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+12
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
1/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Goolgowi is home to 416 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $72,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

416

3.5% since 2016

Median Age

38

2.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$71,500/yr

14.9% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$220/wk

46.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$783/mo

6.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

4.2% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$37,856/yr

7.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

10.8%

56.8% since 2016

Total Dwellings

139

8.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

70.6%

6.3% since 2016

Houses

101.4%

5.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

16.0%

28.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

13.1%

18.6% since 2016

Work From Home

13.3%

2.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 141 (101.4%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 51 (40.5%)
Mortgage 38 (30.2%)
Renting 37 (29.4%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.6%
English Spoken at Home
85.1%
Employment Rate
58.4%
13.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
24.0%

Occupations

Managers 53 (27.3%)
Labourers 33 (17.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 29 (14.9%)
Community & Personal Service 19 (9.8%)
Technicians & Trades 18 (9.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 17 (8.8%)
Professionals 9 (4.6%)
Sales 7 (3.6%)

Religion

Christianity 211 (50.7%)
No Religion 140 (33.7%)
Sikhism 3 (0.7%)
Other Religions 3 (0.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Zimbabwe 6 (1.4%)
New Zealand 4 (1.0%)
England 3 (0.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 32 (7.7%)
5-14 49 (11.8%)
15-19 29 (7.0%)
20-24 28 (6.7%)
25-34 56 (13.5%)
35-44 33 (7.9%)
45-54 70 (16.8%)
55-64 58 (13.9%)
65-74 33 (7.9%)
75-84 22 (5.3%)
85+ 5 (1.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 42 (41.2%)
Lone Person 35 (34.3%)
One Parent Families 17 (16.7%)
Other Families 4 (3.9%)
Group Household 4 (3.9%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 122 (67.8%)
Worked from Home 24 (13.3%)
Walked Only 22 (12.2%)
Car (passenger) 12 (6.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 66 (15.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 19 (4.6%)
Bachelor Degree 18 (4.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (0.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 6 (4.4%)
1 car 31 (22.6%)
2 cars 55 (40.1%)
3 cars 26 (19.0%)
4+ cars 17 (12.4%)

Council Rates

Carrathool
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $510 a year through Carrathool based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$510/yr
59% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Goolgowi's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 99%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Carrathool

The whole council area, not just Goolgowi · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 3 new dwellings were approved across Carrathool. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 100.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
3dwellings
-100.0% YoY
Houses
3
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Griffith Airport AWS, 45.4 km

Dry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
118 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
406 mm
51 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
33.2°C
41 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.9°C
17 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 3% in NSW

In postcode 2652, 5 of 4,852 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (62 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.06%
2025
0.10%

Rooftop solar

58
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.2 kW each

In postcode 2652, 1,107 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,895 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 57 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
98
2020
74
2021
104
2022
101
2023
79
2024
88
2025
58
2026
32

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$1,643
Loan amount
$252,000
Total interest over 30 years
$339,427
Deposit
$63,000
Stamp duty
$9,082
Cash needed at settlement
$72,082

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Farrer

Currently held by David Farley One Nation — elected at the 2026 by-election, after the results below

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sussan Ley 37.1% 62.9% +3.5
2022 Sussan Ley 33.6% 66.3% -3.5
2019 Sussan Ley 30.2% 69.8% -0.7

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Murray District

Currently held by Helen Dalton Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Helen Dalton IND 66.0%
2019 Helen Dalton 53.5%
2015 Adrian Piccoli NP 72.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Goolgowi

Is Goolgowi a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Goolgowi is moderate (55/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Goolgowi?

Goolgowi has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Goolgowi?

Goolgowi, NSW had a population of 416 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Goolgowi, NSW?

The postcode for Goolgowi, NSW is 2652.

How far is Goolgowi from Sydney?

Goolgowi is 628 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 440 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Goolgowi?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Goolgowi was $71,500 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Goolgowi?

There are too few current rental listings in Goolgowi for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $220, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Goolgowi?

The median age of residents in Goolgowi was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Goolgowi at risk of bushfire?

Goolgowi has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Goolgowi?

There is 1 school inside the Goolgowi boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

What is the weather like in Goolgowi?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Goolgowi, Griffith Airport AWS (45.4 km away), summer days average 33.2°C, winter nights 3.9°C, 406 mm of rain a year over 51 rainy days, and 41 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Goolgowi?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Goolgowi belong to?

Goolgowi sits within the Carrathool local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Goolgowi?

The average residential rates bill through Carrathool is $510 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Goolgowi?

Across Carrathool, 3 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 100.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Goolgowi in?

Goolgowi sits within the federal Division of Farrer, currently held by David Farley (One Nation).

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