Bemboka vs Morans Crossing
Morans Crossing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Bemboka. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bemboka, the large majority of households own their home. In Morans Crossing, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bemboka tends to suit older residents, while Morans Crossing suits renters, families with children, and 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
Morans Crossing
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 52%)
- But Bemboka has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bemboka has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $290/wk)
- Morans Crossing has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 15%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bemboka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (473.6 km vs 480.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bemboka has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)
- Morans Crossing carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bemboka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.1% vs -22.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bemboka and Morans Crossing 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); Morans Crossing has higher household incomes ($66,248 vs $52,780).
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 589 +91% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | -22.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 44 |
| Median household income | $52,780/yr | $66,248/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $290/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (23.6%).
Property market
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $515,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $725,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 51 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Morans Crossing has more rural and farming land (100% vs 51%); Bemboka has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 0%).
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 51% | 100% |
| Environmental | 49% | 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
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 21% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 22/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Bemboka carries more crime risk (48 vs 0); Morans Crossing carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 59).
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | 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
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Morans Crossing
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 31 | 4 |
Mobility
Morans Crossing sits further from the CBD (480.7 km vs 473.6 km).
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 473.6 km | 480.7 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 325 min | 327 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).
Setting
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.4 km | 29.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 322 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bemboka | Morans Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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