Frogs Hollow vs Wolumla
Frogs Hollow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Wolumla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Frogs Hollow, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Frogs Hollow: a median of $1.27 million, against $850,000 in Wolumla, though rent is higher in Wolumla. On these figures, Frogs Hollow tends to suit couples, while Wolumla suits 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
Wolumla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wolumla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 39%)
- has cheaper houses ($850,000 vs $1,275,000)
- But Frogs Hollow has cheaper land ($18,164 vs $800,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Frogs Hollow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $318/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Frogs Hollow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (506 km vs 510.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wolumla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.1% vs 3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Frogs Hollow and Wolumla 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
Wolumla has more residents (767 vs 117); Wolumla skews older (45 vs 40).
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117 | 767 +556% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.5% | +9.1% |
| Median age | 40 | 45 |
| Median household income | $67,184/yr | $72,592/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $318/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
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 (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,275,000 | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $18,164 | $800,000 |
Zoning mix
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 90% |
| Environmental | 3% | 5% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Wolumla carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 40).
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Frogs Hollow
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wolumla
- Wolumla Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Wolumla sits further from the CBD (510.8 km vs 506 km).
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 506 km | 510.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 348 min | 352 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 (86.0%).
Setting
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 116 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.2 km | 11.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 350 premises |
Climate
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Frogs Hollow | Wolumla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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