Bemboka vs Glen Allen
Glen Allen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Bemboka. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Bemboka tends to suit 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 5 things we measure here
- Bemboka has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Glen Allen carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bemboka leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 37%)
- Glen Allen has cheaper land ($370,000 vs $725,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bemboka
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 32%)
- has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bemboka is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- Glen Allen sits closer to the CBD (464.6 km vs 473.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bemboka
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)
- But Glen Allen carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glen Allen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (223.5% vs 2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bemboka and Glen Allen 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
Bemboka has more residents (589 vs 55); Bemboka skews older (50 vs 39).
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 589 +91% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | +223.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 39 |
| Median household income | $52,780/yr +8% vs other | $48,516/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $300/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $515,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $725,000 | $370,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 51 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Glen Allen has more rural and farming land (80% vs 51%); Bemboka has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 20%).
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 51% | 80% |
| Environmental | 49% | 20% |
| 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
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley | 72 across Snowy Monaro |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% | +29% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 21% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
Liveability
Bemboka is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 22/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Bemboka carries more crime risk (48 vs 29).
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Bemboka
- Bemboka Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Glen Allen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 31 | 11 |
Mobility
Bemboka sits further from the CBD (473.6 km vs 464.6 km).
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 473.6 km +2% vs other | 464.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 325 min | 322 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 | 0.0% postcode 2631 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 | 36 postcode 2631 |
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 (73.7%).
Setting
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 846 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 322 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Climate
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm | 657 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr | $1,253/yr |
| Council | Bega Valley | Snowy Monaro |
Federal electorate
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bemboka | Glen Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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