NSW · Brewarrina Council
Goodooga, NSW, 2838
Desirability index
#940 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Goodooga is a small locality in the Brewarrina area, home to around 223 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 60 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+18%), roughly 269.1 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 223
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $780
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 105
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 35.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 4 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 60
- Against the person
- 20
- Against property
- 23
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 269.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 11 residents
- State safety percentile
- 18.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +17.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions7
- Break And Enter Non-Dwelling6
- Domestic Violence Related Assault4
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment8
- Malicious Damage To Property7
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 629
- Goodooga Central SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Allow extra travel time. Follow directions on site.Bangate Road09 Jun 2026 – 22 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
August 2023
- Other5 BRENDA STREET GOODOOGA 2838Determined
2021· 1 proposal
October 2021
- Change of useFINGERPOST ROAD GOODOOGA 2838Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2023 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Goodooga Health ServiceHammond Streethospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 0.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #940 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Goodooga Health ServicehealthHammond Streethospital
- Change of useplanningFINGERPOST ROAD GOODOOGA 2838Lodged 13 Oct 2021 · Determined
- Otherplanning5 BRENDA STREET GOODOOGA 2838Lodged 21 Aug 2023 · Determined
- Allow extra travel time. Follow directions on site.roadworksBangate Road09 Jun 2026 – 22 Jul 2026
- Goodooga Central SchoolschoolsCombined
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime7
- Break And Enter Non-Dwellingcrime6
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime4
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime8
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime7
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported