Suburb report · NSW 2580
Goulburn
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Population
24,892
Goulburn suburb profile
Who lives in Goulburn
At 168km from central Sydney, Goulburn runs as its own regional market. Goulburn is home to 24,892 people, a scale matched by fewer than 3% of New South Wales suburbs. Among the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, it ranks 8 by population. At 40, the median age sits in the middle of the New South Wales range, older than 49% of suburbs. Of the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 287 have a younger median age.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $79,000 places Goulburn in the lower middle of New South Wales suburbs. On household income it ranks 458 of 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD. A renting share of 35.1% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 73.1% ownership. Among New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 157 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Goulburn.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 9,283 occupied private dwellings in Goulburn, one of the larger housing stocks in New South Wales. Families with children are the largest household type at 38.2%, ahead of couples without children at 25.9% and people living alone at 33.1%. Of the 761 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 481 have a higher share of families with children and 279 a lower one. Few New South Wales suburbs have more people living alone: 33.1% of households, ahead of 82% of the state. The 25.9% share of couples without children is typical for New South Wales.
Housing supply
Approvals have fallen sharply: 120 new dwellings were approved across the Goulburn statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 195 a year. Supply figures here are for the Goulburn statistical area, home to 25,647 residents in 2025, which closely matches Goulburn. At 4.7 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 3 of the median New South Wales area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 304 in 2022 and bottomed at 52 in 2024.
Population trend
The population of the Goulburn statistical area grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of New South Wales, against 5.9% for New South Wales as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical New South Wales statistical area added 2.5%, putting this area 1.6 points ahead. It ranks at the 63rd percentile of New South Wales statistical areas for population growth over the period. Year by year, the change ran from 0.2% in 2021 to 1.1% in 2024.
Against its neighbours
Of the suburbs profiled in the region listed below, Albion Park differs most on the share of people living alone: 16.3% there against 33.1% in Goulburn. Nowra matches Goulburn on the median age, at 40. Bowral sits 70km away, with a median household income of $88,600 against $79,000 here.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.