Suburb · NSW
Goonellabah, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Goonellabah, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Goonellabah at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2480 |
| Local government area | Lismore |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 11717 |
Planning zones in Goonellabah
- RU1 — Primary Production45%
- R1 — General Residential39%
- RE1 — Public Recreation4%
- 4 other zones9%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Goonellabah is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- RU1 — Primary Production45% of the suburb
- R1 — General Residential39% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation4% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure3% of the suburb
- E4 — General Industrial3% of the suburb
- C2 — Environmental Conservation2% of the suburb
- C3 — Environmental Management1% of the suburb
Goonellabah in the 2021 Census
| Population | 13,351 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 41 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,318 |
| Median weekly rent | $320 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,560 |
| Average household size | 2.4 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other New South Wales suburbs with the same main zone
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Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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