Life in Googong
Googong gives everyday life more places to happen. Home spills beyond the front door into parks, playgrounds, school runs and sideline chats, then shows up in the familiar faces that make the whole neighbourhood feel like yours.
A community that gets out
Googong has never been shy about finding a reason to gather. A community event, an environmental education program, a parent group, scouts, seniors group, party, picnic, sporting match, or something that started as word of mouth and suddenly became a very Googong thing. Our Community Development Manager keeps the local calendar ticking, but it’s the people who live here who bring it to life.
With almost a third of the neighbourhood dedicated to green open space, there’s all the room you need for life to spill outside. Room to run, ride, kick, wander, play, stretch, reset or go wonderfully free-range for a while.
Get-moving, get living
Googong’s active side has always been part of its character. Sportsfields and sporting clubs set the tone from the start, and the ways to get moving have only grown since. From team sports and courts to swimming and skating, there’s plenty of ways for Googong to get outside, share a passion and feel part of it.
Parks and spaces to play.
Around here, “let’s go outside” comes with options. Explore the parks, playgrounds, sports facilities and spaces for fun that define a runaround-ready kind of neighbourhood.
Parks & Playgrounds
Almost a quarter of Googong is set aside for parks and open space, so there’s always somewhere green close to home. Follow over 20km of walking paths, bike paths and bush trails, and you’ll find a playground around every corner accommodating a variety of life stages. Most with BBQs, shelter and tables, so a quick play can easily become a whole afternoon.
Sport & Recreation
Once complete, Googong will feature an impressive range of recreational and sporting amenities, including 11 playing fields, 8 tennis courts, 6 netball courts, a regional playground, 13 local parks, 3 dog parks, an indoor pool and sports centre, a 7-hole golf putting course, a 7-station outdoor gym, BMX track, skate park and adventure playground. Residents will also enjoy more than 15km of interconnected walking trails, bike paths and bush tracks designed to support an active, outdoor lifestyle.
The Great Outdoors
Googong sits right beside the Googong Dam and Foreshores, a protected nature reserve made for fishing, kayaking, bushwalking and riding the trails, while Googong Common winds through town with ponds, fitness trails and quiet walkways.
Aquatic & Indoor Sports (In Development)
An 8-lane 25m indoor pool and children’s wading pool, plus a double indoor basketball/multipurpose hall. The developing facility is conveniently located adjacent to the supporting netball courts.
Schools & Education
Build your brand new home in a community that offers the perfect blend of lifestyle and convenience, with quality education options located within the township itself, ensuring a bright future for your family.
Googong Public School
The Googong Public School is a co-educational primary school located adjacent to the Googong North Village Centre. A second public school and preschool is proposed to open adjacent to the Public High School site.
Googong High School
A site for a public secondary school has been gifted by the Googong developers to NSW Government. NSW Government have indicated that the high school will be open for students in Term 1, 2027, and another public primary and preschool is proposed to open on a adjacent site from Term 1, 2028.
The Anglican School Googong
The Anglican School Googong is a co-educational, open entry, kinder to year 12 school with an on-site Early Learning Centre. They have regular open days and lots of information on their website at the link below.
Early Learning Centres
Googong is home to two long day care centres, with places for children from babies through to pre-schoolers. Our Place Early Learning is part of the Googong North Village Centre, while Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten is the centre of town on Glenrock Drive.
Shopping & Dining
There’s plenty around to keep the week moving, whether it’s a coffee before groceries, the gym before pick-up, or dinner when no one feels like cooking. As the community grows, so does the choice of places to shop, meet and stop across Googong’s five interconnected neighbourhoods.
Googong North Village Centre
The first of two of its kind, Googong North Village Centre is already a busy part of daily life, bringing groceries, healthcare, childcare, fitness, food, coffee and services close to home. With Gorman & Co. pub, the public primary school next door and Lovegrove Park across the road, it’s a local stop where everyday convenience comes naturally.
Googong Town Centre
(In development)
Googong Central Town Centre is planned for Wellsvale Drive, catching you on your way in or out of Googong. With Coles secured as the anchor tenant, plans include 25 specialty retail outlets plus childcare, a gym, petrol station and fast-food outlets.
The centre is planned to grow into a larger hub, with another major supermarket, dining, retail and entertainment options, a community centre, library, council shopfront, medical centre and fire station to come.
Glenrock Hotel
The Glenrock Hotel will soon add a new local for even more Googonian good stuff. With two family-friendly levels spanning a bistro, beer garden, kids’ play area, sports bar and function rooms, it’s where a weeknight meal or the big game comes easy, and the perfect solve for occasions bigger than the backyard trestle table.
