Brewongle vs Raglan

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brewongle, most households are couple families. In Raglan, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Brewongle: a median of $1.02 million, against $690,000 in Raglan. On these figures, Brewongle tends to suit couples, while Raglan suits 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

They split

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

  • Brewongle carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 50/100)
  • Raglan has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

  • Brewongle leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
  • Raglan has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $1,022,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Raglan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 16/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 174 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (200.7 km vs 202.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Brewongle carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 50/100)
  • Raglan is more walkable (38/100 vs 16/100)

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

Investors

Brewongle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.8% vs 6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brewongle Raglan
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.

Brewongle Raglan
Walkability 16 / 38
Brewongle — Walkability: 16/100 Raglan — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 86 / 50
Brewongle — Safety: 86/100 Raglan — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Brewongle — Low fire risk: 100/100 Raglan — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Raglan has more residents (1,272 vs 151); Brewongle has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $92,820).

Brewongle Raglan
Population 151 1,272
+742% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.8% +6.1%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $110,500/yr
+16% vs other
 $92,820/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+1% vs other
 $366/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brewongle Raglan
0-4 6.0% / 5.3%
Brewongle — 0-4: 6.0% Raglan — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 15.9% / 15.6%
Brewongle — 5-14: 15.9% Raglan — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 10.6% / 7.5%
Brewongle — 15-19: 10.6% Raglan — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 7.9% / 6.0%
Brewongle — 20-24: 7.9% Raglan — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 9.3% / 9.8%
Brewongle — 25-34: 9.3% Raglan — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 9.3% / 14.2%
Brewongle — 35-44: 9.3% Raglan — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 13.9% / 11.5%
Brewongle — 45-54: 13.9% Raglan — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 10.6% / 10.8%
Brewongle — 55-64: 10.6% Raglan — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 9.9% / 12.5%
Brewongle — 65-74: 9.9% Raglan — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 7.9% / 4.9%
Brewongle — 75-84: 7.9% Raglan — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 2.0% / 1.3%
Brewongle — 85+: 2.0% Raglan — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brewongle 71.0% couple families
Brewongle — Couple Families: 71.0% Brewongle — Lone Person: 29.0% Brewongle — One Parent Families: 0.0% Brewongle — Group Household: 0.0%
Raglan 53.4% couple families
Raglan — Couple Families: 53.4% Raglan — Lone Person: 24.1% Raglan — One Parent Families: 17.6% Raglan — Group Household: 4.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brewongle 18.2% renting
Brewongle — Owned Outright: 52.3% Brewongle — Mortgage: 29.5% Brewongle — Renting: 18.2%
Raglan 16.1% renting
Raglan — Owned Outright: 36.3% Raglan — Mortgage: 47.7% Raglan — Renting: 16.1%
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.

Brewongle Raglan
New Zealand 2.6% / 0.8%
Brewongle — New Zealand: 2.6% Raglan — New Zealand: 0.8%
England — / 2.0%
Brewongle — England: not among its largest Raglan — England: 2.0%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Brewongle — Philippines: not among its largest Raglan — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Brewongle — South Africa: not among its largest Raglan — South Africa: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Brewongle — India: not among its largest Raglan — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Brewongle Raglan
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 22.2%
Brewongle — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Raglan — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 5.7%
Brewongle — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Raglan — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.0% / 7.2%
Brewongle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.0% Raglan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.5%
Brewongle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Raglan — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Brewongle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Raglan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brewongle 100.0% houses
Brewongle — Houses: 100.0% Brewongle — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Raglan 99.3% houses
Raglan — Houses: 99.3% Raglan — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brewongle Raglan
Median house price $1,022,500 $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 108 days
from 3 sales
 42 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Brewongle has more rural and farming land (99% vs 67%).

Brewongle Raglan
Rural and farming 99% 67%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 17%
Industrial 0% 7%
Residential 0% 7%
Parks and recreation 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

Brewongle Raglan
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
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.

Brewongle Raglan
Houses — 3.9%
$580/wk on $765K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brewongle Raglan
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 70% of NSW

Liveability

Raglan is more walkable (38 vs 16).

Brewongle Raglan
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Raglan carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Raglan carries more crime risk (50 vs 14).

Brewongle Raglan
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Moderate
50/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Brewongle Raglan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brewongle

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

Schools in Raglan

  • Raglan Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brewongle Raglan
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Brewongle sits further from the CBD (202.7 km vs 200.7 km).

Brewongle Raglan
Walkability score 16/100 38/100
Distance to Sydney 202.7 km 200.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 174 min 168 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Brewongle Raglan
Car (driver) 72.1% / 83.2%
Brewongle — Car (driver): 72.1% Raglan — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 19.1% / 7.6%
Brewongle — Worked from Home: 19.1% Raglan — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 7.3%
Brewongle — Car (passenger): 8.8% Raglan — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Brewongle — Walked Only: not among its largest Raglan — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Brewongle — Bicycle: not among its largest Raglan — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Brewongle Raglan
Elevation 718 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 743 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brewongle Raglan
Connectivity score 30/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 14%
507 premises

Climate

Brewongle Raglan
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Brewongle Raglan
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Brewongle Raglan
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Brewongle Raglan
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brewongle Raglan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brewongle

Rural

Raglan

Acreage

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