Goomalling, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Goomalling is a small town in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia, about 132km northeast of Perth and 45km north-northeast of Northam. The name comes from a Noongar word meaning roughly 'the place of the silver-grey possum', from 'goomal', the Noongar name for that animal. George Slater took up the first property near Goomalling Spring in the early 1850s, an agricultural hall opened in 1898, and the railway from Northam reached the district in 1902, prompting the surveyed townsite gazetted in 1903. Wheat and other cereals underpin the local economy, and the town serves as a Co-operative Bulk Handling receival point. Wide streets and grain silos mark the small farming centre.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Goomalling is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 890, 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.
Goomalling at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 508
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $923
- SEIFA score
- 890
- Coordinates
- -31.2974, 116.8390
Goomalling demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Goomalling 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 32%, 22% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 82 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 46 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 99 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 132 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 171 | 32% |
Share of the 530 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 96 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 58 | 26% |
| Rented | 50 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 193 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 19 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 216 occupied private dwellings in Goomalling.
- Median weekly rent
- $180
- Median monthly mortgage
- $934
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,593
- Median weekly personal income
- $657
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 61 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 10 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 29 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 122 (29%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 110
- Employed part-time
- 70
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 Goomalling
Where is Goomalling?
Goomalling is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Goomalling?
At the 2021 Census, Goomalling had a population of about 508.
Is Goomalling an advantaged area?
Goomalling has an ABS SEIFA score of 890, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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