Goombungee, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Goombungee is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 899, 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.
Goombungee at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,066
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,218
- SEIFA score
- 899
- Coordinates
- -27.3045, 151.8457
Goombungee demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Goombungee 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 mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 18% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 209 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 116 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 212 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 291 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 231 | 22% |
Share of the 1,059 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 150 | 39% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 154 | 40% |
| Rented | 68 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 370 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 6 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 379 occupied private dwellings in Goombungee.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,257
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,405
- Median weekly personal income
- $595
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 85 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 49 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 61 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 339 (41%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Employed full-time
- 250
- Employed part-time
- 144
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 Goombungee
Where is Goombungee?
Goombungee is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Goombungee?
At the 2021 Census, Goombungee had a population of about 1,066.
Is Goombungee an advantaged area?
Goombungee has an ABS SEIFA score of 899, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.
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