Ben Bullen vs Capertee
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ben Bullen, about half of households are couple families. In Capertee, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Ben Bullen tends to suit couples, while Capertee suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Ben Bullen
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 36%)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ben Bullen
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $195/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ben Bullen
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (180.9 km vs 196 km)
- has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 170 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Ben Bullen carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 59/100)
- Capertee has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Capertee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-10.3% vs -29.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ben Bullen and Capertee 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
Ben Bullen has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $43,316); Capertee has more residents (130 vs 71).
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 130 +83% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -29.0% | -10.3% |
| Median age | 55 | 53 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +47% vs other | $43,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $195/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
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 (8.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $650,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Capertee has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 15%); Ben Bullen has more rural and farming land (84% vs 55%).
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 55% |
| Environmental | 15% | 45% |
| 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
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Lithgow same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
Liveability
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Capertee carries more crime risk (59 vs 36).
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ben Bullen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Capertee
- Capertee Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 11 | 25 |
Mobility
Capertee sits further from the CBD (196 km vs 180.9 km).
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 180.9 km | 196 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 157 min | 170 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2790 | 0.0% postcode 2846 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2790 | 50 postcode 2846 |
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 (72.7%).
Setting
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 891 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 726 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 644 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,150/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lithgow same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ben Bullen | Capertee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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