Bergalia vs Bingie
Bergalia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 61 in Bingie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bergalia, most households are couple families. In Bingie, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bingie: a median of $1.41 million, against $938,000 in Bergalia, though rent is higher in Bergalia. On these figures, Bergalia tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Bingie suits people living alone.
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
Bergalia
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 29/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 48%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 91%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bergalia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($938,000 vs $1,405,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bingie
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $600/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 39%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bergalia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (262 min vs 270 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (314.4 km vs 320.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bergalia carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 29/100)
- Bingie has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bergalia and Bingie 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
Bergalia rents higher ($600/wk vs $273/wk); Bergalia has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $58,500).
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 180 | 205 +14% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.3% | +4.6% |
| Median age | 51 | 61 |
| Median household income | $80,132/yr +27% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $600/wk +55% vs other | $273/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).
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 (6.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $938,000 | $1,405,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Bergalia has more rural and farming land (95% vs 35%); Bingie has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 4%).
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 35% |
| Environmental | 4% | 63% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% 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
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 211 across Eurobodalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 70% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Bingie carries more crime risk (29 vs 0); Bergalia carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 31).
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 4 |
Mobility
Bingie sits further from the CBD (320.5 km vs 314.4 km).
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 314.4 km | 320.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 262 min | 270 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2537 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2537 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 (82.8%).
Setting
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.1 km | 1.3 km 2.5 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 84 premises | 0% 105 premises |
Climate
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 914 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,246/yr same for both | |
| Council | Eurobodalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bergalia | Bingie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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