Bombira vs Buckaroo
Bombira is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Buckaroo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bombira: a median of $1.05 million, against $858,000 in Buckaroo, though rent is higher in Buckaroo. On these figures, Bombira tends to suit families with children, while Buckaroo suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Buckaroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Buckaroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($857,500 vs $1,050,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bombira
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $430/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bombira
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 246 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (276.3 km vs 283.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bombira is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
- Buckaroo carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bombira
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (44.8% vs 7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bombira and Buckaroo 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
Bombira has more residents (504 vs 138); Buckaroo skews older (48 vs 40).
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 504 +73% vs other | 138 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +44.8% | +7.8% |
| Median age | 40 | 48 |
| Median household income | $150,956/yr +6% vs other | $141,544/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk | $430/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
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 (3.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,050,000 | $857,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $390,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Buckaroo has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%); Buckaroo has more rural and farming land (70% vs 56%).
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 56% | 70% |
| Residential | 23% | 14% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 17% | 0% |
| Environmental | 0% | 16% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 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
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
Liveability
Bombira is more walkable (21 vs 0).
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 55/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Bombira carries more crime risk (48 vs 0); Bombira carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 22).
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Buckaroo sits further from the CBD (283.6 km vs 276.3 km).
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 21/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 276.3 km | 283.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 231 min | 246 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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 (77.0%).
Setting
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 464 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 704 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 50% 342 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 665 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bombira | Buckaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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