Pambula Beach vs Pambula
In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Pambula Beach: a median of $1.15 million, against $765,000 in Pambula, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pambula tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Pambula Beach and Pambula are neighbouring NSW towns with notably different economic profiles. Pambula Beach has substantially higher household incomes ($73,528 versus $58,084 annually) and sits in a higher socio-economic decile, reflected in median house prices around $1,000,000 compared to $737,500 in Pambula. However, Pambula offers considerably better walkability (77 versus 29) and lower crime risk (34 versus 50), making it more suited to those prioritising pedestrian-friendly living and safety. Both share the same median age and liveability score, with no bushfire or flood risk in either location.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Pambula
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pambula
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($765,000 vs $1,150,000)
- has cheaper units ($537,500 vs $757,500)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Pambula
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($313/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pambula
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (77/100 vs 36/100)
- has a shorter drive in (365 min vs 370 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (528.2 km vs 531.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pambula
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- is more walkable (77/100 vs 36/100)
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pambula Beach and Pambula 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
Pambula has more residents (1,002 vs 667); Pambula Beach has higher household incomes ($73,528 vs $58,084).
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 667 | 1,002 +50% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.0% | +3.3% |
| Median age | 54 same for both | |
| Median household income | $73,528/yr +21% vs other | $58,084/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +15% vs other | $313/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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 (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | $765,000 |
| Median unit price | $757,500 | $537,500 |
| Median land price | — | $307,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 42 days from 3 sales | 103 days from 11 sales |
Zoning mix
Pambula Beach has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 65%); Pambula has more rural and farming land (11% vs 0%).
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 86% | 65% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 11% |
| Residential | 8% | 9% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 6% |
| Industrial | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| Commercial | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
Liveability
Pambula is more walkable (77 vs 36).
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 53/100 | 51/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Pambula Beach carries more crime risk (50 vs 39).
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 53/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pambula Beach
- Lumen Christi Catholic College Catholic · Combined above peers
Schools in Pambula
- Pambula Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Pambula Beach Flexible School Independent · Secondary · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 9 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Pambula Beach sits further from the CBD (531.7 km vs 528.2 km).
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 36/100 | 77/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 531.7 km | 528.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 370 min | 365 min |
| Public transport score | 27/100 Bus | 43/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2549 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2549 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 (75.6%).
Setting
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 806 m 1.1 km to a named beach | 2.4 km 3.0 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 81/100 | 62/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 54% 473 premises | 30% 666 premises |
Climate
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pambula Beach | Pambula | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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