Bemboka vs Tantawangalo
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tantawangalo, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tantawangalo: a median of $1.31 million, against $515,000 in Bemboka, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bemboka tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Tantawangalo suits share households 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bemboka has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Tantawangalo carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bemboka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($515,000 vs $1,312,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bemboka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $340/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bemboka
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 362 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (473.6 km vs 494.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bemboka is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- Tantawangalo carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bemboka and Tantawangalo 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 162); Tantawangalo rents higher ($340/wk vs $245/wk).
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 589 +72% vs other | 162 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 52 |
| Median household income | $52,780/yr | $69,316/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $340/wk +39% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).
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 | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $515,000 | $1,312,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $725,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 51 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Tantawangalo has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 49%); Bemboka has more rural and farming land (51% vs 32%).
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 49% | 68% |
| Rural and farming | 51% | 32% |
| 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 | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
Bemboka is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 22/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Bemboka carries more crime risk (48 vs 21); Tantawangalo carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 59).
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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 | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Tantawangalo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 31 | 18 |
Mobility
Tantawangalo sits further from the CBD (494.5 km vs 473.6 km).
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 473.6 km | 494.5 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 325 min | 362 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 (75.8%).
Setting
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 724 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.4 km | 36.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 322 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bemboka | Tantawangalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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