Barraganyatti vs Eungai Rail
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Barraganyatti: a median of $765,000, against $551,000 in Eungai Rail, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eungai Rail tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Eungai Rail
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Eungai Rail
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($551,000 vs $765,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 35%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Eungai Rail
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Eungai Rail
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Barraganyatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.9% vs -8.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barraganyatti and Eungai Rail 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
Eungai Rail has more residents (208 vs 150); Barraganyatti rents higher ($310/wk vs $255/wk).
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 150 | 208 +39% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | -8.4% |
| Median age | 45 same for both | |
| Median household income | $59,748/yr +15% vs other | $50,908/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +18% vs other | $255/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (3.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $765,000 | $551,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $625,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 100% |
| Environmental | 6% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey | 109 across Nambucca Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% | -64% |
Ranking within NSW
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Barraganyatti carries more crime risk (95 vs 83).
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | High 83/100 |
| 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
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 14 | 2 |
Mobility
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 455.9 km | 456.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 300 min | 302 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2441 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2441 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 (75.7%).
Setting
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.5 km | 11.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 87 premises |
Council rates
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr | $1,175/yr |
| Council | Kempsey | Nambucca Valley |
Federal electorate
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barraganyatti | Eungai Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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