Beggan Beggan vs Cunningar
Beggan Beggan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 54 in Cunningar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beggan Beggan, most households are couple families. On these figures, Beggan Beggan tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cunningar suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Beggan Beggan
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 26/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Beggan Beggan
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cunningar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (335.1 km vs 360.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 229 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Beggan Beggan carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 26/100)
- Cunningar has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Beggan Beggan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.6% vs 12.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beggan Beggan and Cunningar drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Cunningar skews older (54 vs 31); Beggan Beggan has higher household incomes ($111,228 vs $69,316).
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 128 | 163 +27% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.6% | +12.4% |
| Median age | 31 | 54 |
| Median household income | $111,228/yr +38% vs other | $69,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $270/wk +54% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.5%).
Zoning mix
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Beggan Beggan carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 14); Cunningar carries more crime risk (26 vs 10).
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 32 | 21 |
Mobility
Beggan Beggan sits further from the CBD (360.7 km vs 335.1 km).
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 360.7 km +7% vs other | 335.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 229 min | 222 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2587 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2587 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).
Setting
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 478 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 485 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 31/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 7% 56 premises |
Climate
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 541 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hilltops same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beggan Beggan | Cunningar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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