Mogareeka vs Tathra
Tathra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 61 in Mogareeka. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tathra, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tathra tends to suit people living alone.
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
- Mogareeka is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 39%)
- Tathra has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mogareeka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)
Weighs house 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
Mogareeka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (421 km vs 523.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tathra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mogareeka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.6% vs -8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mogareeka and Tathra 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
Tathra has more residents (1,527 vs 67); Mogareeka skews older (61 vs 56).
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 1,527 +2179% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.6% | -8.8% |
| Median age | 61 | 56 |
| Median household income | $66,248/yr +4% vs other | $63,492/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk +6% vs other | $320/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
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 (22.4%).
Property market
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | $1,115,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $640,000 |
| Median land price | — | $600,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 107 days from 19 sales |
Zoning mix
Mogareeka has more rural and farming land (11% vs 0%).
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 87% | 85% |
| Rural and farming | 11% | 0% |
| Residential | 0% | 9% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Mogareeka and 100% of Tathra. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 2.3% $620/wk on $1.4M |
| Units | — | 3.0% $465/wk on $795K |
Ranking within NSW
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 5% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 41/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mogareeka carries more crime risk (79 vs 27).
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | High 79/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 67/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Mogareeka
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tathra
- Tathra Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 7 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Beaches | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Tathra sits further from the CBD (523.4 km vs 421 km).
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 421 km | 523.4 km +24% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 365 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 (75.5%).
Setting
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 423 m 878 m to a named beach | 1.5 km 1.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 70/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 38% 1,081 premises |
Climate
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mogareeka | Tathra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.