Bedgerabong vs Warroo

Warroo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 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 Warroo, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bedgerabong tends to suit people living alone, while Warroo 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

Warroo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 76/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% 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

Warroo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bedgerabong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 354 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (419.1 km vs 436.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bedgerabong has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 7%)
  • Warroo carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Warroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.6% vs -14.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bedgerabong and Warroo 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 Warroo
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 Warroo
Walkability 0 / 0
Bedgerabong — Walkability: 0/100 Warroo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 85
Bedgerabong — Safety: 24/100 Warroo — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 69 / 81
Bedgerabong — Low fire risk: 69/100 Warroo — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Bedgerabong rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk); Warroo has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $71,500).

Bedgerabong Warroo
Population 127
+3% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.8% -1.6%
Median age 45 39
Median household income $71,500/yr $97,500/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong Warroo
0-4 7.1% / 10.6%
Bedgerabong — 0-4: 7.1% Warroo — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 15.7% / 16.3%
Bedgerabong — 5-14: 15.7% Warroo — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 4.7% / 7.3%
Bedgerabong — 15-19: 4.7% Warroo — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Bedgerabong — 20-24: not among its largest Warroo — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 2.4% / 16.3%
Bedgerabong — 25-34: 2.4% Warroo — 25-34: 16.3%
35-44 10.2% / 8.9%
Bedgerabong — 35-44: 10.2% Warroo — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 18.9% / 15.4%
Bedgerabong — 45-54: 18.9% Warroo — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 17.3% / 14.6%
Bedgerabong — 55-64: 17.3% Warroo — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 10.2% / 4.9%
Bedgerabong — 65-74: 10.2% Warroo — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 5.5% / 2.4%
Bedgerabong — 75-84: 5.5% Warroo — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 3.1% / —
Bedgerabong — 85+: 3.1% Warroo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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%
Warroo 72.4% couple families
Warroo — Couple Families: 72.4% Warroo — Lone Person: 27.6% Warroo — 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%
Warroo 12.9% renting
Warroo — Owned Outright: 41.9% Warroo — Mortgage: 45.2% Warroo — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bedgerabong 100.0% houses
Bedgerabong — Houses: 100.0%
Warroo 100.0% houses
Warroo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bedgerabong Warroo
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 17.9%
Bedgerabong — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Warroo — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 15.4%
Bedgerabong — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Warroo — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 3.3%
Bedgerabong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Warroo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.4%
Bedgerabong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Warroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%

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

Property market

Bedgerabong Warroo
Median house price $770,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $355,000

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Bedgerabong Warroo
House price Higher than 31% of NSW —
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 4% 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 2% of NSW

Liveability

Bedgerabong Warroo
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 crime risk (76 vs 15); Bedgerabong carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 19).

Bedgerabong Warroo
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
15/100
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 Warroo
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 Warroo

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bedgerabong Warroo
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 4 34

Mobility

Warroo sits further from the CBD (436.7 km vs 419.1 km).

Bedgerabong Warroo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 419.1 km 436.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 354 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 2.5 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Warroo
Car (driver) 44.9% / 51.7%
Bedgerabong — Car (driver): 44.9% Warroo — Car (driver): 51.7%
Worked from Home 34.7% / 38.3%
Bedgerabong — Worked from Home: 34.7% Warroo — Worked from Home: 38.3%
Walked Only 8.2% / 10.0%
Bedgerabong — Walked Only: 8.2% Warroo — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 12.2% / —
Bedgerabong — Car (passenger): 12.2% Warroo — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.7%).

Setting

Bedgerabong Warroo
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bedgerabong

Family Rural

Warroo

Family Rural Young Families

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