Bendalong vs Conjola
Conjola is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Bendalong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bendalong, most households are people living alone. In Conjola, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bendalong tends to suit people living alone, while Conjola suits 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
Conjola
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 33%)
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Conjola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 38%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bendalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $375/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Conjola
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 5/100)
- has a shorter drive in (173 min vs 181 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (211.1 km vs 214 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Conjola
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 5/100)
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bendalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (42.1% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bendalong and Conjola 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
Conjola has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $63,648); Conjola rents higher ($375/wk vs $310/wk).
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 135 | 148 +10% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +42.1% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 52 |
| Median household income | $63,648/yr | $84,448/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $375/wk +21% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
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 (8.1%).
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 (30.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,382,500 | $1,430,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Conjola has more rural and farming land (58% vs 28%); Bendalong has more land zoned for conservation (62% vs 40%).
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 62% | 40% |
| Rural and farming | 28% | 58% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 98% of Bendalong and 100% of Conjola. 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
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
Conjola is more walkable (23 vs 5).
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bendalong carries more crime risk (67 vs 52).
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 90/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 44/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 7 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 10 |
Mobility
Bendalong sits further from the CBD (214 km vs 211.1 km).
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 214 km +1% vs other | 211.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 181 min | 173 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2539 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2539 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 (65.6%).
Setting
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.8 km 2.8 km to a named beach | 6.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 170 premises | 0% 70 premises |
Climate
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,302 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bendalong | Conjola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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