Bombay vs Braidwood

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bombay, most households are couple families. In Braidwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bombay tends to suit families with children and couples, while Braidwood 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bombay is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 43%)
  • Braidwood has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Braidwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($445,000 vs $635,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bombay

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $345/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Braidwood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (194 min vs 213 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (278.5 km vs 293.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Braidwood

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Bombay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.4% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bombay Braidwood
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.

Bombay Braidwood
Walkability 0 / 49
Bombay — Walkability: 0/100 Braidwood — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 45 / 39
Bombay — Safety: 45/100 Braidwood — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 29 / 26
Bombay — Low fire risk: 29/100 Braidwood — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Braidwood has more residents (1,720 vs 142); Bombay has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $73,424).

Bombay Braidwood
Population 142 1,720
+1111% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.4% +4.2%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $106,184/yr
+31% vs other
 $73,424/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $345/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bombay Braidwood
0-4 5.6% / 4.8%
Bombay — 0-4: 5.6% Braidwood — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 17.6% / 11.1%
Bombay — 5-14: 17.6% Braidwood — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 3.5% / 4.0%
Bombay — 15-19: 3.5% Braidwood — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 2.8% / 3.7%
Bombay — 20-24: 2.8% Braidwood — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 4.9% / 9.5%
Bombay — 25-34: 4.9% Braidwood — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 4.2% / 10.6%
Bombay — 35-44: 4.2% Braidwood — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 21.1% / 12.6%
Bombay — 45-54: 21.1% Braidwood — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 12.0% / 14.4%
Bombay — 55-64: 12.0% Braidwood — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 14.8% / 14.1%
Bombay — 65-74: 14.8% Braidwood — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 7.0% / 12.3%
Bombay — 75-84: 7.0% Braidwood — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ — / 3.3%
Bombay — 85+: not among its largest Braidwood — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bombay 43.5% lone person
Bombay — Lone Person: 43.5% Bombay — Couple Families: 56.5% Bombay — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bombay — Group Household: 0.0% Bombay — Other Families: 0.0%
Braidwood 53.0% lone person
Braidwood — Lone Person: 53.0% Braidwood — Couple Families: 31.0% Braidwood — One Parent Families: 11.9% Braidwood — Group Household: 2.4% Braidwood — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bombay 0.0% renting
Bombay — Owned Outright: 62.8% Bombay — Mortgage: 37.2% Bombay — Renting: 0.0%
Braidwood 23.9% renting
Braidwood — Owned Outright: 48.5% Braidwood — Mortgage: 27.6% Braidwood — Renting: 23.9%
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.

Bombay Braidwood
England 2.1% / 4.2%
Bombay — England: 2.1% Braidwood — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.0%
Bombay — New Zealand: 2.1% Braidwood — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines 2.1% / 0.5%
Bombay — Philippines: 2.1% Braidwood — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Bombay — Scotland: not among its largest Braidwood — Scotland: 0.6%
France — / 0.6%
Bombay — France: not among its largest Braidwood — France: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Bombay Braidwood
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 13.5%
Bombay — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Braidwood — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 14.3%
Bombay — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Braidwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.7%
Bombay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Braidwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 5.1%
Bombay — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Braidwood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.0%
Bombay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Braidwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bombay 100.0% houses
Bombay — Houses: 100.0% Bombay — Townhouses: 0.0% Bombay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Braidwood 87.5% houses
Braidwood — Houses: 87.5% Braidwood — Townhouses: 8.3% Braidwood — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bombay Braidwood
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $635,000 $445,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 120 days
from 37 sales

Zoning mix

Bombay has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 1%); Braidwood has more rural and farming land (97% vs 84%).

Bombay Braidwood
Rural and farming 84% 97%
Environmental 16% 1%
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

Bombay Braidwood
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bombay Braidwood
Houses — 3.0%
$520/wk on $887K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bombay Braidwood
House price — Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Braidwood is more walkable (49 vs 0).

Bombay Braidwood
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bombay Braidwood
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bombay Braidwood
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bombay

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Braidwood

  • St Bede's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Braidwood Central School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bombay Braidwood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 13 92

Mobility

Bombay sits further from the CBD (293.4 km vs 278.5 km).

Bombay Braidwood
Walkability score 0/100 49/100
Distance to Sydney 293.4 km
+5% vs other
 278.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 213 min 194 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.

Bombay Braidwood
Car (driver) 49.1% / 62.0%
Bombay — Car (driver): 49.1% Braidwood — Car (driver): 62.0%
Worked from Home 43.9% / 20.1%
Bombay — Worked from Home: 43.9% Braidwood — Worked from Home: 20.1%
Walked Only — / 13.0%
Bombay — Walked Only: not among its largest Braidwood — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 3.7%
Bombay — Car (passenger): 7.0% Braidwood — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus — / 0.6%
Bombay — Bus: not among its largest Braidwood — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.0%).

Setting

Bombay Braidwood
Elevation 698 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 666 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bombay Braidwood
Connectivity score 29/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 45%
1,100 premises

Climate

Bombay Braidwood
Annual rainfall 718 mm 724 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 1.0°C —

Council rates

Bombay Braidwood
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Bombay Braidwood
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bombay Braidwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bombay

Family River Rural

Braidwood

Retirees River Rural

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