Bega vs Jellat Jellat

Bega is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Jellat Jellat. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jellat Jellat, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jellat Jellat: a median of $1.07 million, against $625,000 in Bega, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bega tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Jellat Jellat 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)
  • Jellat Jellat carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jellat Jellat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($7,000 vs $905,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 27%)
  • But Bega has cheaper houses ($625,000 vs $1,070,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $354/wk)
  • But Jellat Jellat leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bega

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 15/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (510.6 km vs 515.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bega

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 15/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
  • But Jellat Jellat carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Bega

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.4% vs 1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bega and Jellat Jellat 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 Jellat Jellat
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 Jellat Jellat
Walkability 57 / 15
Bega — Walkability: 57/100 Jellat Jellat — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 18 / 89
Bega — Safety: 18/100 Jellat Jellat — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bega — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jellat Jellat — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bega has more residents (5,013 vs 85); Jellat Jellat has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $62,192).

Bega Jellat Jellat
Population 5,013
+98% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +1.2%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $62,192/yr $97,500/yr
+57% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $354/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bega Jellat Jellat
0-4 5.5% / 7.1%
Bega — 0-4: 5.5% Jellat Jellat — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 13.4% / 9.4%
Bega — 5-14: 13.4% Jellat Jellat — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 5.5% / 7.1%
Bega — 15-19: 5.5% Jellat Jellat — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.1% / 4.7%
Bega — 20-24: 5.1% Jellat Jellat — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.0% / 9.4%
Bega — 25-34: 11.0% Jellat Jellat — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 10.9% / 14.1%
Bega — 35-44: 10.9% Jellat Jellat — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 11.1% / 12.9%
Bega — 45-54: 11.1% Jellat Jellat — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 13.6% / 20.0%
Bega — 55-64: 13.6% Jellat Jellat — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 11.4% / 7.1%
Bega — 65-74: 11.4% Jellat Jellat — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 8.2% / 4.7%
Bega — 75-84: 8.2% Jellat Jellat — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 3.9% / —
Bega — 85+: 3.9% Jellat Jellat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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%
Jellat Jellat 64.7% couple families
Jellat Jellat — Couple Families: 64.7% Jellat Jellat — Lone Person: 17.6% Jellat Jellat — One Parent Families: 17.6% Jellat Jellat — Group Household: 0.0% Jellat Jellat — 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%
Jellat Jellat 11.1% renting
Jellat Jellat — Owned Outright: 63.0% Jellat Jellat — Mortgage: 25.9% Jellat Jellat — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Jellat Jellat 100.0% houses
Jellat Jellat — Houses: 100.0% Jellat Jellat — Townhouses: 0.0% Jellat Jellat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bega Jellat Jellat
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 14.1%
Bega — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Jellat Jellat — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 16.5%
Bega — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Jellat Jellat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 7.1%
Bega — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Jellat Jellat — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 3.5%
Bega — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Jellat Jellat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Bega — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Jellat Jellat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Bega Jellat Jellat
Median house price $625,000 $1,070,000
Median unit price $443,750 —
Median land price $905,000 $7,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 59 days
from 13 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Jellat Jellat has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 5%); Jellat Jellat has more rural and farming land (75% vs 56%).

Bega Jellat Jellat
Rural and farming 56% 75%
Residential 29% 0%
Environmental 5% 25%
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 Jellat Jellat
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 Jellat Jellat
Houses 3.7%
$555/wk on $778K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

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

Liveability

Bega is more walkable (57 vs 15).

Bega Jellat Jellat
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bega carries more crime risk (82 vs 11).

Bega Jellat Jellat
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 Low
11/100
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 Jellat Jellat
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 Jellat Jellat

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bega Jellat Jellat
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

Jellat Jellat sits further from the CBD (515.2 km vs 510.6 km).

Bega Jellat Jellat
Walkability score 57/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 510.6 km 515.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 355 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 Jellat Jellat
Car (driver) 74.2% / 76.3%
Bega — Car (driver): 74.2% Jellat Jellat — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 23.7%
Bega — Worked from Home: 8.8% Jellat Jellat — Worked from Home: 23.7%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Bega — Walked Only: 9.4% Jellat Jellat — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Bega — Car (passenger): 6.1% Jellat Jellat — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Bega — Bicycle: 1.0% Jellat Jellat — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Bega Jellat Jellat
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bega

Acreage Affordable

Jellat Jellat

Rural

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