Bobin vs Caparra
Bobin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 59 in Caparra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bobin, about half of households are people living alone. In Caparra, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Caparra tends to suit 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
Bobin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 23%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Caparra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Caparra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $216/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Caparra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (260 min vs 265 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Bobin and Caparra 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
Bobin rents higher ($216/wk vs $0/wk); Bobin has more residents (141 vs 62).
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 141 +56% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.0% | -13.9% |
| Median age | 55 | 59 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $58,500/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $216/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
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 (5.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $987,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 37% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 35% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bobin
- Bobin Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Caparra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 5 |
Mobility
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 349.7 km | 351 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 265 min | 260 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2429 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2429 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.5 km | 42.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bobin | Caparra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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