Bellmount Forest vs Gunning

Gunning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Bellmount Forest. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bellmount Forest, most households are couple families. In Gunning, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gunning tends to suit families with children.

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

Bellmount Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gunning

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (159 min vs 170 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (242.3 km vs 257.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Gunning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bellmount Forest Gunning
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.

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Walkability 0 / 54
Bellmount Forest — Walkability: 0/100 Gunning — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 41 / 41
Bellmount Forest — Safety: 41/100 Gunning — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 78 / 81
Bellmount Forest — Low fire risk: 78/100 Gunning — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Gunning has more residents (820 vs 120); Bellmount Forest has higher household incomes ($146,224 vs $106,548).

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Population 120 820
+583% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +24.4%
Median age 49 38
Median household income $146,224/yr
+27% vs other
 $106,548/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+17% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellmount Forest Gunning
0-4 3.3% / 8.9%
Bellmount Forest — 0-4: 3.3% Gunning — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 15.0% / 15.4%
Bellmount Forest — 5-14: 15.0% Gunning — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 5.0% / 3.7%
Bellmount Forest — 15-19: 5.0% Gunning — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 2.5% / 3.2%
Bellmount Forest — 20-24: 2.5% Gunning — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 2.5% / 12.8%
Bellmount Forest — 25-34: 2.5% Gunning — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 5.0% / 14.1%
Bellmount Forest — 35-44: 5.0% Gunning — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 20.8% / 13.8%
Bellmount Forest — 45-54: 20.8% Gunning — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 20.0% / 11.8%
Bellmount Forest — 55-64: 20.0% Gunning — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 13.3% / 8.7%
Bellmount Forest — 65-74: 13.3% Gunning — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 7.5% / 6.1%
Bellmount Forest — 75-84: 7.5% Gunning — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.6%
Bellmount Forest — 85+: not among its largest Gunning — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellmount Forest 60.0% couple families
Bellmount Forest — Couple Families: 60.0% Bellmount Forest — Lone Person: 24.0% Bellmount Forest — One Parent Families: 16.0% Bellmount Forest — Group Household: 0.0% Bellmount Forest — Other Families: 0.0%
Gunning 52.8% couple families
Gunning — Couple Families: 52.8% Gunning — Lone Person: 30.7% Gunning — One Parent Families: 10.1% Gunning — Group Household: 3.2% Gunning — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellmount Forest 13.5% renting
Bellmount Forest — Owned Outright: 32.4% Bellmount Forest — Mortgage: 54.1% Bellmount Forest — Renting: 13.5%
Gunning 15.2% renting
Gunning — Owned Outright: 31.0% Gunning — Mortgage: 53.8% Gunning — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 14.6%
Bellmount Forest — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Gunning — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 11.8%
Bellmount Forest — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Gunning — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 13.3% / 3.9%
Bellmount Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 13.3% Gunning — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.9%
Bellmount Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Gunning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 1.8%
Bellmount Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Gunning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Bellmount Forest Gunning
England 9.2% / 1.6%
Bellmount Forest — England: 9.2% Gunning — England: 1.6%
Canada 4.2% / —
Bellmount Forest — Canada: 4.2% Gunning — Canada: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Bellmount Forest — New Zealand: not among its largest Gunning — New Zealand: 1.8%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Bellmount Forest — Netherlands: not among its largest Gunning — Netherlands: 0.6%
Sri Lanka — / 0.5%
Bellmount Forest — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Gunning — Sri Lanka: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Bellmount Forest — Ireland: not among its largest Gunning — Ireland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellmount Forest 100.0% houses
Bellmount Forest — Houses: 100.0% Bellmount Forest — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bellmount Forest — Townhouses: 0.0%
Gunning 97.2% houses
Gunning — Houses: 97.2% Gunning — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Gunning — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Median house price — $680,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $287,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 88 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Bellmount Forest Gunning
New dwellings approved 121
across Yass Valley
 44
across Upper Lachlan
Approvals change year on year +14% +175%

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.

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Houses — 5.9%
$720/wk on $634K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bellmount Forest Gunning
House price — Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Gunning is more walkable (54 vs 0).

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
same for both
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

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bellmount Forest

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

Schools in Gunning

  • Gunning Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 17 7

Mobility

Bellmount Forest sits further from the CBD (257.4 km vs 242.3 km).

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Walkability score 0/100 54/100
Distance to Sydney 257.4 km
+6% vs other
 242.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 159 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
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.

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Car (driver) 65.6% / 69.6%
Bellmount Forest — Car (driver): 65.6% Gunning — Car (driver): 69.6%
Worked from Home 27.9% / 19.5%
Bellmount Forest — Worked from Home: 27.9% Gunning — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 7.0%
Bellmount Forest — Car (passenger): 6.6% Gunning — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only — / 4.0%
Bellmount Forest — Walked Only: not among its largest Gunning — Walked Only: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Elevation 662 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 562 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Annual rainfall 622 mm 658 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C 27.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C 2.7°C

Council rates

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Average residential rate $1,162/yr $636/yr
Council Yass Valley Upper Lachlan

Federal electorate

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellmount Forest Gunning
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellmount Forest

Rural

Gunning

Affordable Family Quiet Rural Young Families

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