Suburb in Parkes

Goonumbla, NSW

Goonumbla had a population of 98 at the 2021 Census (−11.7% since 2016). Median age 30.3. Median weekly household income $2,000. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Goonumbla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Central West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Goonumbla's population shrank by 11.7% to 98, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 30.3, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 15.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.1%.

19.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 38.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 26 households.

The median household earns $2,000 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 29.0% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Goonumbla beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureGoonumblaNSWAustralia
Population988,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−11.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age30.338.438.2
Households262,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting19.2%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright38.5%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,000$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$257$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,142$1,866
Born overseas0.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion29.0%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−11.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 932011
  2. 1112016
  3. 982021

Age

Median age 30.3, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Goonumbla New South Wales
Share of people by age, Goonumbla and New South Wales
0–915.3%
10–1919.4%
20–2912.2%
30–3910.2%
40–4913.3%
50–5915.3%
60–696.1%
70–793.1%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Goonumbla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.8%
  2. English44.1%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.1%
  4. Irish8.6%
  5. Lebanese4.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Goonumbla

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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