Bournda vs Yellow Pinch
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bournda, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bournda tends to suit couples, while Yellow Pinch suits people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bournda is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 63%)
- Yellow Pinch carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bournda
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $343/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yellow Pinch
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (356 min vs 368 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (517.4 km vs 530.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Yellow Pinch
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 74/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yellow Pinch
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.5% vs -16.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bournda and Yellow Pinch 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
Bournda has more residents (127 vs 64); Yellow Pinch rents higher ($343/wk vs $270/wk).
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 +50% vs other | 64 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.4% | +25.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 43 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +1% vs other | $73,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $343/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (15.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,250,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 95% same for both | |
| Rural and farming | 5% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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 | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
Yellow Pinch is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 11).
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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 | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 7 |
Mobility
Bournda sits further from the CBD (530.8 km vs 517.4 km).
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 530.8 km +3% vs other | 517.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 368 min | 356 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2548 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 2548 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 (85.4%).
Setting
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 166 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 138 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.9 km | 7.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 15% 48 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bournda | Yellow Pinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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