Reedy Swamp vs Tarraganda
Reedy Swamp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Tarraganda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarraganda, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Reedy Swamp tends to suit families with children, while Tarraganda suits 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
Reedy Swamp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Reedy Swamp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tarraganda
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 9/100)
- has a shorter drive in (353 min vs 364 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (510.7 km vs 516 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tarraganda
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 9/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- But Reedy Swamp carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Reedy Swamp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.8% vs 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Reedy Swamp and Tarraganda 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
Tarraganda has more residents (346 vs 97); Tarraganda has higher household incomes ($83,824 vs $73,632).
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 | 346 +257% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.8% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 46 | 50 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $83,824/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $270/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
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 (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $445,000 |
Zoning mix
Reedy Swamp has more land zoned for conservation (69% vs 3%); Tarraganda has more rural and farming land (77% vs 31%).
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 31% | 77% |
| Environmental | 69% | 3% |
| Residential | 0% | 17% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
Tarraganda is more walkable (17 vs 9).
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Reedy Swamp carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0); Tarraganda carries more crime risk (54 vs 0).
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Reedy Swamp sits further from the CBD (516 km vs 510.7 km).
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 9/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 516 km +1% vs other | 510.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 364 min | 353 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 (80.9%).
Setting
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.6 km | 10.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 145 premises |
Climate
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Reedy Swamp | Tarraganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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