Goolgowi NSW 2652
290 addresses · 34 streets
Farrer Electorate › Carrathool LGA › Goolgowi · 507 km from Sydney
Living Here
Goolgowi is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 416 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Griffith Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Goolgowi itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 Catholic church
1 post office
1 golf club
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Griffith Airport, 44.6 km south-east.
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: 3.2% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 3.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 12.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 60.2%
Population by age in Goolgowi
| 0-4 | 32 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 49 |
| 15-19 | 29 |
| 20-24 | 28 |
| 25-34 | 56 |
| 35-44 | 33 |
| 45-54 | 70 |
| 55-64 | 58 |
| 65-74 | 33 |
| 75-84 | 22 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Goolgowi
| House | 141 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Goolgowi
| <$650 | 28 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 33 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 44 |
| $3,000+ | 19 |
Top ancestries in Goolgowi
| Australian | 195 |
|---|---|
| English | 116 |
| Ancestry NS | 57 |
| Aboriginal | 44 |
| Irish | 42 |
| Scottish | 32 |
Housing tenure in Goolgowi
| Owned | 51 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 38 |
| Rented | 37 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Goolgowi
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 55 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Goolgowi
| Car | 134 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 22 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 24 |
Top countries of birth in Goolgowi
| Zimbabwe | 6 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 |
| England | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
530 bird observations recorded near Goolgowi — most often seen:
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (37)
- Crested Pigeon (28)
- Magpie-lark (27)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (24)
- Southern Magpie-lark (24)
- Yellow-throated Miner (23)
- Apostlebird (22)
- Australian Magpie (22)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (22)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (21)
- Welcome Swallow (21)
- White-winged Chough (18)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (17)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Goolgowi
- Mallee Ringneck (17)
- Common Starling (16)
- Eastern Galah (16)
- Eastern Yellow-throated Miner (16)
- Southern Apostlebird (16)
- Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (14)
- Galah (13)
- Inland Grey Butcherbird (13)
- Willie Wagtail (13)
- Australian Ringneck (12)
- Pied Butcherbird (12)
- Western Striated Pardalote (12)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (11)
- House Sparrow (11)
- Pacific Black Duck (11)
- Red-rumped Parrot (11)
- Black Kite (10)
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 Goolgowi:
- Tabbita (18 km)
- Merriwagga (19.9 km)
- Warburn (29.4 km)
- Boorga (29.6 km)
- Gunbar (31.3 km)
- Warrawidgee (33.8 km)
- Melbergen (37 km)
- Nericon (38.9 km)
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Streets
- Alpens Lane (3)
- Arcadia Lane (7)
- Back Hillston Road (8)
- Bomen Street (6)
- Bradys Road (14)
- Bunyip Street (10)
- Cahills Road (2)
- Cobram Street (13)
- Combo Street (6)
- Dumossa Road (2)
- Farrer Street (1)
- Frank Campbell Crescent (10)
- Garrong Road (5)
- Greenhills Road (1)
- Higgins Lane (2)
- Hillston Road (1)
- Kidman Way (14)
- Lowan Street (14)
- Mcraes Road (2)
- Merrondale Lane (2)
- Mid Western Highway (25)
- Moira Street (31)
- Napier Street (42)
- O'donnells Road (1)
- Old Gunbar Road (2)
- Ravenshaw Road (1)
- Saleyard Lane (3)
- Stipa Street (28)
- Tabbita Lane (5)
- Wells Road (2)
- Wests Road (2)
- Wollarma Road (5)
- Youngs Lane (1)
- Zara Street (19)
