Angledale vs Tarraganda
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tarraganda: a median of $1.4 million, against $700,000 in Angledale. On these figures, Angledale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Angledale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Angledale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($700,000 vs $1,400,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Angledale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Angledale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (507.9 km vs 510.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Angledale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Angledale and Tarraganda drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Tarraganda has more residents (346 vs 167).
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 167 | 346 +107% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.4% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 50 same for both | |
| Median household income | $76,648/yr | $83,824/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $270/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $445,000 |
Zoning mix
Angledale has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 3%).
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 77% |
| Residential | 0% | 17% |
| Environmental | 16% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 3% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Angledale carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Tarraganda carries more crime risk (54 vs 26).
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Tarraganda sits further from the CBD (510.7 km vs 507.9 km).
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 507.9 km | 510.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 349 min | 353 min |
| Public transport score | 19/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 3.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).
Setting
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.6 km | 10.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 68 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Angledale | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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