Barraganyatti vs Way Way
Barraganyatti is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Way Way. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Way Way, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Way Way: a median of $1.05 million, against $765,000 in Barraganyatti, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barraganyatti tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Way Way suits people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Barraganyatti is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 54%)
- Way Way carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barraganyatti
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($765,000 vs $1,050,000)
- has cheaper land ($625,000 vs $770,000)
- But Way Way leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 35%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Barraganyatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Barraganyatti
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (300 min vs 322 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (455.9 km vs 473 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Way Way
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barraganyatti and Way Way 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
Way Way has more residents (265 vs 150); Way Way skews older (55 vs 45).
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 150 | 265 +77% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 45 | 55 |
| Median household income | $59,748/yr | $71,500/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $360/wk +16% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
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%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $765,000 | $1,050,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $625,000 | $770,000 |
Zoning mix
Barraganyatti has more rural and farming land (91% vs 62%); Way Way has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 6%).
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 62% |
| Environmental | 6% | 34% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| 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 | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey | 109 across Nambucca Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% | -64% |
Ranking within NSW
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Barraganyatti carries more crime risk (95 vs 72).
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | High 72/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 14 | 12 |
Mobility
Way Way sits further from the CBD (473 km vs 455.9 km).
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 455.9 km | 473 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 300 min | 322 min |
| Public transport score | 21/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 3.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 12 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2441 | 0.3% postcode 2447 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2441 | 62 postcode 2447 |
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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 156 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.5 km | 5.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 106 premises |
Council rates
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr | $1,175/yr |
| Council | Kempsey | Nambucca Valley |
Federal electorate
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barraganyatti | Way Way | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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