Bogangar vs Cabarita Beach
Bogangar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Cabarita Beach. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Units cost more in Cabarita Beach: a median of $963,000, against $842,000 in Bogangar, though rent is higher in Bogangar. On these figures, Bogangar tends to suit families with children, while Cabarita Beach suits share households and older residents.
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
Bogangar
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bogangar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper units ($842,500 vs $963,000)
Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cabarita Beach
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 32%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $460/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bogangar sits closer to the CBD (794.1 km vs 796.1 km)
- Cabarita Beach is more walkable (73/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cabarita Beach
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 15%)
- is more walkable (73/100 vs 64/100)
- But Bogangar carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bogangar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.3% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bogangar and Cabarita Beach 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
Bogangar has more residents (3,313 vs 101); Cabarita Beach skews older (52 vs 41).
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,313 +97% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.3% | -1.9% |
| Median age | 41 | 52 |
| Median household income | $82,940/yr | $97,500/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $460/wk +13% vs other | $400/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
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 (7.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,620,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $842,500 | $963,000 |
| Median land price | $1,275,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 30 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Bogangar has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 23%).
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 55% | 23% |
| Other and special use | 20% | 52% |
| Residential | 17% | 5% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 15% |
| Rural and farming | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| Commercial | 0% | 1% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Bogangar and 99% of Cabarita Beach. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.8% $1,300/wk on $1.77M | — |
| Units | 5.4% $895/wk on $860K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 76% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 19% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 63% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 82% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Cabarita Beach is more walkable (73 vs 64).
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cabarita Beach carries more crime risk (94 vs 53); Bogangar carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 54).
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | High 94/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Bogangar
- Bogangar Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Cabarita Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 same for both | |
| Parks & reserves | 9 | 4 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Cabarita Beach sits further from the CBD (796.1 km vs 794.1 km).
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 64/100 | 73/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 794.1 km | 796.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 505 min | 509 min |
| Public transport score | 76/100 Bus | 30/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 47.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2488 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2488 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 (73.0%).
Setting
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.2 km 1.2 km to a named beach | 208 m 332 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 65/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 1,610 premises | 29% 150 premises |
Climate
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bogangar | Cabarita Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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