Edgeroi vs Bellata

Bellata is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Edgeroi. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edgeroi, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Edgeroi: a median of $4 million, against $220,000 in Bellata, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Edgeroi tends to suit families with children and couples, while Bellata suits people living alone and 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

Edgeroi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Bellata

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($300,000 vs $6,081,900)
  • has cheaper houses ($220,000 vs $4,000,000)

Weighs house prices and land prices.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Edgeroi leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
  • Bellata has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Edgeroi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (555.2 km vs 578.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (393 min vs 409 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Edgeroi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 38/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Edgeroi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-11.9% vs -24.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Edgeroi Bellata
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.

Edgeroi Bellata
Walkability 0 / 0
Edgeroi — Walkability: 0/100 Bellata — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 62
Edgeroi — Safety: 100/100 Bellata — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 90 / 70
Edgeroi — Low fire risk: 90/100 Bellata — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Bellata has more residents (266 vs 96); Edgeroi has higher household incomes ($134,316 vs $66,768).

Edgeroi Bellata
Population 96 266
+177% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.9% -24.0%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $134,316/yr
+50% vs other
 $66,768/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+10% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Edgeroi Bellata
0-4 8.3% / 4.5%
Edgeroi — 0-4: 8.3% Bellata — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 17.7% / 16.2%
Edgeroi — 5-14: 17.7% Bellata — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Edgeroi — 15-19: not among its largest Bellata — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.3% / 4.5%
Edgeroi — 20-24: 7.3% Bellata — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.2% / 8.6%
Edgeroi — 25-34: 6.2% Bellata — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 11.5% / 13.5%
Edgeroi — 35-44: 11.5% Bellata — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 11.5% / 12.4%
Edgeroi — 45-54: 11.5% Bellata — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 14.6% / 15.4%
Edgeroi — 55-64: 14.6% Bellata — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 13.5% / 15.8%
Edgeroi — 65-74: 13.5% Bellata — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 4.2% / 5.3%
Edgeroi — 75-84: 4.2% Bellata — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 6.2% / 1.5%
Edgeroi — 85+: 6.2% Bellata — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Edgeroi 59.1% couple families
Edgeroi — Couple Families: 59.1% Edgeroi — Lone Person: 22.7% Edgeroi — One Parent Families: 18.2% Edgeroi — Group Household: 0.0% Edgeroi — Other Families: 0.0%
Bellata 44.1% couple families
Bellata — Couple Families: 44.1% Bellata — Lone Person: 39.7% Bellata — One Parent Families: 7.4% Bellata — Group Household: 4.4% Bellata — Other Families: 4.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Edgeroi 23.8% renting
Edgeroi — Owned Outright: 47.6% Edgeroi — Mortgage: 28.6% Edgeroi — Renting: 23.8%
Bellata 26.7% renting
Bellata — Owned Outright: 50.7% Bellata — Mortgage: 22.7% Bellata — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Edgeroi 100.0% houses
Edgeroi — Houses: 100.0% Edgeroi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bellata 95.8% houses
Bellata — Houses: 95.8% Bellata — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Edgeroi Bellata
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 9.4%
Edgeroi — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Bellata — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 6.0%
Edgeroi — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Bellata — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 7.5%
Edgeroi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Bellata — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Edgeroi — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bellata — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Property market

Edgeroi Bellata
Median house price $4,000,000 $220,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $6,081,900 $300,000

Zoning mix

Edgeroi Bellata
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Edgeroi Bellata
New dwellings approved 14
across Narrabri
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Edgeroi Bellata
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Income Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Edgeroi Bellata
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bellata carries more crime risk (38 vs 0); Bellata carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 10).

Edgeroi Bellata
Bushfire Low
10/100
 Low
30/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
38/100
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

Edgeroi Bellata
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Edgeroi

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

Schools in Bellata

  • Bellata Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Edgeroi Bellata
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 8 10

Mobility

Bellata sits further from the CBD (578.1 km vs 555.2 km).

Edgeroi Bellata
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 555.2 km 578.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 393 min 409 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2390
 0.0%
postcode 2397
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 2390
 66
postcode 2397

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.

Edgeroi Bellata
Car (driver) 46.9% / 56.6%
Edgeroi — Car (driver): 46.9% Bellata — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 53.1% / 29.3%
Edgeroi — Worked from Home: 53.1% Bellata — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Walked Only — / 11.1%
Edgeroi — Walked Only: not among its largest Bellata — Walked Only: 11.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Edgeroi — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bellata — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Edgeroi Bellata
Elevation 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Edgeroi Bellata
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
42 premises

Council rates

Edgeroi Bellata
Average residential rate $1,140/yr
same for both
Council Narrabri
same for both

Federal electorate

Edgeroi Bellata
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Edgeroi Bellata
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Edgeroi

Family Luxury Rural

Bellata

Rural

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