Rental reviews in Goonoo Forest, NSW 2830

Goonoo Forest is a NSW suburb in Warrumbungle LGA, matched to postcode 2830 — also covering Ballimore, Barbigal, Beni and nearby localities. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $500 in 2025, up 8.7% from $460 in 2024. That is about 28% below the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Goonoo Forest recorded 0 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $550 a week and flats/units at $380. Townhouse bonds sat at $450 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $380; three-bedroom bonds $500. One-bedroom bonds sat at $315 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $620 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $400 and $590 a week. Fair Trading recorded 1,829 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $370 to $500 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. A zero count can mean a very small residential footprint or no incidents coded to this suburb name. The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.