Tanja vs Wapengo
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wapengo: a median of $804,000, against $708,000 in Tanja, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wapengo tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Tanja
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 20%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Tanja has cheaper houses ($708,000 vs $804,250)
- Wapengo leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tanja
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($203/wk vs $295/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wapengo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (349 min vs 357 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (407.1 km vs 410.5 km)
- But Tanja is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tanja
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 71/100)
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- But Wapengo has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 28%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wapengo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.8% vs 10.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tanja and Wapengo 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
Tanja has more residents (174 vs 93); Wapengo rents higher ($295/wk vs $203/wk).
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 174 +47% vs other | 93 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.8% | +34.8% |
| Median age | 58 | 60 |
| Median household income | $54,184/yr | $73,112/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $203/wk | $295/wk +45% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).
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 (5.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $708,000 | $804,250 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 51% | 57% |
| Environmental | 49% | 43% |
| 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
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
Liveability
Tanja is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wapengo carries more crime risk (71 vs 0).
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 71/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 82/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tanja
- Tanja Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Wapengo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 11 | 6 |
Mobility
Tanja sits further from the CBD (410.5 km vs 407.1 km).
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 410.5 km | 407.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 357 min | 349 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 (85.3%).
Setting
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.0 km | 6.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 61 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tanja | Wapengo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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