Bermagui vs Cuttagee
Bermagui is the younger of the two, with a median age of 58 against 64 in Cuttagee. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cuttagee tends to suit share households.
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
Bermagui
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 26%)
- But Cuttagee has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bermagui
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (34% vs 146%)
- has cheaper land ($521,000 vs $1,250,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cuttagee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Bermagui
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (384.1 km vs 388 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bermagui
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.4% vs 10.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bermagui and Cuttagee 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
Bermagui rents higher ($310/wk vs $0/wk); Bermagui has more residents (1,865 vs 61).
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,865 +97% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.4% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 58 | 64 |
| Median household income | $53,144/yr +7% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.4%).
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 (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $456,000 | — |
| Median land price | $521,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 92 days from 35 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Cuttagee has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 59%); Bermagui has more rural and farming land (33% vs 14%).
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 59% | 86% |
| Rural and farming | 33% | 14% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.5% $580/wk on $1.2M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 41% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW same for both | |
| Affordability | Higher than 28% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 7% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 18/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Cuttagee carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 66).
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 72/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bermagui
- Bermagui Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Cuttagee
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 1 |
Mobility
Cuttagee sits further from the CBD (388 km vs 384.1 km).
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 384.1 km | 388 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 332 min | 331 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2546 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2546 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 (65.7%).
Setting
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.5 km 3.2 km to a named beach | 1.5 km 2.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 56/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 24% 1,447 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 948 mm | 768 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.8°C | — |
Council rates
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bermagui | Cuttagee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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