Bega Valley
36,921 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 6,279 km², 87 suburbs. Council website: begavalley.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
36,921
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year
Density
5.9/km²
6,279 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$820k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$268
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.9 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
5 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
87
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income
- $1,200/week
- Median rent
- $310/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,516/month
- Households renting
- 20.6%
- Average household
- 2.2 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 5 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 6 of 10
Suburbs
87 suburbs where Bega Valley holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bega | 5,013 | All | $628kDec 2025 | – / 65% | 2 |
| Merimbula | 3,821 | All | $895kDec 2025 | – / 63% | 4 |
| Tura Beach | 3,405 | All | $910kDec 2025 | – / 66% | 5 |
| Eden | 3,350 | All | $698kDec 2025 | – / 94% | 1 |
| Bermagui | 1,865 | All | $880kDec 2025 | – / 90% | 3 |
| Tathra | 1,527 | All | $953kDec 2025 | – / 92% | 6 |
| Pambula | 1,002 | All | $680kDec 2025 | – / 80% | 2 |
| Kalaru | 820 | All | $950kDec 2025 | – / 82% | 5 |
| Candelo | 780 | All | $743kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 4 |
| Wolumla | 767 | All | $775kDec 2025 | – / 98% | 4 |
| Cobargo | 766 | All | $635kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 3 |
| Pambula Beach | 667 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 94% | 7 |
| Wallagoot | 597 | All | $940kDec 2025 | – / 87% | 7 |
| Bemboka | 589 | All | $642kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 2 |
| Wallaga Lake | 587 | All | $730kDec 2025 | – / 51% | 3 |
| Brogo | 581 | All | $790kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Millingandi | 519 | All | $1.1MDec 2024 | – / 99% | 3 |
| Mirador | 519 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 81% | 7 |
| South Pambula | 493 | All | $723kDec 2025 | – / 90% | 4 |
| Berrambool | 486 | All | $770kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 3 |
| Wyndham (NSW) | 418 | All | $710kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Lochiel (NSW) | 411 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Tarraganda | 346 | All | $1.3MDec 2024 | – / 74% | 5 |
| Nethercote | 332 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Buckajo | 322 | All | $833kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Bald Hills (NSW) | 321 | All | $1.2MDec 2024 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Coolagolite | 309 | All | $900kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Quaama | 291 | All | $540kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 2 |
| Verona | 286 | All | $900kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Towamba | 249 | All | $330kDec 2023 | – / 100% | 1 |
| Black Range (NSW) | 230 | All | $850kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Toothdale | 210 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Greigs Flat | 206 | All | $1.4MDec 2023 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Kameruka | 192 | All | $870kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 6 |
| South Wolumla | 180 | All | $855kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Tanja | 174 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Coopers Gully | 172 | All | $770kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 4 |
| Angledale | 167 | All | $700kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Tantawangalo | 162 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) | 151 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Broadwater (Bega Valley - NSW) | 148 | All | – / 74% | 5 | |
| Kanoona | 147 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Wandella (NSW) | 141 | All | $978kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Wonboyn | 130 | All | $540kDec 2025 | – / 92% | 2 |
| Numbugga | 129 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Bournda | 127 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Yowrie | 125 | All | $678kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Frogs Hollow | 117 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Kiah | 101 | All | $613kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 2 |
| Mogilla | 100 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Reedy Swamp | 97 | All | – / 96% | 6 | |
| Burragate | 96 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Greendale (Bega Valley - NSW) | 94 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Wapengo | 93 | All | – / 98% | 6 | |
| Barragga Bay | 91 | All | – / 99% | 8 | |
| Jellat Jellat | 85 | All | – / 65% | 7 | |
| Dignams Creek | 82 | 49% | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Murrah | 82 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Boydtown | 75 | All | $549kDec 2025 | – / 92% | 3 |
| Myrtle Mountain | 75 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Mogareeka | 67 | All | – / 92% | 6 | |
| Doctor George Mountain | 65 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Yellow Pinch | 64 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Cuttagee | 61 | All | – / 97% | 8 | |
| Morans Crossing | 55 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Rocky Hall | 53 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| New Buildings | 31 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Mount Darragh | 25 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Chinnock | 22 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Narrabarba | 22 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Pericoe | 22 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Nullica | 17 | All | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Nelson (Bega Valley - NSW) | 12 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Timbillica | 12 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Devils Hole | 10 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Kingswood (Bega Valley - NSW) | 4 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Nungatta | 4 | All | – / 100% | ||
| Green Cape | 3 | All | – / 99% | 2 | |
| Coolangubra | All | – / 100% | |||
| Edrom | All | – / 99% | |||
| Mumbulla Mountain | All | – / 100% | |||
| Nadgee | All | – / 100% | |||
| Nungatta South | All | – / 100% | |||
| Wadbilliga | 81% | – / 100% | |||
| Wog Wog (Bega Valley - NSW) | All | – / 100% | |||
| Wonboyn North | All | – / 100% | |||
| Yambulla | All | – / 100% | |||
| Yankees Creek | All | – / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 42 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $330k
- Median of suburb medians
- $841k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.4M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 4 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 486
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 120
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 1,975
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 2,429
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Eden-Monaro · Kristy McBAIN (ALP)100%
State districts
- Bega · Michael Holland (ALP)100%
Neighbouring councils
Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.
Across the border
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.