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NSW · Bega Valley Council

Eden, 2551

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,383

Growth (1 yr)

-0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.6%

Median age

53

Median income

$1,025/wk

Employment rate

41.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$645,000

Languages at home

3.5%non-English

Most common: Nepali, Mandarin, Croatian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45.3/100
Average

Top 41% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Excellent transport
  • National parks
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Eden is known for: Green suburb, Excellent transport, National parks, Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

Eden is a quieter mid-sized suburb in Bega Valley Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.

Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.

Reported crime has been falling recently. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.

Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads around average on desirability, chiefly because community and employment trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Eden snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$645k

-19% change

Median rent

$480/wk

Population (ERP)

3,383

-0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.2%

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

#85

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

48th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

4th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

20th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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
45.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 41% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
2872nd in Australia
State rank
876th in NSW
Peer rank
#85 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#206 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (January to March 2026)
$480
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$645,000
Median price change
-19.4%

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

Population

Estimated resident population

3,383(June 2025)

-0.5% annual · +2.6% over 5 years · 4th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.5%
5-year growth
+2.6%
Change in 1 year
-18
Change in 5 years
+87
Growth rank in NSW
4th 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 (~3,450), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,350
Median age
53
Median household income / week
$1,025
Dwelling vacancy
15.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
240 of 1,584
Median monthly mortgage
$1,517
Employment rate
41.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,075 / 169 / 49 (+ 40 other)

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)
222
Against the person
55
Against property
100
Rate per 1,000 residents
65.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 61 residents
State safety percentile
47.7th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-31.5%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order24
  • Fraud25
  • Malicious Damage To Property47
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault31
  • Other Offences27

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

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
931
Median ICSEA percentile
20th
School list
  • Eden Marine High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 956 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 536 students · Top SEA quarter 7%View on My School →
  • Eden Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 906 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 256 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

90 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Imlay St Before Chandos St
  • Mitchell St At Imlay St
  • Mitchell St At Imlay St
  • Mitchell St Before Maling St
  • Mitchell St Before Maling St

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

3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily errands
  • Great for outdoor family life — 15 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 90 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
4.48
Entertainment(1)
  • Bimmil LookoutViewpoint
Other(1)
  • Parking (2)

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

Parks & reserves

12 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Apex ParkPark
  • Cook Drive ParkPark
  • Eden Memorial ParkPark
  • Endeavour Court ParkPark
  • George Bass ParkPark
  • George Brown Sports GroundPark
  • Lloyd Cocks ParkPark
  • Martha Kebby ParkPark
  • Rotaract ParkPark
  • Rotary ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
42
Parks (OSM)
15

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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
Pambula District Hospital (10.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • AM Medical CentreYes
  • Curalo Medical ClinicDoctor
  • Eden ChiropracticImlay StreetAlternative
  • Eden Discount PharmacyPharmacy
  • Eden PharmacyImlay StreetPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
102
Participants per 1,000 residents
30.2

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

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
23° / 15°
Rainfall
209 mm · ~26 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 12°
Rainfall
230 mm · ~29 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 7°
Rainfall
188 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 10°
Rainfall
227 mm · ~28 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· 21 proposals

  • August 2026

  • Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    Lot 9 SP40989, 12–14 Yule Street, Eden NSW 2551Under Assessment
  • Erection of a new structure; Community facility
    PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Under Assessment
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation facility (outdoor)
    199 IMLAY STREET EDEN 2551Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space
    4 PHILLIPPS STREET EDEN 2551Under Assessment

  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    70 KB TIMMS DRIVE EDEN 2551Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    42 KOMIRRA DRIVE EDEN 2551Determined
  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    23 TRUMPETER AVENUE EDEN 2551Determined

  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    75 IDA RODD DRIVE EDEN 2551Additional Information Requested
  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    1-3 RESERVOIR STREET EDEN 2551Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Rainwater tanks; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development
    42 MANUKA LANE EDEN 2551Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Co-living
    34 PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Additional Information Requested

  • April 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1 WEECOON STREET EDEN 2551Determined

  • March 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    16 ALLIRA LANE EDEN 2551Determined
  • Multi-dwelling housing; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    9 12-14 YULE STREET EDEN 2551Additional Information Requested

  • February 2026

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Specialised Retail Premises
    182 IMLAY STREET EDEN 2551Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Manufactured home
    81 PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Determined

  • January 2026

  • Multi-dwelling housing; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure
    27 CALLE CALLE STREET EDEN 2551Determined
  • Demolition; 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; Co-living
    34 Princes Highway EdenDetermined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    17 BAY STREET EDEN 2551Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    33 WHALE COVE CIRCUIT EDEN 2551Determined
  • Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    23 CHANDOS STREET EDEN 2551Determined
2025· 12 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    9 FLORA STREET EDEN 2551Determined

  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    8 TWOFOLD COURT EDEN 2551Determined

  • August 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    1 10A COCORA STREET EDEN 2551Determined

  • July 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    13 CALLE CALLE STREET EDEN 2551Determined

  • June 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Manufactured home
    81 PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Determined

  • May 2025

  • Temporary building, structure or use; Water Infrastructure
    CATTLE BAY ROAD EDEN 2551Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    14-16 CALLE CALLE STREET EDEN 2551Determined
  • Dwelling house; Commercial development; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    18 Mitchell street Eden 2551Determined

  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    27 IDA RODD DRIVE EDEN 2551Additional Information Requested
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    5 MANUKA LANE EDEN 2551Determined

  • March 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    44 MARLIN AVENUE EDEN 2551Determined

  • February 2025

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    32-34B STANLEY STREET EDEN 2551Determined
2024· 11 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Community facility
    PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation facility (outdoor)
    81 PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling
    13 YULE STREET EDEN 2551Determined

  • November 2024

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    19 KINGFISHER CIRCUIT EDEN 2551Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Telecommunications network; Telecommunications facility
    PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Determined
  • Subdivision
    36-44 PRINCES HIGHWAY EDEN 2551Determined
  • Dwelling house; Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    18 Mitchell street Eden 2551Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    28 COSHAM CLOSE EDEN 2551Determined

  • October 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space
    13 TRUMPETER AVENUE EDEN 2551Determined

  • September 2024

  • Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    63 IDA RODD DRIVE EDEN 2551Determined

  • August 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    15 HOSIES ROAD EDEN 2551Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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 21.6 km away).

Coalition 46.1%Labor 53.9%

3.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.4 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • EdenLabor 50.6% · Coalition 49.4% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
  • Eden CentralLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
  • PambulaLabor 59.0% · Coalition 41.0% TPP (2025)10.6 km away
  • Merimbula CentralLabor 60.8% · Coalition 39.2% TPP (2025)14.8 km away
  • MerimbulaLabor 66.1% · Coalition 33.9% TPP (2025)15.0 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

More in Bega Valley Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.