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Goulburn Mulwaree

New South Wales · Central West · 32,412 people · 29 suburbs · 4 postcodes

Goulburn Mulwaree at a glance

Map shows the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Goulburn Mulwaree is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 29 suburbs across 4 postcodes and an area of 3,526 km². Goulburn Mulwaree has a population of 32,412 , ranking #59 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Goulburn (23,963 residents), and the highest median household income is in Mummel at $2,374/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,492/week and median age is 41.5. About 11.0% of residents were born overseas and 6.2% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Goulburn Mulwaree

17 schools across Goulburn Mulwaree: 76.5% Government, 11.8% Catholic, 11.8% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 966 (range 896 to 1091). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

All 17 schools in Goulburn Mulwaree, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Mulwaree High School	Government	Secondary	Goulburn	819	951
Trinity Catholic College Goulburn	Catholic	Secondary	Goulburn	714	1025
Goulburn High School	Government	Secondary	Goulburn	648	943
Wollondilly Public School	Government	Primary	Goulburn	387	975
Goulburn West Public School	Government	Primary	Goulburn	373	978
Saints Peter and Paul's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Goulburn	366	1033
Bradfordville Public School	Government	Primary	Goulburn	312	951
Goulburn Public School	Government	Primary	Goulburn	181	896
Goulburn South Public School	Government	Primary	Goulburn	160	905
Goulburn East Public School	Government	Primary	Goulburn	148	966
Marulan Public School	Government	Primary	Marulan	140	968
The Crescent School	Government	Special	Goulburn	77	911
Tallong Public School	Government	Primary	Tallong	61	996
OneSchool Global NSW - Goulburn	Independent	Combined	Goulburn	57	971
Tarago Public School	Government	Primary	Tarago	52	956
Tambelin Independent School	Independent	Primary	Goulburn	39	1091
Windellama Public School	Government	Primary	Goulburn	13	905

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Goulburn Mulwaree. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Goulburn Mulwaree

Goulburn Mulwaree contains 29 suburbs and 4 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Goulburn	2580	23,963	$1,405/wk	40
Marulan	2579	1,428	$1,484/wk	38
Tallong	2579	914	$1,579/wk	48
Run-O-Waters	2580	605	$2,229/wk	46
Tarago	2580	510	$2,027/wk	40
Bungonia	2580	469	$1,264/wk	50
Windellama	2580	417	$1,483/wk	48
Middle Arm	2580	377	$1,531/wk	46
Gundary	2580	306	$2,200/wk	45
Quialigo	2580	292	$1,444/wk	45
Baw Baw	2580	271	$2,178/wk	45
Boxers Creek	2580	259	$1,458/wk	44
Tirrannaville	2580	235	$2,023/wk	52
Lake Bathurst	2580	218	$1,696/wk	48
Lower Boro	2580	217	$1,812/wk	50
Kingsdale	2580	211	$2,321/wk	40
Brayton	2579	208	$1,812/wk	49
Tarlo	2580	171	$1,562/wk	53
Carrick	2580	164	$2,100/wk	56
Greenwich Park	2580	162	$1,624/wk	52
Towrang	2580	161	$1,562/wk	52
Parkesbourne	2580	152	$2,083/wk	51
Brisbane Grove	2580	147	$2,291/wk	47
Oallen	2622	145	$1,125/wk	56
Yarra	2580	138	$2,094/wk	47
Mummel	2580	129	$2,374/wk	46
Pomeroy	2580	94	$1,625/wk	44
Wollogorang	2581	49	$2,312/wk	45
Tallaganda	2581

Postcodes covered

2579, 2580, 2581, 2622

Compare Goulburn Mulwaree with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Goulburn Mulwaree and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Goulburn Mulwaree (NSW)	32,412	41.5	$1,492/wk	946	29.7%	11.0%
Wingecarribee	51,296	48.4	$1,695/wk	1032	20.3%	18.1%
Upper Lachlan Shire	8,274	49.1	$1,551/wk	994	13.3%	7.5%
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional	62,327	38.4	$2,513/wk	1062	27.1%	18.4%
Shoalhaven	108,180	48.1	$1,304/wk	949	25.3%	13.5%

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Frequently asked questions about Goulburn Mulwaree

What is the population of Goulburn Mulwaree?

The 2021 Census recorded 32,412 people living in Goulburn Mulwaree, across 29 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Goulburn Mulwaree?

Goulburn Mulwaree contains 29 suburbs. The most populous are Goulburn, Marulan, Tallong, Run-O-Waters, Tarago.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Goulburn Mulwaree?

Goulburn Mulwaree covers 4 postcodes: 2579, 2580, 2581, 2622.

What is the median household income in Goulburn Mulwaree?

The population-weighted median household income across Goulburn Mulwaree is $1,492 per week (2021 Census), ranking #68 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Goulburn Mulwaree?

Goulburn Mulwaree has 17 schools, including 13 government, 2 Catholic, and 2 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Goulburn Mulwaree?

Goulburn Mulwaree has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 946, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.