Suburb Property Profile: Googong, NSW 2620

Located approximately 16–25 minutes' drive south-east of Canberra's CBD, Googong sits just over the ACT border in New South Wales, within the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area. A $1.8 billion master-planned greenfield community developed by Mirvac and Peet, Googong has been one of the fastest-selling townships in the country since its first residents moved in back in February 2014, with five planned neighbourhoods eventually set to house around 18,000–20,500 people. Here's our comprehensive guide to the area.

Location Demographics

The population of Googong sits at 7,444 according to the 2021 Census, up 176.7% from 2,690 in 2016 — one of the sharpest growth rates of any suburb in this series. The predominant age group is 30–39, and average weekly household income sits at around $3,363, almost 60% above the NSW average, reflecting the strong pull of nearby Canberra's public service and professional workforce.

Travel & Infrastructure

Googong is well positioned for Canberra commuters, sitting around 16km from Parliament House and roughly a 25-minute drive from the CBD, with Canberra Airport around 20 minutes away. Despite officially being in NSW, most Googong residents look to Canberra for work, given the town's proximity to the border.

Shopping

The Googong North Village Centre already operates as an everyday hub, with an IGA supermarket, GP, vet, chemist, gym, café and restaurant. The Googong Convenience Centre, tenanted by McDonald's, KFC, 7-Eleven and The Reject Shop, sits within the emerging Googong Central town centre, which is still under construction and will eventually include two major supermarkets and more than 15,000sqm of retail space centred on a new ornamental lake.

Schools & Recreation

Googong Public Primary School, purpose-built and open since 2023, and The Anglican School Googong — a K-12 school with an on-site Early Learning Centre operating since 2015 — both sit within the township. A future public high school is planned to open in Term 1, 2027, on Wellsvale Drive, with a further public primary and preschool proposed on an adjacent site from 2028.

Local Amenities

Around a third of Googong's total land area is dedicated to open space — currently six playing fields, nine playgrounds, three dog parks, two tennis courts, six netball courts, a skate park, a putt-putt course and a pump track, connected by more than 15km of walkways, bike paths and bush trails. The nearby Googong Dam and its Foreshores offer walking tracks, swimming, kayaking and fishing amid a genuine wildlife refuge, and a dedicated 54-hectare conservation area protects the vulnerable pink-tailed worm-lizard — reflecting the town's broader commitment to sustainability, including a cat containment policy and electric vehicle charging stations built into its neighbourhoods.

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