Bendoura vs Bombay
Bendoura is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Bombay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bendoura, about half of households are couple families. In Bombay, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bombay tends to suit 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
Bendoura
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bombay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (293.4 km vs 299.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bendoura carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 55/100)
- Bombay has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bendoura
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (54.3% vs 21.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bendoura and Bombay 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
Bombay has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $73,632); Bombay has more residents (142 vs 108).
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 142 +31% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +54.3% | +21.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 49 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $106,184/yr +44% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $290/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
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 (2.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,175,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $635,000 |
Zoning mix
Bombay has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 2%); Bendoura has more rural and farming land (98% vs 84%).
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 84% |
| Environmental | 2% | 16% |
| 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
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 61% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 29% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bombay carries more crime risk (55 vs 38).
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 13 |
Mobility
Bendoura sits further from the CBD (299.2 km vs 293.4 km).
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 299.2 km +2% vs other | 293.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 213 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2622 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2622 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 (73.8%).
Setting
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 824 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 698 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm | 718 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 25.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 1.0°C |
Council rates
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bendoura | Bombay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.