Brogo vs Quaama
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brogo, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Brogo: a median of $830,000, against $585,000 in Quaama. On these figures, Quaama 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Quaama
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($585,000 vs $830,000)
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
Quaama
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (331 min vs 353 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (396.4 km vs 409 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brogo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.5% vs 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brogo and Quaama 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
Brogo has more residents (581 vs 291); Brogo has higher household incomes ($63,128 vs $55,016).
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 581 +50% vs other | 291 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.5% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 54 | 53 |
| Median household income | $63,128/yr +13% vs other | $55,016/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
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 (6.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $830,000 | $585,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $225,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Brogo has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 29%); Quaama has more rural and farming land (70% vs 30%).
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 30% | 70% |
| Environmental | 70% | 29% |
| 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
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
Liveability
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Brogo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Quaama
- Quaama Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 22 | 5 |
Mobility
Brogo sits further from the CBD (409 km vs 396.4 km).
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 409 km +3% vs other | 396.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 353 min | 331 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus | 23/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 2.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (77.7%).
Setting
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 370 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.3 km | 15.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 245 premises | 0% 149 premises |
Climate
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brogo | Quaama | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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