Doctor George Mountain vs Reedy Swamp
Reedy Swamp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Doctor George Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Doctor George Mountain, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Doctor George Mountain tends to suit people living alone, while Reedy Swamp suits families with children.
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
Reedy Swamp
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 36/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Doctor George Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Doctor George Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 9/100)
- has a shorter drive in (359 min vs 364 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Doctor George Mountain is more walkable (17/100 vs 9/100)
- Reedy Swamp carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Reedy Swamp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.8% vs 12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Doctor George Mountain and Reedy Swamp 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
Reedy Swamp has more residents (97 vs 65); Reedy Swamp rents higher ($240/wk vs $190/wk).
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 97 +49% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.1% | +19.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 46 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $73,632/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk | $240/wk +26% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.8%).
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 (9.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,340,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Reedy Swamp has more rural and farming land (31% vs 9%); Doctor George Mountain has more land zoned for conservation (88% vs 69%).
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 88% | 69% |
| Rural and farming | 9% | 31% |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 69% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 13% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
Doctor George Mountain is more walkable (17 vs 9).
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Doctor George Mountain carries more crime risk (36 vs 0).
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | 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 | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 9/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 514.8 km | 516 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 359 min | 364 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 (80.8%).
Setting
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 87 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.2 km | 6.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Doctor George Mountain | Reedy Swamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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