Argents Hill vs Buckra Bendinni
Buckra Bendinni is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Argents Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Buckra Bendinni: a median of $930,000, against $825,000 in Argents Hill, and rent is higher there too.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Argents Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Argents Hill
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 36%)
- has cheaper houses ($825,000 vs $930,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Argents Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($202/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Argents Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (348 min vs 354 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (500.7 km vs 505.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Argents Hill carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 86/100)
- Buckra Bendinni has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Buckra Bendinni
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.2% vs -6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Argents Hill and Buckra Bendinni drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Argents Hill has more residents (207 vs 123); Buckra Bendinni rents higher ($260/wk vs $202/wk).
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 207 +41% vs other | 123 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.3% | +24.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 48 |
| Median household income | $54,184/yr +1% vs other | $53,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $202/wk | $260/wk +29% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $825,000 | $930,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $692,500 | — |
Zoning mix
Buckra Bendinni has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 13%); Argents Hill has more rural and farming land (87% vs 63%).
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 63% |
| Environmental | 13% | 37% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Nambucca Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -64% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Buckra Bendinni carries more crime risk (86 vs 27).
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | High 86/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 7 | 8 |
Mobility
Buckra Bendinni sits further from the CBD (505.3 km vs 500.7 km).
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 500.7 km | 505.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 348 min | 354 min |
| Public transport score | 28/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 11.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2449 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2449 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).
Setting
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 63 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 135 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.8 km | 29.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 93 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Council rates
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Nambucca Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Argents Hill | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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