Candelo vs Myrtle Mountain
Candelo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Myrtle Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myrtle Mountain, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Myrtle Mountain tends to suit couples.
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
- Candelo has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- Myrtle Mountain carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 61/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Candelo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (345 min vs 351 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (499.1 km vs 505.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 61/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myrtle Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (44.2% vs 13.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Candelo and Myrtle Mountain 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
Candelo rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Candelo has more residents (780 vs 75).
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 780 +90% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.7% | +44.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 53 |
| Median household income | $65,312/yr | $84,500/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
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 (9.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $735,000 | $789,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $317,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Myrtle Mountain has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 4%); Candelo has more rural and farming land (94% vs 58%).
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 58% |
| Environmental | 4% | 42% |
| Residential | 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
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 21/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Candelo carries more crime risk (61 vs 0).
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 74/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Candelo
- Candelo Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Myrtle Mountain
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 3 |
Mobility
Myrtle Mountain sits further from the CBD (505.4 km vs 499.1 km).
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 499.1 km | 505.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 345 min | 351 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).
Setting
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 175 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 425 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.4 km | 20.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 311 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Candelo | Myrtle Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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