Goonellabah, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 13,351
- Median age
- 41
- Household income
- $1,318/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 68%
- Renting
- 29%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 3/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lismore Historic Railway Station · 5.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Lismore Base Hospital · 3.8 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$680k
Median unit (5 yr)
$530k
Sales (5 yr)
1,457
Sales (12 mths)
218
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
1,168 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 12.5% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Goonellabah PS
Secondary
TRSC Kadina
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Goonellabah
District population (2025)
14,177
+6% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
65
houses 43 · other 22
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Goonellabah:
- Ballina Road (507)
- Invercauld Road (314)
- Mountain View Drive (210)
- Toongahra Circuit (192)
- Oliver Avenue (174)
- Hillcrest Avenue (168)
- Rous Road (167)
- Fischer Street (167)
- Dudley Drive (162)
- Trinity Drive (145)
- Fig Tree Drive (135)
- Taylor Avenue (103)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.