Bellimbopinni vs Clybucca

Bellimbopinni is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Clybucca. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Bellimbopinni tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Bellimbopinni has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
  • Clybucca has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Clybucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Clybucca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bellimbopinni

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (431.9 km vs 441.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (285 min vs 290 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clybucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Clybucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.6% vs -33.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bellimbopinni and Clybucca drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Walkability 6 / 0
Bellimbopinni — Walkability: 6/100 Clybucca — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 33
Bellimbopinni — Safety: 22/100 Clybucca — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 50 / 40
Bellimbopinni — Low fire risk: 50/100 Clybucca — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Clybucca has more residents (214 vs 82); Clybucca has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $61,724).

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Population 82 214
+161% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -33.3% +48.6%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $61,724/yr $87,724/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+10% vs other
 $315/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
0-4 6.1% / 3.3%
Bellimbopinni — 0-4: 6.1% Clybucca — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.2% / 8.9%
Bellimbopinni — 5-14: 12.2% Clybucca — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Bellimbopinni — 15-19: not among its largest Clybucca — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 8.5% / 4.2%
Bellimbopinni — 20-24: 8.5% Clybucca — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 14.6% / 9.8%
Bellimbopinni — 25-34: 14.6% Clybucca — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 18.3% / 11.2%
Bellimbopinni — 35-44: 18.3% Clybucca — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 11.0% / 19.2%
Bellimbopinni — 45-54: 11.0% Clybucca — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 13.4% / 20.1%
Bellimbopinni — 55-64: 13.4% Clybucca — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 8.5% / 13.6%
Bellimbopinni — 65-74: 8.5% Clybucca — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 13.4% / 6.1%
Bellimbopinni — 75-84: 13.4% Clybucca — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / —
Bellimbopinni — 85+: not among its largest Clybucca — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellimbopinni 42.9% couple families
Bellimbopinni — Couple Families: 42.9% Bellimbopinni — Lone Person: 42.9% Bellimbopinni — One Parent Families: 14.3% Bellimbopinni — Group Household: 0.0%
Clybucca 32.1% couple families
Clybucca — Couple Families: 32.1% Clybucca — Lone Person: 28.6% Clybucca — One Parent Families: 14.3% Clybucca — Group Household: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellimbopinni 19.4% renting
Bellimbopinni — Owned Outright: 48.4% Bellimbopinni — Mortgage: 32.3% Bellimbopinni — Renting: 19.4%
Clybucca 24.7% renting
Clybucca — Owned Outright: 43.8% Clybucca — Mortgage: 31.5% Clybucca — Renting: 24.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellimbopinni 100.0% houses
Bellimbopinni — Houses: 100.0% Bellimbopinni — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clybucca 77.0% houses
Clybucca — Houses: 77.0% Clybucca — Flats / Apartments: 23.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Certificate III & IV 29.3% / 17.8%
Bellimbopinni — Certificate III & IV: 29.3% Clybucca — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 4.7%
Bellimbopinni — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Clybucca — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 3.3%
Bellimbopinni — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Clybucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Bellimbopinni — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Clybucca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Property market

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Median house price — $830,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $400,000

Zoning mix

Clybucca has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 6%); Bellimbopinni has more rural and farming land (91% vs 69%).

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Rural and farming 91% 69%
Environmental 6% 30%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
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

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
House price — Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clybucca carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 50); Bellimbopinni carries more crime risk (78 vs 67).

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
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

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Parks & reserves 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Clybucca sits further from the CBD (441.5 km vs 431.9 km).

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 431.9 km 441.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 285 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Car (driver) 70.0% / 55.8%
Bellimbopinni — Car (driver): 70.0% Clybucca — Car (driver): 55.8%
Walked Only — / 37.5%
Bellimbopinni — Walked Only: not among its largest Clybucca — Walked Only: 37.5%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 3.8%
Bellimbopinni — Worked from Home: 30.0% Clybucca — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Bellimbopinni — Car (passenger): not among its largest Clybucca — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.2 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
92 premises

Council rates

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellimbopinni Clybucca
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellimbopinni

Rural

Clybucca

Rural

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