Bedgerabong vs Gunning Gap

Gunning Gap is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Bedgerabong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bedgerabong, about half of households are people living alone. In Gunning Gap, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bedgerabong tends to suit people living alone, while Gunning Gap 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

Gunning Gap

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 76/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 54%)
  • But Bedgerabong has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bedgerabong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (0% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunning Gap

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bedgerabong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 345 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunning Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Gunning Gap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs -14.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
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.

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Walkability 0 / 0
Bedgerabong — Walkability: 0/100 Gunning Gap — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 82
Bedgerabong — Safety: 24/100 Gunning Gap — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 69 / 73
Bedgerabong — Low fire risk: 69/100 Gunning Gap — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Bedgerabong rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk); Bedgerabong has more residents (127 vs 88).

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Population 127
+31% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.8% +14.3%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $71,500/yr
+5% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
0-4 7.1% / 6.8%
Bedgerabong — 0-4: 7.1% Gunning Gap — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 15.7% / 12.5%
Bedgerabong — 5-14: 15.7% Gunning Gap — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 4.7% / 12.5%
Bedgerabong — 15-19: 4.7% Gunning Gap — 15-19: 12.5%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Bedgerabong — 20-24: not among its largest Gunning Gap — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 2.4% / 4.5%
Bedgerabong — 25-34: 2.4% Gunning Gap — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 10.2% / 6.8%
Bedgerabong — 35-44: 10.2% Gunning Gap — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 18.9% / 20.5%
Bedgerabong — 45-54: 18.9% Gunning Gap — 45-54: 20.5%
55-64 17.3% / 8.0%
Bedgerabong — 55-64: 17.3% Gunning Gap — 55-64: 8.0%
65-74 10.2% / 10.2%
Bedgerabong — 65-74: 10.2% Gunning Gap — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 5.5% / 8.0%
Bedgerabong — 75-84: 5.5% Gunning Gap — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 3.1% / 3.4%
Bedgerabong — 85+: 3.1% Gunning Gap — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong 42.9% couple families
Bedgerabong — Couple Families: 42.9% Bedgerabong — Lone Person: 45.7% Bedgerabong — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Gunning Gap 81.2% couple families
Gunning Gap — Couple Families: 81.2% Gunning Gap — Lone Person: 18.8% Gunning Gap — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong 12.5% renting
Bedgerabong — Owned Outright: 62.5% Bedgerabong — Mortgage: 25.0% Bedgerabong — Renting: 12.5%
Gunning Gap 0.0% renting
Gunning Gap — Owned Outright: 59.1% Gunning Gap — Mortgage: 40.9% Gunning Gap — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong 100.0% houses
Bedgerabong — Houses: 100.0%
Gunning Gap 100.0% houses
Gunning Gap — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 14.8%
Bedgerabong — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Gunning Gap — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 9.1%
Bedgerabong — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Gunning Gap — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.2%
Bedgerabong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Gunning Gap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Bedgerabong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Gunning Gap — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Property market

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Median house price $770,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
New dwellings approved 31
across Forbes
same for both
Approvals change year on year +125%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
House price Higher than 31% of NSW —
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bedgerabong carries more crime risk (76 vs 18).

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
18/100
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

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bedgerabong

  • Bedgerabong Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Gunning Gap

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 419.1 km 418.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 345 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2871
 0.7%
postcode 2876
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2871
 41
postcode 2876

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.

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Car (driver) 44.9% / 58.1%
Bedgerabong — Car (driver): 44.9% Gunning Gap — Car (driver): 58.1%
Worked from Home 34.7% / 41.9%
Bedgerabong — Worked from Home: 34.7% Gunning Gap — Worked from Home: 41.9%
Car (passenger) 12.2% / —
Bedgerabong — Car (passenger): 12.2% Gunning Gap — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 8.2% / —
Bedgerabong — Walked Only: 8.2% Gunning Gap — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.1%).

Setting

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Average residential rate $957/yr
same for both
Council Forbes
same for both

Federal electorate

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bedgerabong Gunning Gap
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bedgerabong

Family Rural

Gunning Gap

Rural

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