The First Sikh Temple is of state heritage significance as the first Sikh gurdwara built in NSW and Australia. The provision of a gurdwara is essential to the Sikh faith and the establishment of The First Sikh Temple (1968) and the new gurdwara (2019) reflects the migration and permanent settlement of the Sikh community, from the Punjabi region of India, to Woolgoolga and NSW from the 1940s.

The First Sikh Temple and the new gurdwara (2019) are of state heritage significance for the profound importance these places of worship have to the contemporary Sikh community of Woolgoolga and NSW. The First Sikh Temple has long been the social and religious heartbeat of the Sikh community, being used as a centre for worship, ceremony, gatherings and participation for the Sikh and the wider Australian community. Today, this community value and use is shared with the new gurdwara (2019) as part of The First Sikh Temple complex.

The First Sikh Temple and the new gurdwara (2019) are of state heritage significance as a representative example of a Sikh place of worship in NSW. Together, the temples contain the principle elements required for a gurdwara: being the Guru Granth Sahib (sacred scripture); the langar (kitchen/dining room) for the provision of food, and the flagpole and Nishan Sahib (flag).

For the Sikh faith, history and religion are closely and strongly bound together and The First Sikh and the new gurdwara (2019) are of state heritage significance as, together, the temples reflect the presence and evolution of the Sikh community in Woolgoolga, demonstrating migrant beginnings, social growth and community pride in the Sikh culture.