Bournda vs Black Range

Black Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Bournda. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bournda, most households are couple families. In Black Range, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Black Range tends to suit families with children.

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

Black Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Black Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bournda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Black Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (356 min vs 368 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (514.2 km vs 530.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Black Range

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Black Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.9% vs -16.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bournda Black Range
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.

Bournda Black Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Bournda — Walkability: 0/100 Black Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 81
Bournda — Safety: 26/100 Black Range — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 47 / 38
Bournda — Low fire risk: 47/100 Black Range — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Black Range has more residents (230 vs 127); Black Range rents higher ($380/wk vs $270/wk).

Bournda Black Range
Population 127 230
+81% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.4% +13.9%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $74,724/yr $84,500/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $380/wk
+41% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bournda Black Range
0-4 — / 5.7%
Bournda — 0-4: not among its largest Black Range — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.2% / 15.7%
Bournda — 5-14: 14.2% Black Range — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 10.2% / 7.8%
Bournda — 15-19: 10.2% Black Range — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Bournda — 20-24: not among its largest Black Range — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 7.9% / 8.3%
Bournda — 25-34: 7.9% Black Range — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 7.1% / 11.3%
Bournda — 35-44: 7.1% Black Range — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 20.5% / 17.0%
Bournda — 45-54: 20.5% Black Range — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 18.1% / 9.6%
Bournda — 55-64: 18.1% Black Range — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 10.2% / 14.8%
Bournda — 65-74: 10.2% Black Range — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 2.4% / 3.9%
Bournda — 75-84: 2.4% Black Range — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / —
Bournda — 85+: not among its largest Black Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bournda 56.7% couple families
Bournda — Couple Families: 56.7% Bournda — Lone Person: 26.7% Bournda — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Black Range 49.0% couple families
Black Range — Couple Families: 49.0% Black Range — Lone Person: 29.4% Black Range — One Parent Families: 21.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bournda 25.7% renting
Bournda — Owned Outright: 42.9% Bournda — Mortgage: 31.4% Bournda — Renting: 25.7%
Black Range 10.5% renting
Black Range — Owned Outright: 47.4% Black Range — Mortgage: 42.1% Black Range — Renting: 10.5%
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.

Bournda Black Range
England 4.7% / 1.7%
Bournda — England: 4.7% Black Range — England: 1.7%
South Africa 3.1% / —
Bournda — South Africa: 3.1% Black Range — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland — / 2.6%
Bournda — Scotland: not among its largest Black Range — Scotland: 2.6%
France 2.4% / —
Bournda — France: 2.4% Black Range — France: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Bournda — Netherlands: not among its largest Black Range — Netherlands: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bournda Black Range
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 20.9%
Bournda — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Black Range — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 10.0%
Bournda — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Black Range — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 6.5%
Bournda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Black Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Bournda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Black Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Bournda — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Black Range — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bournda 100.0% houses
Bournda — Houses: 100.0%
Black Range 101.3% houses
Black Range — Houses: 101.3%
Houses

Property market

Bournda Black Range
Median house price — $985,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bournda has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 82%).

Bournda Black Range
Environmental 95% 82%
Residential 0% 11%
Rural and farming 5% 7%
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

Bournda Black Range
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bournda Black Range
House price — Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Bournda Black Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bournda carries more crime risk (74 vs 19).

Bournda Black Range
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bournda Black Range
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

Bournda Black Range
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Bournda sits further from the CBD (530.8 km vs 514.2 km).

Bournda Black Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 530.8 km
+3% vs other
 514.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 368 min 356 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2548
 0.7%
postcode 2550
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2548
 61
postcode 2550

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.

Bournda Black Range
Car (driver) 85.4% / 85.3%
Bournda — Car (driver): 85.4% Black Range — Car (driver): 85.3%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 8.4%
Bournda — Worked from Home: 8.3% Black Range — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 6.3%
Bournda — Car (passenger): 6.2% Black Range — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Bournda Black Range
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.9 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bournda Black Range
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
48 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Bournda Black Range
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bournda Black Range
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bournda Black Range
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bournda Black Range
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bournda

Rural

Black Range

Rural

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