Brewongle vs The Lagoon
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in The Lagoon: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.02 million in Brewongle, though rent is higher in Brewongle. On these figures, Brewongle tends to suit couples 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
Brewongle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 63%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Brewongle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,022,500 vs $1,700,000)
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
Brewongle
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 186 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (202.7 km vs 212.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Brewongle
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brewongle and The Lagoon 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
The Lagoon has more residents (268 vs 151).
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 151 | 268 +77% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.8% | +24.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $119,756/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +5% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
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 (4.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (20.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,022,500 | $1,700,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $121,250 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 108 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| Residential | 0% | 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
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst | 21 across Oberon |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% | -33% |
Ranking within NSW
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Brewongle is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
The Lagoon carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0).
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 7 |
Mobility
The Lagoon sits further from the CBD (212.6 km vs 202.7 km).
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 202.7 km | 212.6 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 174 min | 186 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).
Setting
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 718 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 717 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 115 premises |
Climate
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 644 mm | 666 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.2°C | 1.1°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr | $975/yr |
| Council | Bathurst | Oberon |
Federal electorate
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brewongle | The Lagoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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