Beggan Beggan vs Nubba

Beggan Beggan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 52 in Nubba. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beggan Beggan, most households are couple families. In Nubba, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Beggan Beggan tends to suit families with children and couples, while Nubba 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

They split

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

  • Beggan Beggan is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 53%)
  • Nubba carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)

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

Renters

Beggan Beggan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nubba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (356.5 km vs 360.7 km)
  • But Beggan Beggan has a shorter drive in (229 min vs 242 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nubba

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

Weighs 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 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beggan Beggan Nubba
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.

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Walkability 0 / 8
Beggan Beggan — Walkability: 0/100 Nubba — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 90 / 100
Beggan Beggan — Safety: 90/100 Nubba — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 48 / 37
Beggan Beggan — Low fire risk: 48/100 Nubba — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Nubba skews older (52 vs 31); Beggan Beggan has more residents (128 vs 77).

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Population 128
+40% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.6% +1.3%
Median age 31 52
Median household income $111,228/yr
+15% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $200/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beggan Beggan Nubba
0-4 7.0% / —
Beggan Beggan — 0-4: 7.0% Nubba — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 22.7% / 11.7%
Beggan Beggan — 5-14: 22.7% Nubba — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 10.2% / 6.5%
Beggan Beggan — 15-19: 10.2% Nubba — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 2.3% / —
Beggan Beggan — 20-24: 2.3% Nubba — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.6% / 5.2%
Beggan Beggan — 25-34: 15.6% Nubba — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 13.3% / 5.2%
Beggan Beggan — 35-44: 13.3% Nubba — 35-44: 5.2%
45-54 11.7% / 22.1%
Beggan Beggan — 45-54: 11.7% Nubba — 45-54: 22.1%
55-64 7.8% / 18.2%
Beggan Beggan — 55-64: 7.8% Nubba — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 3.1% / 11.7%
Beggan Beggan — 65-74: 3.1% Nubba — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 7.0% / 14.3%
Beggan Beggan — 75-84: 7.0% Nubba — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ 2.3% / —
Beggan Beggan — 85+: 2.3% Nubba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Ireland 3.9% / —
Beggan Beggan — Ireland: 3.9% Nubba — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.9%
Beggan Beggan — New Zealand: not among its largest Nubba — New Zealand: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beggan Beggan 72.0% couple families
Beggan Beggan — Couple Families: 72.0% Beggan Beggan — Lone Person: 28.0%
Nubba 52.9% couple families
Nubba — Couple Families: 52.9% Nubba — Lone Person: 47.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beggan Beggan 95.2% houses
Beggan Beggan — Houses: 95.2% Beggan Beggan — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Nubba 100.0% houses
Nubba — Houses: 100.0% Nubba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 24.7%
Beggan Beggan — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Nubba — Bachelor Degree: 24.7%
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 11.7%
Beggan Beggan — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Nubba — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 5.2%
Beggan Beggan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Nubba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Beggan Beggan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Nubba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beggan Beggan 40.9% renting
Beggan Beggan — Owned Outright: 45.5% Beggan Beggan — Mortgage: 13.6% Beggan Beggan — Renting: 40.9%
Nubba 16.7% renting
Nubba — Owned Outright: 43.3% Nubba — Mortgage: 40.0% Nubba — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Beggan Beggan Nubba
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 Nubba
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Beggan Beggan Nubba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 55% 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 40% of NSW

Liveability

Nubba is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Beggan Beggan carries more crime risk (10 vs 0); Nubba carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 52).

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
10/100
 None
0/100
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 Nubba
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 Nubba
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 32 18

Mobility

Beggan Beggan sits further from the CBD (360.7 km vs 356.5 km).

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 360.7 km
+1% vs other
 356.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 229 min 242 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.

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Car (driver) 76.4% / 73.0%
Beggan Beggan — Car (driver): 76.4% Nubba — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 27.0%
Beggan Beggan — Worked from Home: 11.1% Nubba — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Walked Only 8.3% / —
Beggan Beggan — Walked Only: 8.3% Nubba — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.2% / —
Beggan Beggan — Car (passenger): 4.2% Nubba — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Elevation 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 463 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Connectivity score 26/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Annual rainfall 541 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beggan Beggan Nubba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beggan Beggan

Family River Rural

Nubba

Retirees Rural

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