Bucca vs Karangi
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bucca, about half of households are couple families. In Karangi, most 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Karangi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bucca is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Karangi sits closer to the CBD (538.4 km vs 547.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bucca
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bucca
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.0% vs -12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bucca and Karangi 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
Bucca rents higher ($400/wk vs $310/wk).
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 614 +16% vs other | 515 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.0% | -12.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 44 |
| Median household income | $90,480/yr | $98,748/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +22% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
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 (21.0%).
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 (4.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,135,000 | $1,165,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 83% |
| Environmental | 8% | 17% |
| 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
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 356 across Coffs Harbour same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +61% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
Liveability
Bucca is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D same for both | |
| Score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Bucca carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 43).
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| 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
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bucca
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Karangi
- Karangi Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 9 |
Mobility
Bucca sits further from the CBD (547.3 km vs 538.4 km).
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 547.3 km +2% vs other | 538.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 362 min | 361 min |
| Public transport score | 23/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 6.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2450 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2450 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 (78.1%).
Setting
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 134 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.2 km | 8.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 185 premises | 0% 206 premises |
Climate
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,827 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.22 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,437/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coffs Harbour same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bucca | Karangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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