Bearbong vs Breelong
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bearbong tends to suit older residents, while Breelong suits families with children 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
Breelong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 55/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 71%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Breelong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Breelong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $700/wk)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Breelong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (339 min vs 355 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (426.3 km vs 443.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bearbong has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
- Breelong carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Breelong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (44.1% vs 20.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bearbong and Breelong 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
Bearbong rents higher ($700/wk vs $0/wk); Bearbong has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $67,600).
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 85 +18% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | +44.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +10% vs other | $67,600/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $700/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 (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (17.6%).
Zoning mix
Bearbong has more rural and farming land (100% vs 74%); Breelong has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 0%).
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 74% |
| Environmental | 0% | 25% |
| 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
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Gilgandra same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bearbong carries more crime risk (55 vs 0).
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 2 |
Mobility
Bearbong sits further from the CBD (443.3 km vs 426.3 km).
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 443.3 km +4% vs other | 426.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 355 min | 339 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2827 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 2827 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 (57.9%).
Setting
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 385 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 305 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises same for both | |
Climate
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $800/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gilgandra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bearbong | Breelong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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