Quaama vs Verona

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Verona: a median of $900,000, against $585,000 in Quaama. On these figures, Quaama tends to suit 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

Verona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 30/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Quaama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($585,000 vs $900,000)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Quaama has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
  • Verona carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 30/100)

Weighs 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

Quaama and Verona drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Quaama Verona
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Quaama Verona
Walkability 0 / 0
Quaama — Walkability: 0/100 Verona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 86
Quaama — Safety: 70/100 Verona — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 31 / 40
Quaama — Low fire risk: 31/100 Verona — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Quaama Verona
Population 291
+2% vs other
 286
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -0.7%
Median age 53
same for both
Median household income $55,016/yr $60,112/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Quaama Verona
0-4 3.8% / 2.4%
Quaama — 0-4: 3.8% Verona — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 11.0% / 11.5%
Quaama — 5-14: 11.0% Verona — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.2% / 4.5%
Quaama — 15-19: 5.2% Verona — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.1% / 3.8%
Quaama — 20-24: 3.1% Verona — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 7.9% / 7.0%
Quaama — 25-34: 7.9% Verona — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 7.9% / 5.9%
Quaama — 35-44: 7.9% Verona — 35-44: 5.9%
45-54 12.7% / 20.6%
Quaama — 45-54: 12.7% Verona — 45-54: 20.6%
55-64 20.6% / 24.1%
Quaama — 55-64: 20.6% Verona — 55-64: 24.1%
65-74 20.3% / 16.4%
Quaama — 65-74: 20.3% Verona — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 7.2% / 5.2%
Quaama — 75-84: 7.2% Verona — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.7% / —
Quaama — 85+: 1.7% Verona — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Quaama 39.4% lone person
Quaama — Lone Person: 39.4% Quaama — Couple Families: 36.4% Quaama — One Parent Families: 12.1% Quaama — Group Household: 6.1% Quaama — Other Families: 6.1%
Verona 40.8% lone person
Verona — Lone Person: 40.8% Verona — Couple Families: 39.4% Verona — One Parent Families: 11.3% Verona — Group Household: 8.5% Verona — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Quaama 9.5% renting
Quaama — Owned Outright: 56.9% Quaama — Mortgage: 33.6% Quaama — Renting: 9.5%
Verona 5.4% renting
Verona — Owned Outright: 67.6% Verona — Mortgage: 27.0% Verona — Renting: 5.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Quaama Verona
England 6.2% / 5.2%
Quaama — England: 6.2% Verona — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 2.7% / 1.4%
Quaama — New Zealand: 2.7% Verona — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 1.4%
Quaama — Netherlands: not among its largest Verona — Netherlands: 1.4%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Quaama — South Africa: 1.0% Verona — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Quaama Verona
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 18.9%
Quaama — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Verona — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 11.2%
Quaama — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Verona — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.3%
Quaama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Verona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.1%
Quaama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Verona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.1%
Quaama — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Verona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Quaama 99.1% houses
Quaama — Houses: 99.1% Quaama — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Verona 103.5% houses
Verona — Houses: 103.5% Verona — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Quaama Verona
Median house price $585,000 $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $225,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Quaama Verona
Rural and farming 70% 72%
Environmental 29% 28%
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

Quaama Verona
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Quaama Verona
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 69% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Quaama Verona
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Quaama carries more crime risk (30 vs 14).

Quaama Verona
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
14/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Quaama Verona
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Quaama

  • Quaama Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Verona

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Quaama Verona
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Quaama Verona
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 396.4 km 396.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 331 min 332 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.

Quaama Verona
Car (driver) 77.7% / 53.3%
Quaama — Car (driver): 77.7% Verona — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 19.1% / 41.1%
Quaama — Worked from Home: 19.1% Verona — Worked from Home: 41.1%
Walked Only 3.2% / 2.8%
Quaama — Walked Only: 3.2% Verona — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.8%
Quaama — Car (passenger): not among its largest Verona — Car (passenger): 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Quaama Verona
Elevation 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 274 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 22.4 km

NBN connectivity

Quaama Verona
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
145 premises

Climate

Quaama Verona
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Quaama Verona
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Quaama Verona
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Quaama Verona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Quaama

Affordable Retirees Rural

Verona

Affordable Rural

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