Bexhill vs Clunes
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bexhill, most households are couple families. In Clunes, about half of households are couple families.
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
Bexhill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bexhill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $500/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bexhill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (736 km vs 762.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (487 min vs 492 min)
- But Clunes is more walkable (44/100 vs 23/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Clunes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (44/100 vs 23/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Bexhill and Clunes 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
Clunes has more residents (907 vs 528); Clunes rents higher ($500/wk vs $340/wk).
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 528 | 907 +72% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Median household income | $88,608/yr | $96,460/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk | $500/wk +47% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (4.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,133,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,185,300 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 74 days from 6 sales | 38 days from 22 sales |
Zoning mix
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 97% |
| Environmental | 4% | 1% |
| Residential | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
Clunes is more walkable (44 vs 23); Clunes scores higher overall (59 vs 52).
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 52/100 | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Lismore, 10.0 km | None |
Schools in Bexhill
- Bexhill Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Clunes
- Clunes Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Clunes sits further from the CBD (762.5 km vs 736 km).
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 44/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 736 km | 762.5 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 487 min | 492 min |
| Public transport score | 30/100 Bus | 38/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 6.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (73.3%).
Setting
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.7 km | 19.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 54/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 30% 216 premises | 0% 390 premises |
Climate
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bexhill | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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