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Goondiwindi QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Goondiwindi, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Goondiwindi QLD is 6,230 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Goondiwindi is $859 per week ($44,668 per year). Median rent in Goondiwindi is $295 per week ($1,278 per month). Goondiwindi has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Goondiwindi has a population density of 7.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Goondiwindi is India. The most common religion is No Religion (28% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is SAL Tot. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Goondiwindi is $1,517.

There were 1,315 recorded offences in Goondiwindi in 2025-26, a rate of 211 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (332 offences).

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Goondiwindi Population

residents (Census 2021)

Goondiwindi Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$859/wk

$44,668 per year

#2643 of 14,663

🏠

Median Rent

$295/wk

$1,278 per month

#5069 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

38years

Same as than national median

🏡

Mortgage

$1,517/mo

Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Goondiwindi Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.2% (3,003) Female 51.8% (3,226)

Population Density

7.5

people per km²

6,230 people · 830.5 km²

Households

2.5

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,995

Family income/wk

Goondiwindi Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Goondiwindi Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

49.5% 665 dwellings

🏦

Owned with mortgage

50.5% 678 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Goondiwindi Country of Birth

Australia

98.5%

India

0.6%

England

0.5%

China

0.3%

Canada

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Goondiwindi Religion

No Religion

27.8%

Catholic

27.1%

Anglican

24.5%

Not stated

10.4%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

4.4%

Uniting Church

3.0%

Christian (other)

1.8%

Pentecostal

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Goondiwindi Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

58.6%

Year 10 or equivalent

27.5%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.6%

Year 9 or equivalent

6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Goondiwindi Languages Spoken at Home

SAL Tot

19.8%

Afrikaans

19.0%

Mandarin

15.5%

Other

10.3%

SAL Filipin

10.3%

SAL Tagalog

9.5%

Australian Indigenous

8.6%

IAL Punjabi

6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Goondiwindi Employment

💼

Employed full-time

46.5% 1,970 people

⏰

Employed part-time

21.1% 893 people

🔍

Unemployed

2.5% 108 people

🏠

Not in labour force

29.9% 1,270 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Goondiwindi Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

48.4%

Bachelor Degree

26.4%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

15.9%

Postgraduate Degree

3.5%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.9%

Certificate I/II

2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Goondiwindi Occupation

Professionals

23.4%

Technicians & Trade Workers

18.4%

Managers

15.6%

Community & Personal Service

12.3%

Clerical & Administrative

11.4%

Labourers

6.8%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

6.5%

Sales Workers

5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Goondiwindi Field of Study

Engineering

18.5%

Management & Commerce

18.4%

Education

12.6%

Health

12.5%

Society & Culture

10.1%

Agriculture & Environment

9.8%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.8%

Architecture & Building

7.4%

Creative Arts

1.3%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.0%

Information Technology

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Goondiwindi Dwelling Types

Separate house

90.5%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

8.3%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Goondiwindi Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.1%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

1.2%

$300-$399/wk

2.0%

$400-$499/wk

5.9%

$500-$649/wk

5.0%

$650-$799/wk

8.0%

$800-$999/wk

7.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

7.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.6%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.7%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

8.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

6.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

3.6%

$4,000+/wk

7.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Goondiwindi Marital Status

💍

Married

48.2% 2,346

↔️

Separated

3.7% 178

📋

Divorced

7.4% 361

🕊️

Widowed

6.2% 303

👤

Never married

34.6% 1,683

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Goondiwindi Ancestry

Australian

34.3%

English

30.4%

Irish

9.9%

Scottish

8.4%

Aboriginal Australianralian

6.0%

German

4.5%

Other

2.9%

Filipino

1.0%

Chinese

0.8%

Italian

0.7%

Dutch

0.6%

Maori

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Goondiwindi School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government

26.2%

Primary — Government

24.9%

Primary — Catholic

21.2%

Pre-school

9.3%

Vocational Education

8.5%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

3.7%

Secondary — Catholic

3.3%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Goondiwindi Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

5.8% 658

✅

No need for assistance

94.2% 10,679

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Goondiwindi Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

23.0% 1,009

—

Not a volunteer

77.0% 3,379

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Goondiwindi Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

3.9%

$300-$449/mo

2.6%

$450-$599/mo

1.5%

$600-$799/mo

5.6%

$800-$999/mo

8.6%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

22.7%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

26.5%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

19.2%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

4.9%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Goondiwindi How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

79.5%

Did not go to work

7.9%

Car (passenger)

5.3%

Walked only

4.3%

Truck

1.5%

Other

0.5%

Bicycle

0.4%

Bus

0.2%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.2%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Goondiwindi Car Ownership

0 vehicles

4.2%

1 vehicle

33.0%

2 vehicles

39.3%

3 vehicles

14.9%

4+ vehicles

8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Goondiwindi Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

