Median house price
$1.06M
-3.2% change
NSW · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Bywong, 2621
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,181
Growth (1 yr)
+2.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+10.1%
Median age
47
Median income
$3,172/wk
Employment rate
65.5%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,065,000
Languages at home
4.5%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Greek, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Bywong is a quieter smaller community in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Bywong snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$800/wk
Population (ERP)
1,181
+2.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#97
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
16th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
91st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 43.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 44% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 3120th in Australia
- State rank
- 943rd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #97 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #240 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 37
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,065,000
- Median price change
- -3.2%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
1,181(June 2025)
+2.4% annual · +10.1% over 5 years · 91th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.4%
- 5-year growth
- +10.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +28
- Change in 5 years
- +108
- Growth rank in NSW
- 91th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,300), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,342
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $3,172
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 34 of 491
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,419
- Employment rate
- 65.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 451 / 0 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 44
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 37.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 122 residents
- State safety percentile
- 15.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -13.5%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Non-Dwelling15
- Fraud18
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment21
- Malicious Damage To Property30
- Trespass11
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
54 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bungendore Rd At Creek Borough Rd
- Bungendore Rd At Millynn Rd
- Bungendore Rd At Summer Hill Rd
- Bungendore Rd Before Snowgum Rd
- Bungendore Rd Opp Summerhill Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Well connected by public transport — 54 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Swimming pool
Other(1)
- Bywong Town Historic GoldmineAttraction
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Duntroon Military Hospital (20.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 32
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.1
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 169 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 1°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 17 proposals
July 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation26 BROOKS ROAD BYWONG 2621Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation154 THE FOREST ROAD BYWONG 2621Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space17 DOUST ROAD BYWONG 2621Under Assessment
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure435 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Under Assessment
- Subdivision100 WYOMING ROAD BYWONG 2621Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation87 WYOMING ROAD BYWONG 2621Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Erection of a new structure119A CREEKBOROUGH ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
May 2026
- Subdivision730 BUNGENDORE ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Water storage facility154 THE FOREST ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Subdivision100 WYOMING ROAD BYWONG 2621Rejected
April 2026
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport; Minor building alterations (external); Shipping containers47 SHINGLEHOUSE ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
March 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia943 BUNGENDORE ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Rainwater tanks; Swimming pool55 QUINCE PADDOCK PLACE BYWONG 2621Determined
- Subdivision32 FOREST LANE BYWONG 2621Determined
February 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal)315 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Subdivision190 NEWINGTON ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
January 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Rainwater tanks; Swimming pool649 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
2025· 26 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure133 Millynn Rd Bywong NSW 2621Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Rainwater tanks; Swimming pool2 FOREST LANE BYWONG 2621Determined
November 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah1458 BUNGENDORE ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah1458 BUNGENDORE ROAD BYWONG 2621Rejected
- Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Ancillary commercial development; Depot384 OLD FEDERAL HIGHWAY BYWONG 2621Determined
October 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure17 HIDEAWAY PLACE BYWONG 2621Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure53 QUINCE PADDOCK PLACE BYWONG 2621Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure148 HARRIOTT ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport; Minor building alterations (external); Shipping containers47 SHINGLEHOUSE ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Rainwater tanks1138 BUNGENDORE ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
August 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Home-based child care85 BIRRIWA ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Subdivision538 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport618 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure435 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Shed; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Garage, carport or carparking space24 HIDEAWAY PLACE BYWONG 2621Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation43 Wyoming Road, Bywong NSW 2621Determined
- Farm buildings; Shed; Erection of a new structure80 QUINCE PADDOCK PLACE BYWONG 2621Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool624 OLD FEDERAL HIGHWAY BYWONG 2621Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure340 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation159 THE FOREST ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Entertainment associated with existing premises; Swimming pool4 DONNELLY ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure74 SUMMERHILL ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure340 MACS REEF ROAD BYWONG 2621Rejected
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport; Garage, carport or carparking space89 WYOMING ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1292 BUNGENDORE ROAD BYWONG 2621Withdrawn
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1303A BUNGENDORE ROAD BYWONG 2621Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Eden-Monaro
- Member of Parliament
- Kristy McBAIN (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 121,376
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.1 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 21.3 km away).
Coalition 38.4%Labor 61.6%
4.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Bungendore NorthLabor 59.3% · Coalition 40.7% TPP (2025)6.6 km away
- Sutton (Eden-Monaro)Labor 59.9% · Coalition 40.1% TPP (2025)6.9 km away
- WamboinLabor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)9.1 km away
- BungendoreLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)13.6 km away
- Queanbeyan EastLabor 61.8% · Coalition 38.2% TPP (2025)20.0 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.