Benandarah vs Long Beach

Long Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 57 in Benandarah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Benandarah, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Benandarah: a median of $2.44 million, against $925,000 in Long Beach, though rent is higher in Long Beach. On these figures, Benandarah tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Long Beach suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Long Beach

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 76/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 36%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Long Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($925,000 vs $2,440,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Benandarah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $410/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Long Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 235 min)
  • But Benandarah sits closer to the CBD (271.9 km vs 275.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Benandarah has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 8%)
  • Long Beach is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Long Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Benandarah Long Beach
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.

Benandarah Long Beach
Walkability 0 / 19
Benandarah — Walkability: 0/100 Long Beach — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 24 / 74
Benandarah — Safety: 24/100 Long Beach — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 40 / 35
Benandarah — Low fire risk: 40/100 Long Beach — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Long Beach has more residents (1,758 vs 165); Long Beach rents higher ($410/wk vs $230/wk).

Benandarah Long Beach
Population 165 1,758
+965% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +22.4%
Median age 57 51
Median household income $53,300/yr $72,228/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $410/wk
+78% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benandarah Long Beach
0-4 4.8% / 4.7%
Benandarah — 0-4: 4.8% Long Beach — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.1% / 12.0%
Benandarah — 5-14: 9.1% Long Beach — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 2.4% / 5.1%
Benandarah — 15-19: 2.4% Long Beach — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 1.8% / 4.1%
Benandarah — 20-24: 1.8% Long Beach — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.1% / 6.9%
Benandarah — 25-34: 6.1% Long Beach — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 2.4% / 9.7%
Benandarah — 35-44: 2.4% Long Beach — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 20.6% / 11.0%
Benandarah — 45-54: 20.6% Long Beach — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 19.4% / 17.3%
Benandarah — 55-64: 19.4% Long Beach — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 25.5% / 19.9%
Benandarah — 65-74: 25.5% Long Beach — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 12.7% / 7.2%
Benandarah — 75-84: 12.7% Long Beach — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 1.8%
Benandarah — 85+: not among its largest Long Beach — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benandarah 58.0% lone person
Benandarah — Lone Person: 58.0% Benandarah — Couple Families: 28.0% Benandarah — One Parent Families: 8.0% Benandarah — Group Household: 6.0% Benandarah — Other Families: 0.0%
Long Beach 34.0% lone person
Long Beach — Lone Person: 34.0% Long Beach — Couple Families: 42.8% Long Beach — One Parent Families: 15.7% Long Beach — Group Household: 5.9% Long Beach — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benandarah 10.5% renting
Benandarah — Owned Outright: 68.4% Benandarah — Mortgage: 21.1% Benandarah — Renting: 10.5%
Long Beach 16.2% renting
Long Beach — Owned Outright: 48.9% Long Beach — Mortgage: 34.8% Long Beach — Renting: 16.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Benandarah Long Beach
England 1.8% / 5.9%
Benandarah — England: 1.8% Long Beach — England: 5.9%
Germany 1.8% / 0.5%
Benandarah — Germany: 1.8% Long Beach — Germany: 0.5%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Benandarah — New Zealand: not among its largest Long Beach — New Zealand: 0.8%
India — / 0.6%
Benandarah — India: not among its largest Long Beach — India: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Benandarah — South Africa: not among its largest Long Beach — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Benandarah Long Beach
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 19.4%
Benandarah — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Long Beach — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.4%
Benandarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Long Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.3%
Benandarah — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Long Beach — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.7%
Benandarah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Long Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Benandarah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Long Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benandarah 61.6% houses
Benandarah — Houses: 61.6% Benandarah — Flats / Apartments: 38.4% Benandarah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Long Beach 91.9% houses
Long Beach — Houses: 91.9% Long Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Long Beach — Townhouses: 8.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Benandarah Long Beach
Median house price $2,440,000 $925,000
Median unit price — $740,000
Median land price — $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Benandarah has more rural and farming land (74% vs 0%); Long Beach has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 26%).

Benandarah Long Beach
Environmental 26% 82%
Rural and farming 74% 0%
Residential 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 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

Benandarah Long Beach
New dwellings approved 211
across Eurobodalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

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.

Benandarah Long Beach
Houses — 3.9%
$750/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Benandarah Long Beach
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 69% 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 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Long Beach is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Benandarah Long Beach
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Benandarah carries more crime risk (76 vs 26).

Benandarah Long Beach
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
50/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Benandarah Long Beach
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 Long Beach
Parks & reserves 2 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Beaches 4 1
Waterways 27 2

Mobility

Long Beach sits further from the CBD (275.7 km vs 271.9 km).

Benandarah Long Beach
Walkability score 0/100 19/100
Distance to Sydney 271.9 km 275.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 235 min 225 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.

Benandarah Long Beach
Car (driver) 93.3% / 79.2%
Benandarah — Car (driver): 93.3% Long Beach — Car (driver): 79.2%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 14.1%
Benandarah — Worked from Home: 6.7% Long Beach — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Benandarah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Long Beach — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Benandarah — Walked Only: not among its largest Long Beach — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 1.2%
Benandarah — Bus: not among its largest Long Beach — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (93.3%).

Setting

Benandarah Long Beach
Elevation 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 1.1 km
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Benandarah Long Beach
Connectivity score 28/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 48%
1,097 premises

Climate

Benandarah Long Beach
Annual rainfall 914 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Benandarah Long Beach
Average residential rate $1,246/yr
same for both
Council Eurobodalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Benandarah Long Beach
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benandarah Long Beach
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benandarah

Premium Retirees Rural

Long Beach

Acreage Beach Coastal Retirees

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