Bega vs Black Range

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Black Range, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Black Range: a median of $985,000, against $625,000 in Bega, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bega tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Black Range 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bega has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
  • Black Range carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bega has cheaper houses ($625,000 vs $985,000)
  • Black Range leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bega

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bega

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 356 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (510.6 km vs 514.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bega

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • But Black Range carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Black Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.9% vs 7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bega Black Range
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.

Bega Black Range
Walkability 57 / 0
Bega — Walkability: 57/100 Black Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 81
Bega — Safety: 18/100 Black Range — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 38
Bega — Low fire risk: 100/100 Black Range — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Bega has more residents (5,013 vs 230); Black Range has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $62,192).

Bega Black Range
Population 5,013
+95% vs other
 230
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +13.9%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $62,192/yr $84,500/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $380/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bega Black Range
0-4 5.5% / 5.7%
Bega — 0-4: 5.5% Black Range — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.4% / 15.7%
Bega — 5-14: 13.4% Black Range — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.5% / 7.8%
Bega — 15-19: 5.5% Black Range — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.1% / 3.5%
Bega — 20-24: 5.1% Black Range — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 11.0% / 8.3%
Bega — 25-34: 11.0% Black Range — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.9% / 11.3%
Bega — 35-44: 10.9% Black Range — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 11.1% / 17.0%
Bega — 45-54: 11.1% Black Range — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 13.6% / 9.6%
Bega — 55-64: 13.6% Black Range — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 11.4% / 14.8%
Bega — 65-74: 11.4% Black Range — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 8.2% / 3.9%
Bega — 75-84: 8.2% Black Range — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.9% / —
Bega — 85+: 3.9% Black Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bega 30.4% couple families
Bega — Couple Families: 30.4% Bega — Lone Person: 44.0% Bega — One Parent Families: 20.4% Bega — Group Household: 4.2% Bega — Other Families: 1.0%
Black Range 49.0% couple families
Black Range — Couple Families: 49.0% Black Range — Lone Person: 29.4% Black Range — One Parent Families: 21.6% Black Range — Group Household: 0.0% Black Range — 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.

Bega 33.8% renting
Bega — Owned Outright: 38.2% Bega — Mortgage: 28.0% Bega — Renting: 33.8%
Black Range 10.5% renting
Black Range — Owned Outright: 47.4% Black Range — Mortgage: 42.1% Black Range — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bega Black Range
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 20.9%
Bega — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Black Range — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 10.0%
Bega — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Black Range — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.5%
Bega — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Black Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 3.0%
Bega — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Black Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.7%
Bega — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Black Range — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Bega Black Range
England 2.2% / 1.7%
Bega — England: 2.2% Black Range — England: 1.7%
Scotland — / 2.6%
Bega — Scotland: not among its largest Black Range — Scotland: 2.6%
Netherlands 0.4% / 1.3%
Bega — Netherlands: 0.4% Black Range — Netherlands: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Bega — New Zealand: 0.8% Black Range — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Bega — India: 0.6% Black Range — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Bega — Germany: 0.5% Black Range — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bega 87.6% houses
Bega — Houses: 87.6% Bega — Townhouses: 8.9% Bega — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Black Range 101.3% houses
Black Range — Houses: 101.3% Black Range — Townhouses: 0.0% Black Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bega Black Range
Median house price $625,000 $985,000
Median unit price $443,750 —
Median land price $905,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 59 days
from 13 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Black Range has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 5%); Bega has more rural and farming land (56% vs 7%).

Bega Black Range
Environmental 5% 82%
Rural and farming 56% 7%
Residential 29% 11%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Industrial 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Bega Black Range
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
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.

Bega Black Range
Houses 3.7%
$555/wk on $778K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bega Black Range
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools Higher than 40% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 69% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of NSW —

Liveability

Bega is more walkable (57 vs 0).

Bega Black Range
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Black Range carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 0); Bega carries more crime risk (82 vs 19).

Bega Black Range
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
19/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bega Black Range
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Bega

  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bega High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bega Valley Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education Independent · Primary at peers
  • Sapphire Coast Anglican College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Thomas More Christian Montessori School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Black Range

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bega Black Range
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 15 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 13 2

Mobility

Black Range sits further from the CBD (514.2 km vs 510.6 km).

Bega Black Range
Walkability score 57/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 510.6 km 514.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 356 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2550
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2550
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.

Bega Black Range
Car (driver) 74.2% / 85.3%
Bega — Car (driver): 74.2% Black Range — Car (driver): 85.3%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 8.4%
Bega — Worked from Home: 8.8% Black Range — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 6.3%
Bega — Car (passenger): 6.1% Black Range — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Bega — Walked Only: 9.4% Black Range — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Bega — Bicycle: 1.0% Black Range — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Bega Black Range
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bega Black Range
Connectivity score 76/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
3,119 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Bega Black Range
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bega Black Range
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bega Black Range
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bega Black Range
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bega

Acreage Affordable

Black Range

Rural

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