Barragga Bay vs Cuttagee
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Barragga Bay tends to suit older residents.
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
Barragga Bay
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 69/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 26%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barragga Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (38% vs 146%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cuttagee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $242/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Barragga Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Barragga Bay
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 69/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (47% vs 39%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cuttagee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.9% vs -3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barragga Bay and Cuttagee 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
Barragga Bay rents higher ($242/wk vs $0/wk); Barragga Bay has more residents (91 vs 61).
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 +33% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.2% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 63 | 64 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr +20% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $242/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.4%).
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 (8.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,890,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,250,000 |
Zoning mix
Barragga Bay has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 86%); Cuttagee has more rural and farming land (14% vs 0%).
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 100% | 86% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 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
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 6% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
Barragga Bay is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cuttagee carries more crime risk (69 vs 35); Barragga Bay carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 77).
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 90/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 389.4 km | 388 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 328 min | 331 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2546 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2546 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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 590 m 890 m to a named beach | 1.5 km 2.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barragga Bay | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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