Bingie vs Meringo

Meringo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 61 in Bingie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bingie, about half of households are people living alone. In Meringo, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bingie: a median of $1.41 million, against $1.28 million in Meringo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bingie tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Meringo suits families with children and couples.

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

Bingie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bingie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Meringo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $273/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Meringo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (264 min vs 270 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (317.9 km vs 320.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bingie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Meringo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.8% vs 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bingie Meringo
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.

Bingie Meringo
Walkability 6 / 0
Bingie — Walkability: 6/100 Meringo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 51
Bingie — Safety: 71/100 Meringo — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 69 / 100
Bingie — Low fire risk: 69/100 Meringo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bingie has more residents (205 vs 143); Meringo has higher household incomes ($74,256 vs $58,500).

Bingie Meringo
Population 205
+30% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +38.8%
Median age 61 50
Median household income $58,500/yr $74,256/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $273/wk
+8% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bingie Meringo
0-4 4.4% / 9.1%
Bingie — 0-4: 4.4% Meringo — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 3.9% / 10.5%
Bingie — 5-14: 3.9% Meringo — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 3.9% / 4.2%
Bingie — 15-19: 3.9% Meringo — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 3.4% / 2.8%
Bingie — 20-24: 3.4% Meringo — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 2.4% / 2.8%
Bingie — 25-34: 2.4% Meringo — 25-34: 2.8%
35-44 6.8% / 12.6%
Bingie — 35-44: 6.8% Meringo — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 9.3% / 11.9%
Bingie — 45-54: 9.3% Meringo — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 28.8% / 23.8%
Bingie — 55-64: 28.8% Meringo — 55-64: 23.8%
65-74 20.0% / 16.1%
Bingie — 65-74: 20.0% Meringo — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 11.7% / 4.2%
Bingie — 75-84: 11.7% Meringo — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.5% / —
Bingie — 85+: 1.5% Meringo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bingie 52.3% lone person
Bingie — Lone Person: 52.3% Bingie — Couple Families: 31.8% Bingie — One Parent Families: 15.9% Bingie — Group Household: 0.0%
Meringo 36.4% lone person
Meringo — Lone Person: 36.4% Meringo — Couple Families: 48.5% Meringo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Meringo — Group Household: 15.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bingie 3.7% renting
Bingie — Owned Outright: 69.5% Bingie — Mortgage: 26.8% Bingie — Renting: 3.7%
Meringo 9.6% renting
Meringo — Owned Outright: 53.8% Meringo — Mortgage: 36.5% Meringo — Renting: 9.6%
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.

Bingie Meringo
England 6.3% / 2.8%
Bingie — England: 6.3% Meringo — England: 2.8%
Scotland 2.4% / 4.2%
Bingie — Scotland: 2.4% Meringo — Scotland: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.9% / —
Bingie — New Zealand: 2.9% Meringo — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 2.0% / —
Bingie — Germany: 2.0% Meringo — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.5% / —
Bingie — Netherlands: 1.5% Meringo — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bingie Meringo
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 17.5%
Bingie — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Meringo — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 21.5% / 11.2%
Bingie — Bachelor Degree: 21.5% Meringo — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 11.9%
Bingie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Meringo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 3.5%
Bingie — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Meringo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 7.0%
Bingie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Meringo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bingie 91.0% houses
Bingie — Houses: 91.0% Bingie — Flats / Apartments: 9.0%
Meringo 100.0% houses
Meringo — Houses: 100.0% Meringo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bingie Meringo
Median house price $1,405,000 $1,285,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $647,500

Zoning mix

Bingie Meringo
Environmental 63% 62%
Rural and farming 35% 38%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Bingie Meringo
New dwellings approved 211
across Eurobodalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bingie Meringo
House price Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Income Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 70% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Bingie Meringo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bingie carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Meringo carries more crime risk (49 vs 29).

Bingie Meringo
Bushfire Low
31/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
52/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bingie Meringo
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

Bingie Meringo
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Bingie sits further from the CBD (320.5 km vs 317.9 km).

Bingie Meringo
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 320.5 km 317.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 270 min 264 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.

Bingie Meringo
Car (driver) 82.8% / 72.2%
Bingie — Car (driver): 82.8% Meringo — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 27.8%
Bingie — Worked from Home: 17.2% Meringo — Worked from Home: 27.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Bingie Meringo
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.3 km
2.5 km to a named beach
 1.1 km
1.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bingie Meringo
Connectivity score 25/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
105 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Bingie Meringo
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

Bingie Meringo
Average residential rate $1,246/yr
same for both
Council Eurobodalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Bingie Meringo
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bingie Meringo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bingie

Coastal Retirees Rural

Meringo

Coastal River Rural Young Families

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