Reedy Swamp ^{NSW 2550}

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Reedy Swamp is a rural locality in New South Wales, 516 km from Sydney CBD, around 6 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 97; the median age is 46 and the median household income is $73,632 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 19.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $240 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,717. Reedy Swamp is characterised by high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 97. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026

3-bed houses: $550/wk; 35 bonds; +34% since 2021
2-bed units: $420/wk; 13 bonds

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2550 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

110 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2550.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Reedy Swamp killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Bega Valley Shire Council has published 10 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 10 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Reedy Swamp is very car-dependent on foot — at 9/100, nearly all errands require a car.

out of 100

Very Car-Dependent

Public Transport within 1 km 21

Schools within 1.5 km 0

Parks within 800 m 0

Supermarkets within 1 km 0

GPs within 1 km 0

Pharmacies within 1 km 0

Childcare within 1 km 0

Hospitals within 5 km 60

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Reedy Swamp.

connectivity score / 100

Most common

Fixed wireless

Full-fibre (FTTP) share: 0%
Premises covered: 34

Technology mix

Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 97%

Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 3%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Bega Valley: council population

The whole council area, not just Reedy Swamp · estimated residents

at 30 June 2025

Residents

36,921

+0.6% in a year

Change

+221

people since 2024

Density

5.9

people per km² across the council area

What drove the change

Natural increase

-85

births minus deaths

Net internal migration

+224

moves within Australia

Net overseas migration

+82

arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state

2021 census

Advantage and disadvantage

6/10

6/10 within NSW

income, education, jobs and housing together

Economic resources

4/10

4/10 within NSW

income against housing cost and household size

Education and occupation

9/10

9/10 within NSW

qualifications and job type, income excluded

Reedy Swamp is home to 97 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $74,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

19.8% since 2016

Median Age

2.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$73,632/yr

33.3% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$240/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,717/mo

13.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

3.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$35,516/yr

54.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

11.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

81.5%

18.5% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

16.9%

Mortgage Stress

28.0%

15.2% since 2016

Work From Home

14.7%

70.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 30 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 13 (48.1%)

Mortgage 9 (33.3%)

Renting 5 (18.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia: 77.3%
English Spoken at Home: 94.8%
Employment Rate: 60.3%
Completed Year 12: 41.2%

Occupations

Professionals 14 (30.4%)

Community & Personal Service 10 (21.7%)

Clerical & Administrative 4 (8.7%)

Technicians & Trades 4 (8.7%)

Labourers 4 (8.7%)

Managers 3 (6.5%)

Sales 3 (6.5%)

Religion

No Religion 50 (51.5%)

Christianity 24 (24.7%)

Buddhism 4 (4.1%)

Other Religions 4 (4.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 3 (3.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 8 (8.2%)

5-14 13 (13.4%)

15-19 7 (7.2%)

20-24 4 (4.1%)

25-34 8 (8.2%)

35-44 14 (14.4%)

45-54 24 (24.7%)

55-64 13 (13.4%)

65-74 14 (14.4%)

75-84 5 (5.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 13 (44.8%)

Lone Person 6 (20.7%)

One Parent Families 5 (17.2%)

Group Household 5 (17.2%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 26 (76.5%)

Worked from Home 5 (14.7%)

Car (passenger) 3 (8.8%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 18 (18.6%)

Certificate III & IV 13 (13.4%)

Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8 (8.2%)

Postgraduate Degree 3 (3.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 10 (30.3%)

2 cars 12 (36.4%)

3 cars 10 (30.3%)

Council Rates

Bega Valley

FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,767 a year through Bega Valley based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate

$1,767/yr

44% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils

Valuation basis

Unimproved Value

land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Reedy Swamp's area by planning zone

2026-09

Environmental 69%
Rural and farming 31%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Bega Valley

The whole council area, not just Reedy Swamp · new residential dwellings

to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 109 new dwellings were approved across Bega Valley. That mix is 99 houses and 10 units. Approvals are down 32.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months

109dwellings

-32.1% YoY

Houses

detached dwellings

Units

townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Bega (Newtown Road), 6.0 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation: 21 m; above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean: 6.6 km
Annual rainfall: 768 mm; 69 rainy days
Summer max (Jan): —
Winter min (Jul): —

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

Bega Sewage Treatment Plant

Sewerage and Drainage Services

Top reported: Ammonia (total)

4.4 km

EV adoption

0.7%

of light vehicles are electric

Up from 0.08% in 2021

+0.2 points this year

In postcode 2550, 111 of 15,607 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (289 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.

Electric share, year by year

2021

0.08%

2022

0.17%

2023

0.28%

2024

0.52%

2025

0.71%

Rooftop solar

systems per 100 dwellings

Averaging 5.7 kW each

In postcode 2550, 4,621 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,614 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 250 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year

2019

226

2020

387

2021

374

2022

289

2023

350

2024

304

2025

238

2026

133

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Federal Electorate

Division of Eden-monaro

Currently held by Kristy Mcbain Australian Labor Party

Year	Winner	2PP ALP	2PP LNP	Swing
2025	Kristy Mcbain	57.2%	42.8%	+1.1
2022	Kristy Mcbain	58.2%	41.8%	-7.3
2019	Mike Kelly	50.9%	49.1%	+2.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Bega District

Currently held by Michael Holland Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year	Winner	Won with
2023	Michael Holland ALP	60.4%
2019	Andrew Constance LP	56.9%
2015	Andrew Constance LP	58.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Reedy Swamp

Is Reedy Swamp a safe place to live?

Reedy Swamp had no recorded offences in the latest year of NSW police data.

What natural hazards affect Reedy Swamp?

Reedy Swamp has a high recorded bushfire history (75/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Reedy Swamp?

Reedy Swamp, NSW had a population of 97 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Reedy Swamp, NSW?

The postcode for Reedy Swamp, NSW is 2550.

How far is Reedy Swamp from Sydney?

Reedy Swamp is 516 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 364 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Reedy Swamp?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Reedy Swamp was $73,632 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Reedy Swamp?

There are too few current rental listings in Reedy Swamp for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $240, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Reedy Swamp?

The median age of residents in Reedy Swamp was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Reedy Swamp at risk of bushfire?

Reedy Swamp has a high recorded bushfire history (75/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Reedy Swamp walkable?

Reedy Swamp scores 9/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Reedy Swamp?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Reedy Swamp, Bega (Newtown Road) (6 km away), 768 mm of rain a year over 69 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Reedy Swamp?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Reedy Swamp belong to?

Reedy Swamp sits within the Bega Valley local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Reedy Swamp?

The average residential rates bill through Bega Valley is $1,767 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Reedy Swamp?

Across Bega Valley, 109 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 32.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Reedy Swamp in?

Reedy Swamp sits within the federal Division of Eden-monaro, currently held by Kristy Mcbain (Australian Labor Party).

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