Goulburn:

Goulburn Facts

Population

30,438 (ABS 2016-17)

Housing

The median price for a three bedroom house in Goulburn is $410,000. To rent the same property, the median price is $350.00 per week.

Location

Distance from Sydney 195kms in a south westerly direction.

Climate

Summer temperatures average 27.9° to 13.7°and winters 11.5° to 1.6°. The mean annual rainfall is 624mm. (BOM data)

Careers

Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the sector followed by public administration and safety, retail trade, construction, accommodation and food services and education and training.

About Goulburn

Goulburn is the main city and administrative centre of the Goulburn Mulwarree Council. Some of the other towns and villages are Marulan, Tallong, Tarago and Windellama.

There are many festivals and events in the Goulburn region. Some of these are the Australian Blues Music Festival is on in February, the Goulburn Rose Festival in March, the Taralga Art Show is on in June, the Kidney Kar Rally in August, the Marulan Kite Festival in September, the Goulburn Lilac City Festival in August and the Goulburn Car & Motorcycle Show in November.

Sporting facilities abound in the area. Some of the sports available are AFL, basketball, bowls, clay target shooting, cricket, cycling, dressage, equestrian, golf, hockey, netball, rugby league, rugby union, skateboarding, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, touch football, triathlon and yoga.

Education is well covered with numerous playgroups, pre-schools and day care centres as well as family day care and out of school hours care. Goulburn has seven public, two Catholic, two private and one special needs primary school, two public high schools and one Catholic college. There are primary schools at Marulan, Tallong, Tarago, Tirana and Windellama. Goulburn has a campus of Illawarra TAFE and a Community College.

Goulburn is spoilt for choice when it comes to medical services. There are many GP surgeries, dental surgeons and pharmacies.There are a huge number of allied health practitioners including counsellors, nutritionists, diversional and occupational therapists, optometrists, podiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists and speech pathologists. Goulburn has an 80 bed Base hospital providing all the services usual in a large regional hospital together with an 18 bed general medical unit providing rehabilitation, geriatric evaluation and hospice care. There are many choices for those seeking aged care/nursing home facilities. There is also a Community Health Centre and there is a wide variety of options for those looking for aged care facilities.

For more information information contact: council@goulburn.nsw.gov.au

Housing Data: Sourced from www.realestate.com.au current as at 7/18.
Careers Data: Sourced from ABS.

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