Benandarah vs East Lynne
In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Benandarah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Benandarah tends to suit 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
East Lynne
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 76/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 36%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
East Lynne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Benandarah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
East Lynne
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 235 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (263.6 km vs 271.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Benandarah has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 26%)
- East Lynne carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 76/100)
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
Benandarah and East Lynne 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
Benandarah has more residents (165 vs 94); East Lynne rents higher ($300/wk vs $230/wk).
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 165 +43% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.6% | -1.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 56 |
| Median household income | $53,300/yr | $68,900/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $300/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (27.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,440,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
East Lynne has more land zoned for conservation (76% vs 26%); Benandarah has more rural and farming land (74% vs 23%).
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 26% | 76% |
| Rural and farming | 74% | 23% |
| 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
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 211 across Eurobodalla | 854 across Shoalhaven |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% | -10% |
Ranking within NSW
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 2% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
Liveability
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Benandarah carries more crime risk (76 vs 10); East Lynne carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 60).
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 40/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 1 |
| Beaches | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 27 | 12 |
Mobility
Benandarah sits further from the CBD (271.9 km vs 263.6 km).
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 271.9 km +3% vs other | 263.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 235 min | 221 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2536 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2536 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 (93.3%).
Setting
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.6 km | 4.8 km 5.0 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 111 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 914 mm | 1,302 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.7°C | 23.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.5°C | 9.6°C |
Council rates
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,246/yr | $1,501/yr |
| Council | Eurobodalla | Shoalhaven |
Federal electorate
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Benandarah | East Lynne | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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