Gol Gol NSW 2738

Living Here

Gol Gol is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,956 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,104 a week, with median rent near $315 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wentworth - Buronga statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gol Gol itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Gol Gol Public School
  • Nichols Point Primary School
  • Buronga Public School
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Golly Cafe Bakery
  • Hendy Town Cafe
• 1 supermarket

  • IGA
• 3 parks

  • Wilkinson Park
  • James King Park
  • Drings Hill Reserve
• 4 Catholic churches

  • St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church
  • St Francis Xavier Catholic Church
  • Our Lady Of Compassion Church (Traditional Latin Mass - SSPX Mildura)
• 1 pharmacy

  • Stellar Pharmacy
• 1 medical clinic

  • Kure Medical Midway
• 3 optometrists

  • Blue Frog Optics
  • Sunglass Hut
  • Mildura Optical
• 2 hospitals

  • Mildura Health Private Hospital
  • Mildura Base Public Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Riverbend Vet Clinic
• 1 childcare centre

  • Gol Gol Preschool
• 1 library

  • Buronga Library
• 2 post offices

  • Gol Gol LPO
  • Buronga Post Office
• 1 service station

  • Shell Buronga
• 2 golf clubs

  • Riverside Golf Club (Victoria)
  • Mildura Golf Resort
• 1 dog park

  • Off Leash Dog Park (Rio Vista Park)
• 4 hardware stores

  • Mallee Timber & Hardware
  • Sunraysia Mower Centre
  • K.&S. Doherty Pty Ltd
  • Mallee Bearings
• 1 mechanic

  • Gol Gol Automotive Services
• 20 places to stay

  • Mildura Riverview Motel
  • Rivergardens Holiday Park
  • Sun city Caravan Park
  • The Palms Caravan Park
  • Sun River Resort Motel
  • Edge Motel
  • Murray View Motel
  • Buronga Riverside Tourist Park
  • City Gate Motel
  • Stopover Mildura

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Getting around. Bus interchange: Mildura Railway Station, 5.5 km west · Airport: Mildura Airport, 14 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 68.9%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,864 bird observations recorded near Gol Gol — most often seen:

• Pacific Black Duck (802)
• Magpie-lark (770)
• Noisy Miner (765)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (700)
• Australian Wood Duck (672)
• Red-rumped Parrot (669)
• Crested Pigeon (660)
• Whistling Kite (619)
• Australian Pelican (606)
• Australian White Ibis (599)
• Willie Wagtail (564)
• Grey Teal (556)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (527)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Gol Gol:

• Buronga (3.4 km)
• Mourquong (6.2 km)
• Trentham Cliffs (6.5 km)
• Boeill Creek (11.3 km)
• Monak (13.3 km)
• Coomealla (17.7 km)
• Dareton (19 km)
• Paringi (20 km)

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