Longreach vs Bangalee
Bangalee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Longreach. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Longreach: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.26 million in Bangalee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Longreach tends to suit couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Longreach is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 78%)
- Bangalee carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 25/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bangalee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bangalee
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $650/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bangalee
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
- has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 144 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (162.5 km vs 172.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bangalee
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 25/100)
- But Longreach has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bangalee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.5% vs 12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Longreach and Bangalee 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
Bangalee has more residents (818 vs 72); Longreach rents higher ($650/wk vs $450/wk).
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 818 +1036% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.5% | +24.5% |
| Median age | 51 | 46 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $113,412/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $650/wk +31% vs other | $450/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (5.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,375,000 | $1,260,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 55 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Longreach has more land zoned for conservation (88% vs 46%); Bangalee has more rural and farming land (27% vs 12%).
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 88% | 46% |
| Rural and farming | 12% | 27% |
| Residential | 0% | 25% |
| 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
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
Liveability
Bangalee is more walkable (19 vs 5).
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 66/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Longreach carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Longreach carries more crime risk (25 vs 15).
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | 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 | 4 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
Longreach sits further from the CBD (172.5 km vs 162.5 km).
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 172.5 km +6% vs other | 162.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 132 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2540 | 0.4% postcode 2541 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2540 | 44 postcode 2541 |
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 (76.8%).
Setting
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.9 km | 17.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 69/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 49% 304 premises |
Climate
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Longreach | Bangalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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