Bendoura vs Harolds Cross
Bendoura is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Harolds Cross. 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 Harolds Cross, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bendoura: a median of $1.18 million, against $900,000 in Harolds Cross, though rent is higher in Harolds Cross. On these figures, Bendoura tends to suit families with children, while Harolds Cross suits people living alone 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
Bendoura
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Harolds Cross
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,175,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bendoura has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $320/wk)
- Harolds Cross leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bendoura
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (213 min vs 229 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (299.2 km vs 312.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Harolds Cross
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (16% 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 49.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bendoura and Harolds Cross 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
Harolds Cross has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $73,632); Bendoura has more residents (108 vs 79).
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 +27% vs other | 79 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +54.3% | +49.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 50 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $123,448/yr +68% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $320/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
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 (3.8%).
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 (17.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,175,000 | $900,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $685,000 |
Zoning mix
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Environmental | 2% same for both | |
| 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 | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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 | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 16 |
Mobility
Harolds Cross sits further from the CBD (312.7 km vs 299.2 km).
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 299.2 km | 312.7 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 213 min | 229 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).
Setting
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 824 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 863 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bendoura | Harolds Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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