Bowraville vs Buckra Bendinni

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Buckra Bendinni: a median of $930,000, against $535,000 in Bowraville. On these figures, Bowraville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Buckra Bendinni suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bowraville has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • Buckra Bendinni is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Bowraville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($535,000 vs $930,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bowraville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (327 min vs 354 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (487.8 km vs 505.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buckra Bendinni

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Buckra Bendinni

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.2% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
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.

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Walkability 10 / 5
Bowraville — Walkability: 10/100 Buckra Bendinni — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 14 / 14
Bowraville — Safety: 14/100 Buckra Bendinni — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 51 / 23
Bowraville — Low fire risk: 51/100 Buckra Bendinni — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Bowraville has more residents (1,157 vs 123); Buckra Bendinni skews older (48 vs 46).

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Population 1,157
+89% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +24.2%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $49,244/yr $53,612/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
0-4 5.8% / 7.3%
Bowraville — 0-4: 5.8% Buckra Bendinni — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 13.1% / 12.2%
Bowraville — 5-14: 13.1% Buckra Bendinni — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 7.2% / 4.1%
Bowraville — 15-19: 7.2% Buckra Bendinni — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 5.7% / —
Bowraville — 20-24: 5.7% Buckra Bendinni — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.3% / 14.6%
Bowraville — 25-34: 8.3% Buckra Bendinni — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 8.9% / 8.9%
Bowraville — 35-44: 8.9% Buckra Bendinni — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 12.1% / 16.3%
Bowraville — 45-54: 12.1% Buckra Bendinni — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 17.3% / 14.6%
Bowraville — 55-64: 17.3% Buckra Bendinni — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.5% / 19.5%
Bowraville — 65-74: 12.5% Buckra Bendinni — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 6.5% / 7.3%
Bowraville — 75-84: 6.5% Buckra Bendinni — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.0% / 2.4%
Bowraville — 85+: 2.0% Buckra Bendinni — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowraville 41.4% lone person
Bowraville — Lone Person: 41.4% Bowraville — One Parent Families: 27.7% Bowraville — Couple Families: 23.6% Bowraville — Group Household: 6.1% Bowraville — Other Families: 1.2%
Buckra Bendinni 40.0% lone person
Buckra Bendinni — Lone Person: 40.0% Buckra Bendinni — One Parent Families: 32.0% Buckra Bendinni — Couple Families: 28.0% Buckra Bendinni — Group Household: 0.0% Buckra Bendinni — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bowraville 24.4% renting
Bowraville — Owned Outright: 43.5% Bowraville — Mortgage: 32.1% Bowraville — Renting: 24.4%
Buckra Bendinni 21.4% renting
Buckra Bendinni — Owned Outright: 45.2% Buckra Bendinni — Mortgage: 33.3% Buckra Bendinni — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
England 3.3% / 3.3%
Bowraville — England: 3.3% Buckra Bendinni — England: 3.3%
Nepal 1.5% / —
Bowraville — Nepal: 1.5% Buckra Bendinni — Nepal: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Bowraville — Philippines: 0.9% Buckra Bendinni — Philippines: not among its largest
Thailand 0.6% / —
Bowraville — Thailand: 0.6% Buckra Bendinni — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Bowraville — Scotland: 0.5% Buckra Bendinni — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 13.0%
Bowraville — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Buckra Bendinni — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.5%
Bowraville — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Buckra Bendinni — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 3.3%
Bowraville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Buckra Bendinni — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Bowraville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Buckra Bendinni — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Bowraville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Buckra Bendinni — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowraville 93.7% houses
Bowraville — Houses: 93.7% Bowraville — Townhouses: 4.3% Bowraville — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Buckra Bendinni 100.0% houses
Buckra Bendinni — Houses: 100.0% Buckra Bendinni — Townhouses: 0.0% Buckra Bendinni — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Median house price $535,000 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Buckra Bendinni has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 2%); Bowraville has more rural and farming land (95% vs 63%).

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Rural and farming 95% 63%
Environmental 2% 37%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Residential 1% 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

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools Higher than 76% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW

Liveability

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Grade D —
Score 25/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Buckra Bendinni carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 49).

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 High
77/100
Crime High
86/100
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

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bowraville

  • Tallowood Steiner School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Bowraville Central School Government · Combined at peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Buckra Bendinni

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Buckra Bendinni sits further from the CBD (505.3 km vs 487.8 km).

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Walkability score 10/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 487.8 km 505.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 327 min 354 min
Public transport score 37/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2449
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2449
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.

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Car (driver) 74.5% / 59.1%
Bowraville — Car (driver): 74.5% Buckra Bendinni — Car (driver): 59.1%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 34.1%
Bowraville — Worked from Home: 11.9% Buckra Bendinni — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.8%
Bowraville — Car (passenger): 5.3% Buckra Bendinni — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 7.3% / —
Bowraville — Walked Only: 7.3% Buckra Bendinni — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.0% / —
Bowraville — Bus: 1.0% Buckra Bendinni — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 29.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Connectivity score 64/100 24/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
627 premises
 0%
55 premises

Council rates

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bowraville Buckra Bendinni
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bowraville

Acreage Affordable River

Buckra Bendinni

Retirees Rural

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