Median house price
$645k
-19% change
NSW · Bega Valley Council
Nungatta, 2551
Est. population · Jun 2025
5
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+25.0%
Median age
27
Median income
$1,375/wk
Employment rate
100%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$645,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Nungatta is a quieter smaller community in Bega Valley Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Trips to Sydney are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. The community skews younger, with a strong working population.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas.
A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Buyers typically pay more than the metro middle for a home here.
At a glance
Nungatta snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$480/wk
Population (ERP)
5
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
—
No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
97th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
29th
percentile in NSW
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
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
- 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
5(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +25.0% over 5 years · 29th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +25.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +1
- Growth rank in NSW
- 29th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4
- Median age
- 27
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 100%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2012 to Dec 2012)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 200
- State safety percentile
- 96.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -0.3%
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 2011 to Dec 2011 → Jan 2012 to Dec 2012; Jan 2012 to Dec 2012 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Bombala Multi-Purpose Service (35.6 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
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 (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
November 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Commercial livestock grazing1551 NUNGATTA ROAD NUNGATTA 2551Determined
2022· 1 proposal
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development1282 NUNGATTA ROAD NUNGATTA 2551Determined
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 · 2020–2026 · 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 54.6 km away).
Coalition 44.2%Labor 55.8%
1.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.9 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- TowambaLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.9% TPP (2025)29.0 km away
- BombalaLabor 43.6% · Coalition 56.4% TPP (2025)35.4 km away
- WyndhamLabor 63.6% · Coalition 36.4% TPP (2025)37.4 km away
- DelegateLabor 40.1% · Coalition 59.9% TPP (2025)45.3 km away
- Eden CentralLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)47.1 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
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