2.1%

2 bedrooms

14.6%

3 bedrooms

41.1%

4 bedrooms

35.6%

5 bedrooms

5.4%

6+ bedrooms

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Goondiwindi Population Mobility

16.8%

moved in the last year

42.2%

moved in the last 5 years

3.3%

unemployment rate (Census)

64.4%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Goondiwindi Indigenous Population

8.9%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,009

Indigenous residents

10,368

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Goondiwindi Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

436

Asthma

214

Arthritis

198

Diabetes

179

Heart disease

140

Lung condition

113

Cancer

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Goondiwindi Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

6.1%

$1-$149/wk

3.9%

$150-$299/wk

5.2%

$300-$399/wk

4.5%

$400-$499/wk

2.8%

$500-$649/wk

3.4%

$650-$799/wk

11.1%

$800-$999/wk

13.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

13.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.3%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.6%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.7%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

7.9%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.4%

$3,500+/wk

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Goondiwindi Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

47.3%

Couple — no children

28.4%

One parent — children under 15

10.7%

Couple — no children under 15

9.7%

One parent — no children under 15

3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Goondiwindi Military Service

🏅

Previously served

2.1% 92

👤

Never served

97.9% 4,294

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Goondiwindi Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

12.3% 534

—

Did not provide

87.7% 3,823

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Goondiwindi Children Ever Born

No children

26.9%

1 child

10.0%

2 children

28.5%

3 children

22.8%

4 children

9.4%

5+ children

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Goondiwindi When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

118

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Goondiwindi Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

22.2%

5–14 hours

30.5%

15–29 hours

12.4%

30+ hours

9.3%

Did not do domestic work

25.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Goondiwindi Household Size

1 person

26.5%

2 persons

34.3%

3 persons

14.3%

4 persons

13.9%

5 persons

7.5%

6+ persons

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Goondiwindi Where Residents Moved From

Same address

4,644

Moved — same area (SA2)

506

Moved from QLD

277

Moved from NSW

113

Moved from VIC

Moved from overseas

Moved from WA

Moved from TAS

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Goondiwindi Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

86.6%

Step family — no other children

6.5%

Blended family — no other children

3.9%

Intact family — other children present

1.4%

Other couple — children only

1.1%

Step family — other children present

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Goondiwindi Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 1,315 total

Theft

332

Drug Offences

276

Break & Enter

256

Assault

128

Traffic

121

Domestic Violence

Property Damage

Weapons

Sexual Offences

Fraud

Robbery

Offence trend by year:

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Goondiwindi Rent Prices & Affordability

18%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,629/wk

Median Rent $295/wk

Rent-to-Income 18.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Goondiwindi

Your weekly income

≈ $7,059/month

Median rent $295/wk

Left after rent $1,334/wk

Rent share 18.1%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Miles

Income: $716/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $95/wk

St George (Qld)

Income: $776/wk Rent: $210/wk Save: $85/wk

Tully

Income: $727/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $45/wk

Kawana

Income: $722/wk Rent: $255/wk Save: $40/wk

Sun Valley (Qld)

Income: $699/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $35/wk

Mackay

Income: $835/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $25/wk

Bungalow

Income: $710/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $25/wk

Longreach (Qld)

Income: $974/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $95/wk

Goondiwindi vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Longreach (Qld)

Pop: 3,124 Income: $974/wk Rent: $200/wk

St George (Qld)

Pop: 3,130 Income: $776/wk Rent: $210/wk

Jamboree Heights

Pop: 3,141 Income: $875/wk Rent: $420/wk

Milton (Qld)

Pop: 3,144 Income: $1,183/wk Rent: $435/wk

Gaythorne

Pop: 3,158 Income: $1,033/wk Rent: $350/wk

Cloncurry

Pop: 3,167 Income: $1,246/wk Rent: $240/wk

Compare Goondiwindi

Goondiwindi vs Longreach (Qld) →Goondiwindi vs St George (Qld) →Goondiwindi vs Jamboree Heights →Goondiwindi vs Milton (Qld) →

Frequently Asked Questions About Goondiwindi

What is the population of Goondiwindi QLD?

The population of Goondiwindi QLD is 6,230 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 7.5 people per km².Goondiwindi is ranked #1,250 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Goondiwindi?

The median personal income in Goondiwindi QLD is $859 per week, or $44,668 per year.The median household income is $1,629 per week.Family income is $1,995 per week.Goondiwindi is ranked #2,643 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Goondiwindi?

Median rent in Goondiwindi QLD is $295 per week ($1,278 per month).Rent represents 18.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Goondiwindi ranks #5,069 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Goondiwindi?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Goondiwindi QLD is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Goondiwindi?

The median age in Goondiwindi QLD is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Goondiwindi a good suburb to live in?

Goondiwindi is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 6,230.The median income is $859/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31202. All dollar figures in AUD.