Bald Hills vs Lochiel

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lochiel: a median of $1.2 million, against $922,000 in Bald Hills, though rent is higher in Bald Hills. On these figures, Bald Hills 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bald Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($922,500 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lochiel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $375/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bald Hills

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (369 min vs 375 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (529.8 km vs 537 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bald Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bald Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs 16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bald Hills and Lochiel drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bald Hills Lochiel
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bald Hills Lochiel
Walkability 17 / 0
Bald Hills — Walkability: 17/100 Lochiel — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 87
Bald Hills — Safety: 83/100 Lochiel — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 52 / 69
Bald Hills — Low fire risk: 52/100 Lochiel — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Bald Hills rents higher ($375/wk vs $260/wk); Lochiel has more residents (411 vs 321).

Bald Hills Lochiel
Population 321 411
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.1% +16.1%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $77,324/yr $82,472/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+31% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills Lochiel
0-4 4.7% / 5.1%
Bald Hills — 0-4: 4.7% Lochiel — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.9% / 17.0%
Bald Hills — 5-14: 15.9% Lochiel — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 5.3% / 4.9%
Bald Hills — 15-19: 5.3% Lochiel — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.4% / 2.4%
Bald Hills — 20-24: 3.4% Lochiel — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 10.3% / 8.5%
Bald Hills — 25-34: 10.3% Lochiel — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.5% / 11.4%
Bald Hills — 35-44: 12.5% Lochiel — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 15.0% / 15.8%
Bald Hills — 45-54: 15.0% Lochiel — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 16.2% / 17.3%
Bald Hills — 55-64: 16.2% Lochiel — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 11.5% / 12.4%
Bald Hills — 65-74: 11.5% Lochiel — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 3.7% / 2.2%
Bald Hills — 75-84: 3.7% Lochiel — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 0.9% / 1.0%
Bald Hills — 85+: 0.9% Lochiel — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills 62.3% couple families
Bald Hills — Couple Families: 62.3% Bald Hills — Lone Person: 31.1% Bald Hills — One Parent Families: 6.6% Bald Hills — Group Household: 0.0%
Lochiel 59.8% couple families
Lochiel — Couple Families: 59.8% Lochiel — Lone Person: 25.0% Lochiel — One Parent Families: 9.8% Lochiel — Group Household: 5.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills 9.6% renting
Bald Hills — Owned Outright: 41.7% Bald Hills — Mortgage: 48.7% Bald Hills — Renting: 9.6%
Lochiel 9.3% renting
Lochiel — Owned Outright: 49.6% Lochiel — Mortgage: 41.1% Lochiel — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bald Hills Lochiel
England 5.0% / 2.9%
Bald Hills — England: 5.0% Lochiel — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / 0.7%
Bald Hills — New Zealand: 1.6% Lochiel — New Zealand: 0.7%
Germany 0.9% / —
Bald Hills — Germany: 0.9% Lochiel — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Bald Hills — Netherlands: 0.9% Lochiel — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills Lochiel
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 20.0%
Bald Hills — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Lochiel — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 10.9%
Bald Hills — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Lochiel — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.1%
Bald Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Lochiel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.7%
Bald Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Lochiel — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 2.4%
Bald Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Lochiel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills 97.4% houses
Bald Hills — Houses: 97.4% Bald Hills — Townhouses: 4.3% Bald Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lochiel 99.2% houses
Lochiel — Houses: 99.2% Lochiel — Townhouses: 0.0% Lochiel — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bald Hills Lochiel
Median house price $922,500 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bald Hills has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 14%); Lochiel has more rural and farming land (85% vs 53%).

Bald Hills Lochiel
Rural and farming 53% 85%
Environmental 47% 14%
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

Bald Hills Lochiel
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bald Hills Lochiel
House price Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Bald Hills is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bald Hills Lochiel
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bald Hills carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 31).

Bald Hills Lochiel
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
13/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bald Hills Lochiel
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

Bald Hills Lochiel
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 14

Mobility

Lochiel sits further from the CBD (537 km vs 529.8 km).

Bald Hills Lochiel
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 529.8 km 537 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 369 min 375 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2549
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2549
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.

Bald Hills Lochiel
Car (driver) 75.0% / 82.0%
Bald Hills — Car (driver): 75.0% Lochiel — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 12.6%
Bald Hills — Worked from Home: 15.1% Lochiel — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 3.0%
Bald Hills — Car (passenger): 7.2% Lochiel — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 2.6% / —
Bald Hills — Walked Only: 2.6% Lochiel — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 2.4%
Bald Hills — Bus: not among its largest Lochiel — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Bald Hills Lochiel
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 10.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bald Hills Lochiel
Connectivity score 30/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
120 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

Bald Hills Lochiel
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bald Hills Lochiel
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bald Hills Lochiel
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bald Hills Lochiel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bald Hills

Acreage

Lochiel

Family Rural

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