Bega, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 5,013
- Median age
- 43
- Household income
- $1,196/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 64%
- Renting
- 32%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Bega St Opp Candelo Police Station · 16.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- South East Regional Hospital · 1.7 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$603k
Median unit (5 yr)
$428k
Sales (5 yr)
588
Sales (12 mths)
76
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
505 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 8.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Bega Valley PS
Secondary
Bega HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Bega - Tathra
District population (2025)
9,070
+6% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
56
houses 40 · other 16
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Bega:
- Auckland Street (183)
- Glen Mia Drive (162)
- Carp Street (154)
- Newtown Road (151)
- Upper Street (137)
- Rawlinson Street (130)
- Meringo Street (105)
- High Street (94)
- East Street (90)
- Ravenswood Street (88)
- Bega Street (83)
- Max Slater Drive (76)
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