Jellat Jellat vs Wallagoot
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jellat Jellat, most households are couple families. On these figures, Jellat Jellat tends to suit couples, while Wallagoot suits people living alone and 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
Jellat Jellat
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 22/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Jellat Jellat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($7,000 vs $770,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 25%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jellat Jellat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (355 min vs 368 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (515.2 km vs 526.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Jellat Jellat carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 22/100)
- Wallagoot has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wallagoot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.3% vs 1.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jellat Jellat and Wallagoot 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
Wallagoot has more residents (597 vs 85); Jellat Jellat has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $82,316).
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 | 597 +602% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.2% | +15.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +16% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $354/wk | $370/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (19.1%).
Property market
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,070,000 | $1,075,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $7,000 | $770,000 |
Zoning mix
Jellat Jellat has more rural and farming land (75% vs 25%); Wallagoot has more land zoned for conservation (72% vs 25%).
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 25% |
| Environmental | 25% | 72% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 42/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wallagoot carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Wallagoot carries more crime risk (22 vs 11).
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Jellat Jellat
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wallagoot
- Bournda Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Beaches | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Wallagoot sits further from the CBD (526.3 km vs 515.2 km).
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 515.2 km | 526.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 355 min | 368 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 (80.3%).
Setting
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.7 km | 4.3 km 4.1 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 203 premises |
Climate
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jellat Jellat | Wallagoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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