Goomboorian QLD 4570
268 addresses · 16 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Goomboorian · 157 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Goomboorian is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 566 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,266 a week, with median rent near $315 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 Gympie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Goomboorian itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 service stations
Getting around. Airport: Gympie Airport, 24.8 km south.
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: 28.3% 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 | 28.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 47.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 50.8%
Population by age in Goomboorian
| 0-4 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 61 |
| 15-19 | 23 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 54 |
| 35-44 | 58 |
| 45-54 | 72 |
| 55-64 | 117 |
| 65-74 | 90 |
| 75-84 | 41 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Goomboorian
| House | 201 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Goomboorian
| <$650 | 28 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 75 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 56 |
| $3,000+ | 19 |
Top ancestries in Goomboorian
| English | 236 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 206 |
| Scottish | 63 |
| Irish | 58 |
| Ancestry NS | 51 |
| Other | 44 |
Housing tenure in Goomboorian
| Owned | 93 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 65 |
| Rented | 32 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Goomboorian
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 40 |
| 2 | 86 |
| 3 | 48 |
| 4+ | 24 |
Commute to work in Goomboorian
| Car | 151 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 43 |
Top countries of birth in Goomboorian
| England | 21 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 13 |
| Taiwan | 9 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Canada | 4 |
| India | 3 |
Languages used at home in Goomboorian
| Mandarin | 9 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 7 |
| Malayalam | 4 |
| Russian | 4 |
| German | 3 |
| Thai | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,034 bird observations recorded near Goomboorian — most often seen:
- Willie Wagtail (51)
- Pacific Black Duck (50)
- Magpie-lark (46)
- Dusky Moorhen (44)
- Torresian Crow (43)
- Welcome Swallow (42)
- Australian White Ibis (40)
- Australasian Grebe (39)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (39)
- Laughing Kookaburra (38)
- Australian Magpie (37)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (37)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (35)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Goomboorian
- Straw-necked Ibis (34)
- Comb-crested Jacana (32)
- Dollarbird (32)
- Eastern Whipbird (32)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (32)
- Australasian Figbird (31)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (31)
- Little Pied Cormorant (30)
- White-faced Heron (30)
- Black-shouldered Kite (29)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (27)
- Australasian Darter (26)
- Common Myna (26)
- Little Black Cormorant (26)
- Magpie Goose (26)
- Masked Lapwing (25)
- Peaceful Dove (24)
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 Goomboorian:
- Ross Creek (4.4 km)
- Wilsons Pocket (4.7 km)
- Kia Ora (6.1 km)
- Downsfield (6.9 km)
- Canina (8.4 km)
- Neerdie (8.9 km)
- Wolvi (10.1 km)
- North Deep Creek (10.9 km)
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Streets
- Anderleigh Road (7)
- Calumet Road (7)
- Counter Road (3)
- Cunningham Road (20)
- Henry Road (11)
- Mahaffy Road (4)
- Mullins Creek Road (22)
- Ormes Road (1)
- Pokela Road (3)
- Ross Road (10)
- Stephan Road (17)
- Tagigan Road (59)
- Tin Can Bay Road (39)
- Tinana Road (22)
- Webster Road (31)
- Wilsons Pocket Road (12)
