Basin View vs Tomerong

Tomerong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 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 Tomerong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tomerong: a median of $1.06 million, against $815,000 in Basin View, though rent is higher in Basin View. On these figures, Basin View tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tomerong suits 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

Tomerong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Basin View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($815,000 vs $1,060,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tomerong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Basin View has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tomerong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (182.4 km vs 188.6 km)
  • But Basin View is more walkable (37/100 vs 10/100)

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 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
  • But Tomerong carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Tomerong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Basin View Tomerong
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.

Basin View Tomerong
Walkability 37 / 10
Basin View — Walkability: 37/100 Tomerong — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 62 / 77
Basin View — Safety: 62/100 Tomerong — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 5 / 13
Basin View — Low fire risk: 5/100 Tomerong — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Tomerong has higher household incomes ($97,136 vs $64,688); Basin View has more residents (1,583 vs 1,194).

Basin View Tomerong
Population 1,583
+25% vs other
 1,194
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +12.1%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $64,688/yr $97,136/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+17% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Basin View Tomerong
0-4 4.4% / 4.5%
Basin View — 0-4: 4.4% Tomerong — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.8% / 13.8%
Basin View — 5-14: 11.8% Tomerong — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.6% / 7.0%
Basin View — 15-19: 5.6% Tomerong — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.9% / 3.9%
Basin View — 20-24: 3.9% Tomerong — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 10.5% / 10.6%
Basin View — 25-34: 10.5% Tomerong — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 9.2% / 11.7%
Basin View — 35-44: 9.2% Tomerong — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.6% / 12.3%
Basin View — 45-54: 12.6% Tomerong — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 15.5% / 16.1%
Basin View — 55-64: 15.5% Tomerong — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 13.3% / 13.4%
Basin View — 65-74: 13.3% Tomerong — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 8.8% / 4.4%
Basin View — 75-84: 8.8% Tomerong — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 3.6% / 1.3%
Basin View — 85+: 3.6% Tomerong — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Basin View 36.2% couple families
Basin View — Couple Families: 36.2% Basin View — Lone Person: 36.5% Basin View — One Parent Families: 17.5% Basin View — Group Household: 8.2% Basin View — Other Families: 1.7%
Tomerong 56.9% couple families
Tomerong — Couple Families: 56.9% Tomerong — Lone Person: 26.6% Tomerong — One Parent Families: 15.3% Tomerong — Group Household: 1.2% Tomerong — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Basin View 19.3% renting
Basin View — Owned Outright: 40.2% Basin View — Mortgage: 40.4% Basin View — Renting: 19.3%
Tomerong 9.0% renting
Tomerong — Owned Outright: 47.0% Tomerong — Mortgage: 44.1% Tomerong — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Basin View Tomerong
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 22.5%
Basin View — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Tomerong — Certificate III & IV: 22.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 9.7%
Basin View — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Tomerong — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.6%
Basin View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Tomerong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.7%
Basin View — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Tomerong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.5%
Basin View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Tomerong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Basin View Tomerong
England 3.9% / 4.4%
Basin View — England: 3.9% Tomerong — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.3%
Basin View — New Zealand: 1.6% Tomerong — New Zealand: 2.3%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.8%
Basin View — Scotland: 0.4% Tomerong — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany 0.6% / 0.3%
Basin View — Germany: 0.6% Tomerong — Germany: 0.3%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.3%
Basin View — Philippines: 0.5% Tomerong — Philippines: 0.3%
Greece 0.2% / 0.3%
Basin View — Greece: 0.2% Tomerong — Greece: 0.3%
Italy — / 0.4%
Basin View — Italy: not among its largest Tomerong — Italy: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Basin View 95.2% houses
Basin View — Houses: 95.2% Basin View — Townhouses: 4.3% Basin View — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Tomerong 100.3% houses
Tomerong — Houses: 100.3% Tomerong — Townhouses: 0.0% Tomerong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Basin View Tomerong
Median house price $815,000 $1,060,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $995,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 17 sales
 43 days
from 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Basin View Tomerong
3 bed $800K / $1.01M
Basin View — 3 bed: $800K (24 sales) Tomerong — 3 bed: $1.01M (12 sales)

24 vs 12 sales

4 bed $865K / $1.22M
Basin View — 4 bed: $865K (15 sales) Tomerong — 4 bed: $1.22M (8 sales)

15 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Tomerong has more rural and farming land (89% vs 16%); Basin View has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 9%).

Basin View Tomerong
Rural and farming 16% 89%
Environmental 50% 9%
Residential 21% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 2%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
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 Tomerong
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Basin View Tomerong
Houses 3.8%
$580/wk on $785K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Basin View Tomerong
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of NSW —

Liveability

Basin View is more walkable (37 vs 10); Tomerong scores higher overall (37 vs 23).

Basin View Tomerong
Grade D C
Score 23/100 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Basin View carries more crime risk (38 vs 23).

Basin View Tomerong
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
23/100
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 Tomerong
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Basin View

  • St Georges Basin Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tomerong

  • Tomerong Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Basin View Tomerong
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Basin View sits further from the CBD (188.6 km vs 182.4 km).

Basin View Tomerong
Walkability score 37/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 188.6 km
+3% vs other
 182.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 149 min
Public transport score 32/100
Bus
 34/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 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.

Basin View Tomerong
Car (driver) 82.1% / 81.4%
Basin View — Car (driver): 82.1% Tomerong — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 10.2%
Basin View — Worked from Home: 11.4% Tomerong — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 3.7%
Basin View — Car (passenger): 4.7% Tomerong — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.1%
Basin View — Walked Only: 1.9% Tomerong — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Basin View — Bicycle: not among its largest Tomerong — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Basin View Tomerong
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.4 km 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

Basin View Tomerong
Connectivity score 73/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
772 premises
 0%
474 premises

Climate

Basin View Tomerong
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 Tomerong
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Basin View Tomerong
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Basin View Tomerong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Basin View

Acreage Retirees

Tomerong

Acreage

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