Shire profile
A quick snapshot of Bega Valley Shire, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 2023–24)
- 36,593ABS Estimated Resident Population.
- Area
- 6,278.5 km²
- Population density
- ~6 people per km²
- Region
- Far South Coast NSW (the Sapphire Coast) — the state's south-easternmost shire, between the escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, from Bermagui down to the Victorian border near Eden
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG group 4)
- Main centres
- Bega (council seat), Merimbula, Eden, Pambula, Tathra, Bermagui, Cobargo, Tura Beach, Wolumla and CandeloDairy (Bega cheese) country and Sapphire Coast tourism, with the deep-water Port of Eden. The shire was severely affected by the 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires (Cobargo among the hardest hit); a selection of localities is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Bega2550
- Tathra2550
- Candelo2550
- Cobargo2550
- Wolumla2550
- Quaama2550
- Kalaru2550
- Bermagui2546
- Wallaga Lake2546
- Merimbula2548
- Tura Beach2548
- Pambula2549
- Eden2551
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Bega Valley Shire LGA; some postcodes (such as 2550 around Bega) are shared across many towns and localities. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Bega Valley Shire Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.