Gobarralong, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

84/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Gobarralong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1052, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Gobarralong at a glance

Population (2021): 63
Median age: 59
Median weekly household income: $2,299
SEIFA score: 1052
Coordinates: -34.9291, 148.3628

Gobarralong demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Gobarralong using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 33%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	11	16%
Youth (15–24)	5	7%
Young adults (25–44)	14	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	17	24%
Seniors (65+)	23	33%

Share of the 70 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	13	100%
Owned with a mortgage	0	0%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	19	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 19 occupied private dwellings in Gobarralong.

Median weekly rent: $150
Median monthly mortgage: $433
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $2,437
Median weekly personal income: $1,174

Community and culture

Born overseas: 0 (0%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 24 (47%)
Labour-force participation: 59.6%
Employed full-time: 20
Employed part-time: 12

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Gobarralong

Where is Gobarralong?

Gobarralong is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Gobarralong?

At the 2021 Census, Gobarralong had a population of about 63.

Is Gobarralong an advantaged area?

Gobarralong has an ABS SEIFA score of 1052, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.