Brewongle vs White Rock
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 White Rock: a median of $1.84 million, against $1.02 million in Brewongle, though rent is higher in Brewongle. On these figures, Brewongle tends to suit 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
White Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 71%)
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 $1,844,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
White Rock
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $370/wk)
- But Brewongle has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Brewongle
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 181 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (202.7 km vs 210.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Brewongle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
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 1.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brewongle and White Rock 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
White Rock has more residents (807 vs 151); White Rock has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $110,500).
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 151 | 807 +434% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.8% | +1.3% |
| Median age | 38 same for both | |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $133,224/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +16% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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 (2.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,022,500 | $1,844,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 108 days from 3 sales | 40 days from 6 sales |
Zoning mix
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 94% |
| Residential | 0% | 6% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
Liveability
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 64/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
White Rock carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| 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 White Rock
- Scots All Saints College Independent · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
White Rock sits further from the CBD (210.6 km vs 202.7 km).
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 202.7 km | 210.6 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 174 min | 181 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 | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 718 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 660 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 66/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 47% 254 premises |
Climate
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bathurst same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brewongle | White Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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