NSW · Eurobodalla Council
Mogo, 2536
Current weather
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54% humidity · 13.9 km/h wind · 19.1° / 12.4° today · 7.8 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Mogo offers a slower smaller community life in Eurobodalla, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
The area suits established families and long-term locals, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Strong public transport connections keep the wider area accessible.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability the main drags compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 332
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,208
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 117
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 43.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $470
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $600
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $580
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 155
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 tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 26
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 78.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 47 residents
- State safety percentile
- 55.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -31.4%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order102
- Breach Bail Conditions98
- Domestic Violence Related Assault116
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment135
- Malicious Damage To Property131
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 · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 818
- Mogo Public SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
22 public transport stops in this suburb
- Boomerang Centre, Sydney St
- Sydney St After Annett St
- Sydney St After Annett St
- Sydney St Opp Annett St
- Sydney St Opp Annett 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 · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
43 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
May 2026
- Demolition; Small bar; Business premises; Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise6-8 CHARLES STREET MOGO 2536Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah4 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
February 2026
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Camping ground134 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Under Assessment
January 2026
- Demolition; Small bar; Business premises; Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise6-8 CHARLES STREET MOGO 2536Withdrawn
2025· 5 proposals
December 2025
- Subdivision28 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 BATEMAN STREET MOGO 2536Determined
November 2025
- Dual occupancy; Shed; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport; Shipping containers10 PARK STREET MOGO 2536Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 VEITCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
- Educational establishment; Erection of a new structure; School64-72 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
2024· 9 proposals
December 2024
- Educational establishment; Erection of a new structure; School64-72 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Rejected
- Subdivision372-376 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Wholesale supplies8-10 ANNETT STREET MOGO 2536Withdrawn
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Exhibition home1017/-/DP1284392Determined
July 2024
- Industrial development; Erection of a new structure50 PRINCES HIGHWAY MOGO 2536Withdrawn
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure22-28 VEITCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
May 2024
- Subdivision28 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure2 CHURCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
January 2024
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure2 CHURCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
2023· 10 proposals
December 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Recreation facility (outdoor)17-19 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
October 2023
- 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 Australia20 CHURCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
September 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces20-26 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
- Dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces20 VEITCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
August 2023
- OtherMOGO STREET MOGO 2536Determined
May 2023
- Subdivision of land38-40 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
February 2023
- Multi-dwelling housing57-61 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Withdrawn
January 2023
- Dwelling370 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Determined
- Dwelling18 Park Street Mogo NSW 2536Determined
- Dwelling2 BURKES LANE MOGO 2536Determined
2022· 8 proposals
November 2022
- Dwelling5B BATEMAN STREET MOGO NSWWithdrawn
October 2022
- Other370 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Determined
September 2022
- Shed14 Somerset Close Mogo NSW 2536Determined
August 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing22-28 VEITCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
- Other222 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Determined
- Subdivision of land372-376 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Determined
May 2022
- Business premises32 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
January 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing4 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
2021· 4 proposals
December 2021
- Signage312 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Determined
- Dwelling38B VEITCH STREET MOGO 2536Determined
November 2021
- Dwelling28 SYDNEY STREET MOGO 2536Determined
- Farm buildings; Shed74 TOMAKIN ROAD MOGO 2536Determined
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 · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Eurobodalla Regional Botanic GardenPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Samadhi Tribe Yoga & Holistic Healthalternative
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Campbell Page Mogo Aboriginal Preschoolchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 24.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6118th in Australia
- State rank
- 1909th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #324 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #892 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime102
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime98
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime116
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime135
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime131
- Boomerang Centre, Sydney Sttransport
- Sydney St After Annett Sttransport
- Sydney St After Annett Sttransport
- Sydney St Opp Annett Sttransport
- Sydney St Opp Annett Sttransport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
More in Eurobodalla Council
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Comparable suburbs
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