Bedgerabong vs Jemalong

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bedgerabong, about half of households are people living alone. In Jemalong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bedgerabong tends to suit 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

Bedgerabong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Jemalong is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 54%)

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 6%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Jemalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bedgerabong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 344 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bedgerabong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Jemalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.1% vs -14.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bedgerabong and Jemalong 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 Jemalong
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 Jemalong
Walkability 0 / 0
Bedgerabong — Walkability: 0/100 Jemalong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 14
Bedgerabong — Safety: 24/100 Jemalong — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 69 / 85
Bedgerabong — Low fire risk: 69/100 Jemalong — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Bedgerabong has more residents (127 vs 82); Bedgerabong has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $63,336).

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Population 127
+35% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.8% +5.1%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $71,500/yr
+11% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong Jemalong
0-4 7.1% / 4.9%
Bedgerabong — 0-4: 7.1% Jemalong — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 15.7% / 15.9%
Bedgerabong — 5-14: 15.7% Jemalong — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 4.7% / 9.8%
Bedgerabong — 15-19: 4.7% Jemalong — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 — / 6.1%
Bedgerabong — 20-24: not among its largest Jemalong — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 2.4% / 14.6%
Bedgerabong — 25-34: 2.4% Jemalong — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 10.2% / 9.8%
Bedgerabong — 35-44: 10.2% Jemalong — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 18.9% / 17.1%
Bedgerabong — 45-54: 18.9% Jemalong — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 17.3% / 22.0%
Bedgerabong — 55-64: 17.3% Jemalong — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 10.2% / 6.1%
Bedgerabong — 65-74: 10.2% Jemalong — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 5.5% / 3.7%
Bedgerabong — 75-84: 5.5% Jemalong — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 3.1% / —
Bedgerabong — 85+: 3.1% Jemalong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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%
Jemalong 50.0% couple families
Jemalong — Couple Families: 50.0% Jemalong — Lone Person: 21.4% Jemalong — One Parent Families: 28.6%
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%
Jemalong 40.0% renting
Jemalong — Owned Outright: 26.7% Jemalong — Mortgage: 33.3% Jemalong — Renting: 40.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong 100.0% houses
Bedgerabong — Houses: 100.0%
Jemalong 100.0% houses
Jemalong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 19.5%
Bedgerabong — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Jemalong — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 6.1%
Bedgerabong — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Jemalong — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.1%
Bedgerabong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Jemalong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Bedgerabong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Jemalong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Property market

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Median house price $770,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,260

Zoning mix

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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 Jemalong
New dwellings approved 31
across Forbes
same for both
Approvals change year on year +125%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bedgerabong Jemalong
House price Higher than 31% of NSW —
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bedgerabong carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 15); Jemalong carries more crime risk (86 vs 76).

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
86/100
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 Jemalong
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 Jemalong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 4 21

Mobility

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 419.1 km 418.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 344 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2871
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.

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Car (driver) 44.9% / 45.7%
Bedgerabong — Car (driver): 44.9% Jemalong — Car (driver): 45.7%
Worked from Home 34.7% / 54.3%
Bedgerabong — Worked from Home: 34.7% Jemalong — Worked from Home: 54.3%
Car (passenger) 12.2% / —
Bedgerabong — Car (passenger): 12.2% Jemalong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 8.2% / —
Bedgerabong — Walked Only: 8.2% Jemalong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.3%).

Setting

Bedgerabong Jemalong
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bedgerabong

Family Rural

Jemalong

Affordable Rural

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