Basin View vs Bewong
Bewong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Basin View. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bewong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bewong tends to suit people living alone and couples.
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
Basin View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Basin View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Basin View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Basin View
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 8/100)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Basin View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.9% vs -3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Basin View and Bewong 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
Basin View has more residents (1,583 vs 80); Bewong has higher household incomes ($92,248 vs $64,688).
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,583 +95% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.9% | -3.6% |
| Median age | 48 | 41 |
| Median household income | $64,688/yr | $92,248/yr +43% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $450/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
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 (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $815,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 17 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Bewong has more rural and farming land (87% vs 16%); Basin View has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 10%).
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 16% | 87% |
| Environmental | 50% | 10% |
| Residential | 21% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 1% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 1% |
| Industrial | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.8% $580/wk on $785K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 35% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 47% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 64% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Basin View is more walkable (37 vs 8).
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 23/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Bewong carries more crime risk (92 vs 38).
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | High 96/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | High 92/100 |
| 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
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Basin View
- St Georges Basin Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Bewong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 37/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 188.6 km | 188.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 154 min |
| Public transport score | 32/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 6.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 1.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 31.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2540 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2540 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 (82.8%).
Setting
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.4 km | 12.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 73/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 51% 772 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,302 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Basin View | Bewong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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