Bendoura vs Braidwood

Bendoura is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Braidwood. 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 Braidwood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bendoura: a median of $1.18 million, against $750,000 in Braidwood, though rent is higher in Braidwood. On these figures, Bendoura tends to suit couples, while Braidwood suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bendoura carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 61/100)
  • Braidwood has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Braidwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,175,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bendoura

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $345/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Braidwood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (194 min vs 213 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (278.5 km vs 299.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Braidwood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 8%)
  • But Bendoura carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Bendoura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (54.3% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bendoura Braidwood
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.

Bendoura Braidwood
Walkability 0 / 49
Bendoura — Walkability: 0/100 Braidwood — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 62 / 39
Bendoura — Safety: 62/100 Braidwood — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 20 / 26
Bendoura — Low fire risk: 20/100 Braidwood — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Braidwood has more residents (1,720 vs 108); Braidwood rents higher ($345/wk vs $270/wk).

Bendoura Braidwood
Population 108 1,720
+1493% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +54.3% +4.2%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $73,632/yr $73,424/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk $345/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bendoura Braidwood
0-4 3.7% / 4.8%
Bendoura — 0-4: 3.7% Braidwood — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 15.7% / 11.1%
Bendoura — 5-14: 15.7% Braidwood — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 11.1% / 4.0%
Bendoura — 15-19: 11.1% Braidwood — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 — / 3.7%
Bendoura — 20-24: not among its largest Braidwood — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.4% / 9.5%
Bendoura — 25-34: 7.4% Braidwood — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 13.9% / 10.6%
Bendoura — 35-44: 13.9% Braidwood — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.7% / 12.6%
Bendoura — 45-54: 15.7% Braidwood — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 21.3% / 14.4%
Bendoura — 55-64: 21.3% Braidwood — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 8.3% / 14.1%
Bendoura — 65-74: 8.3% Braidwood — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 — / 12.3%
Bendoura — 75-84: not among its largest Braidwood — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ — / 3.3%
Bendoura — 85+: not among its largest Braidwood — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bendoura 37.5% lone person
Bendoura — Lone Person: 37.5% Bendoura — Couple Families: 50.0% Bendoura — One Parent Families: 12.5% Bendoura — Group Household: 0.0% Bendoura — Other Families: 0.0%
Braidwood 53.0% lone person
Braidwood — Lone Person: 53.0% Braidwood — Couple Families: 31.0% Braidwood — One Parent Families: 11.9% Braidwood — Group Household: 2.4% Braidwood — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bendoura 0.0% renting
Bendoura — Owned Outright: 45.9% Bendoura — Mortgage: 54.1% Bendoura — Renting: 0.0%
Braidwood 23.9% renting
Braidwood — Owned Outright: 48.5% Braidwood — Mortgage: 27.6% Braidwood — Renting: 23.9%
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.

Bendoura Braidwood
England 2.8% / 4.2%
Bendoura — England: 2.8% Braidwood — England: 4.2%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Bendoura — New Zealand: not among its largest Braidwood — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Bendoura — Scotland: not among its largest Braidwood — Scotland: 0.6%
France — / 0.6%
Bendoura — France: not among its largest Braidwood — France: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Bendoura — Philippines: not among its largest Braidwood — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Bendoura Braidwood
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.3%
Bendoura — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Braidwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 13.5%
Bendoura — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Braidwood — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 7.7%
Bendoura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Braidwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 5.1%
Bendoura — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Braidwood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.6% / 3.0%
Bendoura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6% Braidwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bendoura 90.2% houses
Bendoura — Houses: 90.2% Bendoura — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Bendoura — Townhouses: 0.0%
Braidwood 87.5% houses
Braidwood — Houses: 87.5% Braidwood — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Braidwood — Townhouses: 8.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bendoura Braidwood
Median house price $1,175,000 $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $445,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 120 days
from 37 sales

Zoning mix

Bendoura Braidwood
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Environmental 2% 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

Bendoura Braidwood
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
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.

Bendoura Braidwood
Houses — 3.0%
$520/wk on $887K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bendoura Braidwood
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Braidwood is more walkable (49 vs 0).

Bendoura Braidwood
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Braidwood carries more crime risk (61 vs 38).

Bendoura Braidwood
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 Braidwood
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bendoura

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Braidwood

  • St Bede's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Braidwood Central School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bendoura Braidwood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 92

Mobility

Bendoura sits further from the CBD (299.2 km vs 278.5 km).

Bendoura Braidwood
Walkability score 0/100 49/100
Distance to Sydney 299.2 km
+7% vs other
 278.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 213 min 194 min
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.

Bendoura Braidwood
Car (driver) 73.8% / 62.0%
Bendoura — Car (driver): 73.8% Braidwood — Car (driver): 62.0%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 20.1%
Bendoura — Worked from Home: 14.3% Braidwood — Worked from Home: 20.1%
Walked Only 11.9% / 13.0%
Bendoura — Walked Only: 11.9% Braidwood — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Bendoura — Car (passenger): not among its largest Braidwood — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus — / 0.6%
Bendoura — Bus: not among its largest Braidwood — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Bendoura Braidwood
Elevation 824 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 666 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.4 km 44.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bendoura Braidwood
Connectivity score 23/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 45%
1,100 premises

Climate

Bendoura Braidwood
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bendoura Braidwood
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Bendoura Braidwood
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bendoura Braidwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bendoura

Professionals Rural

Braidwood

Retirees River Rural

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