Bucca vs Moonee Beach

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 Moonee Beach, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bucca: a median of $1.14 million, against $970,000 in Moonee Beach, though rent is higher in Moonee Beach. On these figures, Moonee Beach tends to suit families with children.

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

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Moonee Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($970,500 vs $1,135,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moonee Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (540.9 km vs 547.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bucca carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 70/100)
  • Moonee Beach is more walkable (24/100 vs 10/100)

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

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

Bucca Moonee Beach
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.

Bucca Moonee Beach
Walkability 10 / 24
Bucca — Walkability: 10/100 Moonee Beach — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 42 / 30
Bucca — Safety: 42/100 Moonee Beach — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 47 / 46
Bucca — Low fire risk: 47/100 Moonee Beach — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Moonee Beach has more residents (2,176 vs 614); Moonee Beach rents higher ($450/wk vs $400/wk).

Bucca Moonee Beach
Population 614 2,176
+254% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.0% +12.6%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $90,480/yr $97,500/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $450/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucca Moonee Beach
0-4 4.7% / 5.3%
Bucca — 0-4: 4.7% Moonee Beach — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.7% / 16.6%
Bucca — 5-14: 12.7% Moonee Beach — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 6.7% / 6.2%
Bucca — 15-19: 6.7% Moonee Beach — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.8% / 3.5%
Bucca — 20-24: 7.8% Moonee Beach — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 8.6% / 9.8%
Bucca — 25-34: 8.6% Moonee Beach — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 12.7% / 13.0%
Bucca — 35-44: 12.7% Moonee Beach — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 16.3% / 14.2%
Bucca — 45-54: 16.3% Moonee Beach — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 16.0% / 13.1%
Bucca — 55-64: 16.0% Moonee Beach — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 11.6% / 11.9%
Bucca — 65-74: 11.6% Moonee Beach — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.3% / 4.7%
Bucca — 75-84: 3.3% Moonee Beach — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.8% / 1.0%
Bucca — 85+: 0.8% Moonee Beach — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bucca 53.0% couple families
Bucca — Couple Families: 53.0% Bucca — Lone Person: 24.2% Bucca — One Parent Families: 19.7% Bucca — Group Household: 3.0%
Moonee Beach 59.5% couple families
Moonee Beach — Couple Families: 59.5% Moonee Beach — Lone Person: 22.4% Moonee Beach — One Parent Families: 15.4% Moonee Beach — Group Household: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 23.0% renting
Bucca — Owned Outright: 37.2% Bucca — Mortgage: 39.9% Bucca — Renting: 23.0%
Moonee Beach 19.2% renting
Moonee Beach — Owned Outright: 38.9% Moonee Beach — Mortgage: 41.9% Moonee Beach — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bucca Moonee Beach
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 18.8%
Bucca — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Moonee Beach — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.8%
Bucca — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Moonee Beach — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 9.1%
Bucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Moonee Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 3.2%
Bucca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Moonee Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.8%
Bucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Moonee Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Bucca Moonee Beach
England 1.6% / 3.8%
Bucca — England: 1.6% Moonee Beach — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.7%
Bucca — New Zealand: 2.0% Moonee Beach — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 1.1% / 0.6%
Bucca — Germany: 1.1% Moonee Beach — Germany: 0.6%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.0%
Bucca — South Africa: 0.7% Moonee Beach — South Africa: 1.0%
Malaysia 1.3% / —
Bucca — Malaysia: 1.3% Moonee Beach — Malaysia: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.3%
Bucca — Netherlands: 0.8% Moonee Beach — Netherlands: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Bucca — Scotland: not among its largest Moonee Beach — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 89.7% houses
Bucca — Houses: 89.7% Bucca — Flats / Apartments: 10.3% Bucca — Townhouses: 0.0%
Moonee Beach 89.6% houses
Moonee Beach — Houses: 89.6% Moonee Beach — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Moonee Beach — Townhouses: 5.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bucca Moonee Beach
Median house price $1,135,000 $970,500
Median unit price — $789,000
Median land price — $535,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 38 sales

Zoning mix

Bucca has more rural and farming land (92% vs 31%); Moonee Beach has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 8%).

Bucca Moonee Beach
Rural and farming 92% 31%
Residential 0% 30%
Environmental 8% 27%
Parks and recreation 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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 Moonee Beach
New dwellings approved 356
across Coffs Harbour
same for both
Approvals change year on year +61%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bucca Moonee Beach
Houses — 3.5%
$885/wk on $1.31M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bucca Moonee Beach
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Moonee Beach is more walkable (24 vs 10).

Bucca Moonee Beach
Grade D C
Score 27/100 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Moonee Beach carries more crime risk (70 vs 58).

Bucca Moonee Beach
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
70/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
47/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bucca Moonee Beach
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

Bucca Moonee Beach
Supermarkets 0 2
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 6 11

Mobility

Bucca sits further from the CBD (547.3 km vs 540.9 km).

Bucca Moonee Beach
Walkability score 10/100 24/100
Distance to Sydney 547.3 km
+1% vs other
 540.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 362 min 358 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 53/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Bucca Moonee Beach
Car (driver) 78.1% / 77.3%
Bucca — Car (driver): 78.1% Moonee Beach — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 16.2%
Bucca — Worked from Home: 16.7% Moonee Beach — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.8%
Bucca — Car (passenger): 3.9% Moonee Beach — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.0%
Bucca — Walked Only: 1.3% Moonee Beach — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Bucca — Bicycle: not among its largest Moonee Beach — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Bucca Moonee Beach
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 1.8 km
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bucca Moonee Beach
Connectivity score 27/100 55/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
185 premises
 17%
932 premises

Climate

Bucca Moonee Beach
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 Moonee Beach
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 Moonee Beach
Average residential rate $1,437/yr
same for both
Council Coffs Harbour
same for both

Federal electorate

Bucca Moonee Beach
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bucca Moonee Beach
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bucca

River Rural

Moonee Beach

Acreage Coastal River

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