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Goonengerry NSW 2482

214 addresses · 11 streets

Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Goonengerry · 622 km from Sydney

Living Here

Goonengerry is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 422 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,300 a week, with median rent near $358 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

422Population
51Median age
$1,300Median household income / wk
$358Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mullumbimby statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Goonengerry itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 27.9 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 69.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Goonengerry

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

Tree cover measures, Goonengerry NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202069.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 48.1%

Population by age in Goonengerry
Population by age, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1443
15-1916
20-2415
25-3439
35-4449
45-5458
55-6497
65-7467
75-8416
85+3
Dwelling types in Goonengerry
Dwelling types, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House148
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Goonengerry
Households by weekly income, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65029
$650-1,49950
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Goonengerry
Top ancestries, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English177
Australian111
Irish79
Ancestry NS75
Scottish52
Other36
Housing tenure in Goonengerry
Housing tenure, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned76
Mortgage33
Rented33
Other7
Cars per household in Goonengerry
Cars per household, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
147
254
329
4+21
Commute to work in Goonengerry
Commute to work, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car79
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home55
Top countries of birth in Goonengerry
Top countries of birth, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England18
New Zealand10
Germany9
United States9
Papua New Guinea5
France3
Languages used at home in Goonengerry
Languages used at home, Goonengerry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German8
Punjabi3
Portuguese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,071 bird observations recorded near Goonengerry — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Goonengerry

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

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.