Benandarah vs South Durras

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Benandarah, most households are people living alone. In South Durras, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Benandarah: a median of $2.44 million, against $1.05 million in South Durras, though rent is higher in South Durras. On these figures, Benandarah tends to suit people living alone, while South Durras 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

South Durras

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 62%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

South Durras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $2,440,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Benandarah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Durras

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 235 min)
  • But Benandarah sits closer to the CBD (271.9 km vs 274.7 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 3%)
  • South Durras is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Benandarah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.6% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Benandarah and South Durras 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 South Durras
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 South Durras
Walkability 0 / 12
Benandarah — Walkability: 0/100 South Durras — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 24 / 23
Benandarah — Safety: 24/100 South Durras — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 40 / 34
Benandarah — Low fire risk: 40/100 South Durras — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

South Durras has more residents (319 vs 165); South Durras rents higher ($320/wk vs $230/wk).

Benandarah South Durras
Population 165 319
+93% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% -6.5%
Median age 57
same for both
Median household income $53,300/yr $72,696/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $320/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benandarah South Durras
0-4 4.8% / 3.1%
Benandarah — 0-4: 4.8% South Durras — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 9.1% / 6.6%
Benandarah — 5-14: 9.1% South Durras — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 2.4% / 3.8%
Benandarah — 15-19: 2.4% South Durras — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 1.8% / 1.9%
Benandarah — 20-24: 1.8% South Durras — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 6.1% / 8.5%
Benandarah — 25-34: 6.1% South Durras — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 2.4% / 9.4%
Benandarah — 35-44: 2.4% South Durras — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 20.6% / 12.5%
Benandarah — 45-54: 20.6% South Durras — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 19.4% / 21.6%
Benandarah — 55-64: 19.4% South Durras — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 25.5% / 23.5%
Benandarah — 65-74: 25.5% South Durras — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 12.7% / 8.8%
Benandarah — 75-84: 12.7% South Durras — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 1.6%
Benandarah — 85+: not among its largest South Durras — 85+: 1.6%

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%
South Durras 47.3% lone person
South Durras — Lone Person: 47.3% South Durras — Couple Families: 28.4% South Durras — One Parent Families: 18.9% South Durras — Group Household: 5.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
South Durras 13.4% renting
South Durras — Owned Outright: 59.7% South Durras — Mortgage: 26.9% South Durras — Renting: 13.4%
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 South Durras
England 1.8% / 2.8%
Benandarah — England: 1.8% South Durras — England: 2.8%
Germany 1.8% / —
Benandarah — Germany: 1.8% South Durras — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Benandarah — New Zealand: not among its largest South Durras — New Zealand: 1.6%
Indonesia — / 1.3%
Benandarah — Indonesia: not among its largest South Durras — Indonesia: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Benandarah South Durras
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 21.0%
Benandarah — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% South Durras — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 9.7%
Benandarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% South Durras — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 15.4%
Benandarah — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest South Durras — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 5.6%
Benandarah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% South Durras — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.2%
Benandarah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest South Durras — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benandarah 61.6% houses
Benandarah — Houses: 61.6% Benandarah — Flats / Apartments: 38.4%
South Durras 97.2% houses
South Durras — Houses: 97.2% South Durras — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Benandarah South Durras
Median house price $2,440,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Benandarah has more rural and farming land (74% vs 1%); South Durras has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 26%).

Benandarah South Durras
Environmental 26% 92%
Rural and farming 74% 1%
Residential 0% 4%
Planning zones cover 100% of Benandarah and 98% of South Durras. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 South Durras
New dwellings approved 211
across Eurobodalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Benandarah South Durras
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

South Durras is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Benandarah South Durras
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Benandarah South Durras
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
77/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
51/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Benandarah South Durras
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 South Durras
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Beaches 4 5
Waterways 27 4

Mobility

South Durras sits further from the CBD (274.7 km vs 271.9 km).

Benandarah South Durras
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 271.9 km 274.7 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 South Durras
Car (driver) 93.3% / 75.2%
Benandarah — Car (driver): 93.3% South Durras — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 20.5%
Benandarah — Worked from Home: 6.7% South Durras — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Benandarah — Walked Only: not among its largest South Durras — Walked Only: 4.3%

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

Setting

Benandarah South Durras
Elevation 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 854 m
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Benandarah South Durras
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
373 premises

Climate

Benandarah South Durras
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 South Durras
Average residential rate $1,246/yr
same for both
Council Eurobodalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Benandarah South Durras
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benandarah South Durras
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

South Durras

Acreage Beach Coastal Retirees

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