Barrengarry vs Fitzroy Falls
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 Fitzroy Falls: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.7 million in Barrengarry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barrengarry tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Fitzroy Falls suits people living alone.
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
Barrengarry
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 61/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barrengarry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,700,000 vs $2,500,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Barrengarry is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- Fitzroy Falls sits closer to the CBD (139.6 km vs 148.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Barrengarry
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 61/100)
- But Fitzroy Falls has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Barrengarry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.0% vs 1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barrengarry and Fitzroy Falls 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
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 214 | 220 +3% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.0% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 50 same for both | |
| Median household income | $107,224/yr | $117,000/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $415/wk | $440/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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 (4.2%).
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 (19.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,700,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Barrengarry has more rural and farming land (51% vs 25%); Fitzroy Falls has more land zoned for conservation (67% vs 48%).
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 48% | 67% |
| Rural and farming | 51% | 25% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 8% |
| 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
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven | 335 across Wingecarribee |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% | +6% |
Ranking within NSW
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 80% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 79% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
Barrengarry is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Fitzroy Falls carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 49); Fitzroy Falls carries more crime risk (61 vs 50).
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 49/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 8 | 18 |
Mobility
Barrengarry sits further from the CBD (148.6 km vs 139.6 km).
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 148.6 km +6% vs other | 139.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 123 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2577 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2577 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 (52.1%).
Setting
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 688 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.5 km | 33.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 118 premises | 0% 91 premises |
Climate
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr | $2,072/yr |
| Council | Shoalhaven | Wingecarribee |
Federal electorate
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore | Whitlam |
| Member | Fiona Phillips | Carol Berry |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barrengarry | Fitzroy Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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