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Goulburn NSW 2580

16,078 addresses · 505 streets

Hume Electorate › Goulburn Mulwaree LGA › Goulburn · 168 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A historic Southern Tablelands city between Sydney and Canberra, Goulburn is a long-established regional service centre. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is $1,405 a week, with rent around $320.

Goulburn is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 23,963 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,405 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

23,963Population
40Median age
$1,405Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Goulburn, 1.5 km south · Airport: Goulburn Airport, 7.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 12.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Goulburn

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

Tree cover measures, Goulburn NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 56.6%

Population by age in Goulburn
Population by age, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,431
5-142,952
15-191,249
20-241,400
25-343,348
35-442,809
45-542,837
55-642,945
65-742,616
75-841,661
85+717
Dwelling types in Goulburn
Dwelling types, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House7,804
Townhouse1,027
Apartment359
Other71
Households by weekly income in Goulburn
Households by weekly income, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,914
$650-1,4992,697
$1,500-2,9992,734
$3,000+1,341
Top ancestries in Goulburn
Top ancestries, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian9,889
English9,865
Irish3,129
Scottish2,374
Ancestry NS2,008
Other1,461
Housing tenure in Goulburn
Housing tenure, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,041
Mortgage2,792
Rented3,157
Other146
Cars per household in Goulburn
Cars per household, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0710
13,573
23,108
31,134
4+594
Commute to work in Goulburn
Commute to work, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car7,993
Train4
Bus35
Tram/ferry0
Walked349
Bicycle31
Home725
Top countries of birth in Goulburn
Top countries of birth, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England444
New Zealand230
India211
Philippines176
Nepal144
China113
Languages used at home in Goulburn
Languages used at home, Goulburn NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali168
Mandarin123
Malayalam90
Greek74
Punjabi72
Hindi56

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

69,922 bird observations recorded near Goulburn — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Goulburn

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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