Bredbo vs Chakola
Bredbo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Chakola. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bredbo: a median of $700,000, against $103,000 in Chakola, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Chakola tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Chakola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bredbo leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
- Chakola has cheaper houses ($103,000 vs $700,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Chakola
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 8%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bredbo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 277 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (366.3 km vs 389.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Chakola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Chakola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (87.2% vs 11.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bredbo and Chakola 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
Bredbo has more residents (392 vs 88); Bredbo rents higher ($400/wk vs $260/wk).
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 392 +78% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.4% | +87.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 46 |
| Median household income | $116,168/yr | $116,948/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +35% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Property market
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700,000 | $103,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 66 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Chakola has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 88% |
| Environmental | 0% | 12% |
| Residential | 5% | 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
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 72 across Snowy Monaro same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 80% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bredbo carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 33); Bredbo carries more crime risk (40 vs 21).
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bredbo
- Bredbo Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Chakola
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 28 | 2 |
Mobility
Chakola sits further from the CBD (389.4 km vs 366.3 km).
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 366.3 km | 389.4 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 244 min | 277 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.5% postcode 2626 | 0.5% postcode 2630 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 2626 | 39 postcode 2630 |
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 (77.1%).
Setting
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 801 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 879 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 160 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 536 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | -1.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,253/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Monaro same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bredbo | Chakola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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