Living in Goulburn

Goulburn is a city in Australia. In August 2021, Goulburn had a population of 21,087. The city covered 64.8 km² in 2016. Population density was 381.1 people per km² in 2021. Median personal income was A$555 per week in August 2021.

Higher unemployment than 77% of Australian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of Australian cities that publish it.

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Goulburn?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustraliaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Goulburn.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median rent was A$330 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,571 in August 2021.

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Goulburn yet.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	11,741 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	9,463 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Median Weekly Rent Aud	330 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Work and income

Median household income was A$960 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Goulburn?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics¹

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Goulburn is 5.6%. Of 100 cities with data, 29 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment Full Time Count	3,397 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Employment rate	37.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Median Household Income Aud Week	960 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Median Personal Income Aud Week	555 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,259 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	5.6 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Goulburn. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Goulburn. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Language Other Than English At Home Share Percent	3.63 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Goulburn. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, Hybridfree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Goulburn.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Goulburn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.9 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Goulburn is 5.9 µg/m³. Of 25 cities with data, 7 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.9 µg/m³country median 6.1	31 Dec 2023	NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 28.5 · Feb 26.7 · Mar 24 · Apr 20.4 · May 16.1 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 20.4 · Nov 23.5 · Dec 26.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GOULBURN TAFE⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 14.3 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 7.8 · May 4.5 · Jun 2.9 · Jul 1.9 · Aug 2.4 · Sep 4.9 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 12.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GOULBURN TAFE⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 21.4 · Feb 20.3 · Mar 17.7 · Apr 14.1 · May 10.3 · Jun 7.7 · Jul 6.9 · Aug 7.9 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 19.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GOULBURN TAFE⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 62.8 · Feb 63.4 · Mar 54.8 · Apr 29 · May 31.7 · Jun 60.8 · Jul 38.8 · Aug 48.1 · Sep 46.9 · Oct 51.1 · Nov 57.1 · Dec 62.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GOULBURN TAFE⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Australia

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Australia cities

Whyalla21,154 residents Kempsey20,569 residents Moe - Newborough21,997 residents Sydney20,105 residents Horsham22,200 residents Wangaratta19,882 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Goulburn?

The published population was 21,087 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	64.79 km²	1 Jul 2016	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area_albers_sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	17.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Foreign residents	2,659 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.³Official
Population density	381.1 people/km²	30 Jun 2021	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁵Official
Population Female	11,138 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Population Male	9,946 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Population	21,087 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

Population rose 12.8% between 2001 and 2025, from 18,852 to 21,272.

International community in Goulburn

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	21,087	100.0%
Australia	17,321	82.1%
Country of birth not stated	1,387	6.6%
England	715	3.4%
New Zealand	248	1.2%
Born elsewhere(d)	220	1.0%
Philippines	111	0.5%
Scotland	108	0.5%
Germany	87	0.4%
Nepal	75	0.4%
Netherlands	72	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
India	66	0.3%
South Africa	60	0.3%
Italy	46	0.2%
Ireland	44	0.2%
United States of America	44	0.2%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	38	0.2%
Malta	34	0.2%
Thailand	33	0.2%
Egypt	30	0.1%
Canada	29	0.1%
Indonesia	27	0.1%
Wales	24	0.1%
France	23	0.1%
Croatia	21	0.1%
Malaysia	21	0.1%
Poland	19	0.1%
Vietnam	18	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	12	0.1%
Lebanon	11	0.1%
Singapore	11	0.1%
Iran	10	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	10	0.0%
Chile	9	0.0%
Fiji	9	0.0%
Greece	9	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Iraq	8	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	7	0.0%
Bangladesh	6	0.0%
Cambodia	6	0.0%
North Macedonia	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Taiwan	6	0.0%
Mauritius	5	0.0%
Pakistan	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Turkey	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	21,087	100.0%
Australia	17,321	82.1%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	2,376	11.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	21,087	100.0%
Australian citizen	19,250	91.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Is Goulburn a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–48%

Skilled employee45%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 37–53%

Student33%strong on education, weak on safety · range 25–41%

Family40%strong on family, weak on safety · range 31–49%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Foreign residents2,659 people10 Aug 2021Official source · Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.

Population21,087 people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Dwellings11,741 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Employment rate37.6 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Median gross salary (regional)1,259 EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Unemployment rate5.6 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	11.27 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Households	9,463 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Labour force participation rate	39.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Median age	59 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment Aud	1,571 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Goulburn when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Goulburn?

The published population was 21,087 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is the air quality good in Goulburn?

What is the unemployment rate in Goulburn?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

What is the typical salary around Goulburn?

The median gross salary is 1,259 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Goulburn?

2,659 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Goulburn a good place to live?

Goulburn may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Afghanistan live in Goulburn?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Sources

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Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 · dcceew.gov.au · checked 2026-07-29
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area_albers_sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GOULBURN TAFE WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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