Bendoura vs Majors Creek

Bendoura is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Majors Creek. 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. Houses cost more in Bendoura: a median of $1.18 million, against $640,000 in Majors Creek, though rent is higher in Majors Creek. On these figures, Bendoura tends to suit couples, while Majors Creek suits 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

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $1,175,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bendoura

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $390/wk)

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 218 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (299.2 km vs 302.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% 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 16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bendoura and Majors Creek 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 Majors Creek
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 Majors Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bendoura — Walkability: 0/100 Majors Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 64
Bendoura — Safety: 62/100 Majors Creek — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 20 / 74
Bendoura — Low fire risk: 20/100 Majors Creek — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Majors Creek has more residents (290 vs 108); Majors Creek rents higher ($390/wk vs $270/wk).

Bendoura Majors Creek
Population 108 290
+169% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +54.3% +16.5%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $73,632/yr
+6% vs other
 $69,056/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk $390/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bendoura Majors Creek
0-4 3.7% / 6.6%
Bendoura — 0-4: 3.7% Majors Creek — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 15.7% / 12.1%
Bendoura — 5-14: 15.7% Majors Creek — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 11.1% / 1.0%
Bendoura — 15-19: 11.1% Majors Creek — 15-19: 1.0%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Bendoura — 20-24: not among its largest Majors Creek — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 7.4% / 7.9%
Bendoura — 25-34: 7.4% Majors Creek — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 13.9% / 13.8%
Bendoura — 35-44: 13.9% Majors Creek — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 15.7% / 12.8%
Bendoura — 45-54: 15.7% Majors Creek — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 21.3% / 17.9%
Bendoura — 55-64: 21.3% Majors Creek — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 8.3% / 15.5%
Bendoura — 65-74: 8.3% Majors Creek — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 — / 5.9%
Bendoura — 75-84: not among its largest Majors Creek — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Bendoura — 85+: not among its largest Majors Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bendoura 50.0% couple families
Bendoura — Couple Families: 50.0% Bendoura — Lone Person: 37.5% Bendoura — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Majors Creek 37.3% couple families
Majors Creek — Couple Families: 37.3% Majors Creek — Lone Person: 37.3% Majors Creek — One Parent Families: 25.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Majors Creek 11.1% renting
Majors Creek — Owned Outright: 46.5% Majors Creek — Mortgage: 42.4% Majors Creek — Renting: 11.1%
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 Majors Creek
England 2.8% / 1.7%
Bendoura — England: 2.8% Majors Creek — England: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 3.4%
Bendoura — New Zealand: not among its largest Majors Creek — New Zealand: 3.4%
Netherlands — / 1.4%
Bendoura — Netherlands: not among its largest Majors Creek — Netherlands: 1.4%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Bendoura — Scotland: not among its largest Majors Creek — Scotland: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.0%
Bendoura — Germany: not among its largest Majors Creek — Germany: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bendoura Majors Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.5%
Bendoura — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Majors Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 10.3%
Bendoura — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Majors Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 4.1%
Bendoura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Majors Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 2.4%
Bendoura — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Majors Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.6% / 3.1%
Bendoura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6% Majors Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

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%
Majors Creek 100.0% houses
Majors Creek — Houses: 100.0% Majors Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bendoura Majors Creek
Median house price $1,175,000 $640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bendoura has more rural and farming land (98% vs 87%); Majors Creek has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 2%).

Bendoura Majors Creek
Rural and farming 98% 87%
Environmental 2% 13%
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 Majors Creek
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bendoura Majors Creek
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 70% 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 Majors Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bendoura carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 26).

Bendoura Majors Creek
Bushfire High
80/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
36/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bendoura Majors Creek
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 Majors Creek
Parks & reserves 0 4
Waterways 2 46

Mobility

Majors Creek sits further from the CBD (302.4 km vs 299.2 km).

Bendoura Majors Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 299.2 km 302.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 213 min 218 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 Majors Creek
Car (driver) 73.8% / 76.9%
Bendoura — Car (driver): 73.8% Majors Creek — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 17.3%
Bendoura — Worked from Home: 14.3% Majors Creek — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Walked Only 11.9% / —
Bendoura — Walked Only: 11.9% Majors Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Bendoura — Car (passenger): not among its largest Majors Creek — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Bendoura Majors Creek
Elevation 824 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 768 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.4 km 42.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bendoura Majors Creek
Connectivity score 23/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bendoura

Professionals Rural

Majors Creek

Affordable Rural

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