Catalina vs Mogo

Mogo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Catalina. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Catalina: a median of $718,000, against $630,000 in Mogo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Catalina tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Mogo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mogo

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $717,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mogo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $355/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Catalina

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (234 min vs 257 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (282 km vs 295 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Catalina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Catalina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.1% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Catalina Mogo
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.

Catalina Mogo
Walkability 37 / 0
Catalina — Walkability: 37/100 Mogo — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 10 / 76
Catalina — Low fire risk: 10/100 Mogo — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Catalina has more residents (2,522 vs 332); Catalina rents higher ($355/wk vs $220/wk).

Catalina Mogo
Population 2,522
+87% vs other
 332
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +3.1%
Median age 53 44
Median household income $58,760/yr $62,816/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+38% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Catalina Mogo
0-4 4.4% / 6.3%
Catalina — 0-4: 4.4% Mogo — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.8% / 10.8%
Catalina — 5-14: 11.8% Mogo — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.4% / 6.3%
Catalina — 15-19: 5.4% Mogo — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.4% / 4.5%
Catalina — 20-24: 3.4% Mogo — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.8% / 8.7%
Catalina — 25-34: 7.8% Mogo — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 9.0% / 12.3%
Catalina — 35-44: 9.0% Mogo — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 10.1% / 13.0%
Catalina — 45-54: 10.1% Mogo — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.2% / 13.9%
Catalina — 55-64: 14.2% Mogo — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 16.8% / 16.3%
Catalina — 65-74: 16.8% Mogo — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 10.8% / 5.1%
Catalina — 75-84: 10.8% Mogo — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 6.4% / 1.8%
Catalina — 85+: 6.4% Mogo — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Catalina 44.8% lone person
Catalina — Lone Person: 44.8% Catalina — Couple Families: 30.3% Catalina — One Parent Families: 20.0% Catalina — Group Household: 3.9% Catalina — Other Families: 1.1%
Mogo 34.1% lone person
Mogo — Lone Person: 34.1% Mogo — Couple Families: 37.8% Mogo — One Parent Families: 18.3% Mogo — Group Household: 9.8% Mogo — 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.

Catalina 25.1% renting
Catalina — Owned Outright: 50.7% Catalina — Mortgage: 24.1% Catalina — Renting: 25.1%
Mogo 19.6% renting
Mogo — Owned Outright: 51.5% Mogo — Mortgage: 28.9% Mogo — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Catalina Mogo
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 20.2%
Catalina — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Mogo — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.3%
Catalina — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Mogo — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.1%
Catalina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Mogo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.9%
Catalina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Mogo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.9%
Catalina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Mogo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Catalina Mogo
England 4.8% / 1.5%
Catalina — England: 4.8% Mogo — England: 1.5%
Germany 0.6% / 1.5%
Catalina — Germany: 0.6% Mogo — Germany: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Catalina — New Zealand: 1.3% Mogo — New Zealand: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.2%
Catalina — Canada: not among its largest Mogo — Canada: 1.2%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Catalina — Scotland: 0.7% Mogo — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Catalina — Netherlands: 0.6% Mogo — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Catalina 86.9% houses
Catalina — Houses: 86.9% Catalina — Townhouses: 10.2% Catalina — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Mogo 100.0% houses
Mogo — Houses: 100.0% Mogo — Townhouses: 0.0% Mogo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Catalina Mogo
Median house price $717,500 $630,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $265,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 42 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mogo has more rural and farming land (95% vs 0%); Catalina has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 1%).

Catalina Mogo
Rural and farming 0% 95%
Residential 57% 0%
Environmental 22% 1%
Parks and recreation 20% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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

Catalina Mogo
New dwellings approved 211
across Eurobodalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Catalina Mogo
Houses 3.3%
$550/wk on $855K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Catalina Mogo
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of NSW —

Liveability

Catalina is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Catalina Mogo
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Catalina carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 24).

Catalina Mogo
Bushfire High
90/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 —
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Catalina Mogo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Catalina

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mogo

  • Mogo Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Catalina Mogo
Cafes & restaurants 1 5
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 41

Mobility

Mogo sits further from the CBD (295 km vs 282 km).

Catalina Mogo
Walkability score 37/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 282 km 295 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 234 min 257 min
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 19.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 6 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2536
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2536
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.

Catalina Mogo
Car (driver) 79.2% / 73.5%
Catalina — Car (driver): 79.2% Mogo — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 16.7%
Catalina — Worked from Home: 8.8% Mogo — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 3.9%
Catalina — Car (passenger): 8.7% Mogo — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / 5.9%
Catalina — Walked Only: 1.3% Mogo — Walked Only: 5.9%
Bicycle 1.5% / —
Catalina — Bicycle: 1.5% Mogo — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Catalina Mogo
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.3 km
1.4 km to a named beach
 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

Catalina Mogo
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,300 premises
 0%
190 premises

Climate

Catalina Mogo
Annual rainfall 914 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Catalina Mogo
Average residential rate $1,246/yr
same for both
Council Eurobodalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Catalina Mogo
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Catalina Mogo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Catalina

Beach Coastal Large Blocks Retirees

Mogo

Rural

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