Brogo vs Yowrie

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Brogo: a median of $830,000, against $655,000 in Yowrie, though rent is higher in Yowrie. On these figures, Yowrie 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

Yowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 30/100)

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

  • Brogo leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 33%)
  • Yowrie has cheaper houses ($655,000 vs $830,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brogo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yowrie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (335 min vs 353 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (403.1 km vs 409 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Brogo has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • Yowrie carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 30/100)

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 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brogo Yowrie
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.

Brogo Yowrie
Walkability 0 / 6
Brogo — Walkability: 0/100 Yowrie — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 70 / 90
Brogo — Safety: 70/100 Yowrie — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 40 / 40
Brogo — Low fire risk: 40/100 Yowrie — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Brogo has more residents (581 vs 125); Brogo has higher household incomes ($63,128 vs $46,800).

Brogo Yowrie
Population 581
+78% vs other
 125
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.5% +6.8%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $63,128/yr
+26% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $325/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brogo Yowrie
0-4 3.4% / 4.0%
Brogo — 0-4: 3.4% Yowrie — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 10.0% / 8.8%
Brogo — 5-14: 10.0% Yowrie — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 5.5% / 4.0%
Brogo — 15-19: 5.5% Yowrie — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 2.8% / 2.4%
Brogo — 20-24: 2.8% Yowrie — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 7.9% / 4.0%
Brogo — 25-34: 7.9% Yowrie — 25-34: 4.0%
35-44 8.1% / 10.4%
Brogo — 35-44: 8.1% Yowrie — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.3% / 18.4%
Brogo — 45-54: 13.3% Yowrie — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 22.2% / 21.6%
Brogo — 55-64: 22.2% Yowrie — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 20.3% / 16.0%
Brogo — 65-74: 20.3% Yowrie — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 5.0% / 4.0%
Brogo — 75-84: 5.0% Yowrie — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.0% / —
Brogo — 85+: 1.0% Yowrie — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brogo 47.3% lone person
Brogo — Lone Person: 47.3% Brogo — Couple Families: 31.3% Brogo — One Parent Families: 15.3% Brogo — Group Household: 4.0% Brogo — Other Families: 2.0%
Yowrie 52.9% lone person
Yowrie — Lone Person: 52.9% Yowrie — Couple Families: 38.2% Yowrie — One Parent Families: 8.8% Yowrie — Group Household: 0.0% Yowrie — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brogo 8.9% renting
Brogo — Owned Outright: 66.8% Brogo — Mortgage: 24.3% Brogo — Renting: 8.9%
Yowrie 5.6% renting
Yowrie — Owned Outright: 74.1% Yowrie — Mortgage: 20.4% Yowrie — Renting: 5.6%
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.

Brogo Yowrie
England 4.8% / 2.4%
Brogo — England: 4.8% Yowrie — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.4%
Brogo — New Zealand: 1.0% Yowrie — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Brogo — South Africa: 0.5% Yowrie — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Brogo — Germany: 0.5% Yowrie — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Brogo — Ireland: 0.5% Yowrie — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Brogo Yowrie
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 20.8%
Brogo — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Yowrie — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 15.2%
Brogo — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Yowrie — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 12.0%
Brogo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Yowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 2.4%
Brogo — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Yowrie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 3.2%
Brogo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Yowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brogo 97.8% houses
Brogo — Houses: 97.8% Brogo — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Yowrie 94.5% houses
Yowrie — Houses: 94.5% Yowrie — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brogo Yowrie
Median house price $830,000 $655,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $205,000

Zoning mix

Brogo has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 58%); Yowrie has more rural and farming land (42% vs 30%).

Brogo Yowrie
Environmental 70% 58%
Rural and farming 30% 42%
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 Yowrie
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brogo Yowrie
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 69% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Brogo Yowrie
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Brogo carries more crime risk (30 vs 10).

Brogo Yowrie
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
10/100
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

Brogo Yowrie
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

Brogo Yowrie
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 22 24

Mobility

Brogo sits further from the CBD (409 km vs 403.1 km).

Brogo Yowrie
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 409 km
+1% vs other
 403.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 min 335 min
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.

Brogo Yowrie
Car (driver) 67.0% / 73.3%
Brogo — Car (driver): 67.0% Yowrie — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 20.0%
Brogo — Worked from Home: 21.9% Yowrie — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 6.7%
Brogo — Car (passenger): 7.0% Yowrie — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 4.2% / —
Brogo — Walked Only: 4.2% Yowrie — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Brogo Yowrie
Elevation 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.3 km 29.8 km

NBN connectivity

Brogo Yowrie
Connectivity score 27/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
245 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Brogo Yowrie
Annual rainfall 768 mm 948 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 23.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.8°C

Council rates

Brogo Yowrie
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Brogo Yowrie
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brogo Yowrie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brogo

Retirees Rural

Yowrie

Affordable Rural

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