St Georges Basin vs Tomerong
Tomerong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in St Georges Basin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tomerong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tomerong: a median of $1.06 million, against $818,000 in St Georges Basin, though rent is higher in St Georges Basin. On these figures, St Georges Basin tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tomerong suits families with children and 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
Tomerong
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 38/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 52%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
- But St Georges Basin has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
St Georges Basin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($442,500 vs $995,000)
- has cheaper houses ($817,500 vs $1,060,000)
- But Tomerong leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 35%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tomerong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tomerong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 164 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (182.4 km vs 193 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- St Georges Basin has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- Tomerong is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
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
St Georges Basin and Tomerong 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
St Georges Basin has more residents (3,215 vs 1,194); Tomerong has higher household incomes ($97,136 vs $57,876).
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,215 +63% vs other | 1,194 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.4% | +12.1% |
| Median age | 53 | 42 |
| Median household income | $57,876/yr | $97,136/yr +68% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +14% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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 (5.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $817,500 | $1,060,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $442,500 | $995,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 85 days from 51 sales | 43 days from 9 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
41 vs 12 sales
33 vs 8 sales
Zoning mix
Tomerong has more rural and farming land (89% vs 11%); St Georges Basin has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 9%).
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 11% | 89% |
| Environmental | 81% | 9% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% same for both | |
| 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
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.8% $630/wk on $860K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 63% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Tomerong is more walkable (10 vs 0); Tomerong scores higher overall (37 vs 21).
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 21/100 | 37/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
St Georges Basin carries more crime risk (38 vs 23).
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in St Georges Basin
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tomerong
- Tomerong Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 1 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 7 same for both | |
Mobility
St Georges Basin sits further from the CBD (193 km vs 182.4 km).
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 193 km +5% vs other | 182.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 164 min | 149 min |
| Public transport score | 51/100 Bus | 34/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 15.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 10.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2540 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2540 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 (81.6%).
Setting
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.4 km | 9.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 43% 2,005 premises | 0% 474 premises |
Climate
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,302 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| St Georges Basin | Tomerong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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