Bucca vs Nana Glen
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bucca: a median of $1.14 million, against $790,000 in Nana Glen, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Nana Glen tends to suit 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
Nana Glen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Nana Glen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($790,000 vs $1,135,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Nana Glen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bucca
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (362 min vs 370 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (547.3 km vs 552.4 km)
- But Nana Glen is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nana Glen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (30/100 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 Nana Glen 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
Nana Glen has more residents (1,132 vs 614); Bucca rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 614 | 1,132 +84% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.0% | +7.3% |
| Median age | 43 | 44 |
| Median household income | $90,480/yr +11% vs other | $80,080/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +12% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
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 (23.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,135,000 | $790,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,018,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 67 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 84% |
| Environmental | 8% | 13% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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 | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 356 across Coffs Harbour same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +61% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
Nana Glen is more walkable (30 vs 10).
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D same for both | |
| Score | 27/100 | 23/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Nana Glen carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 53).
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | High 89/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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 | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bucca
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Nana Glen
- Nana Glen Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 same for both | |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 8 |
Mobility
Nana Glen sits further from the CBD (552.4 km vs 547.3 km).
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 30/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 547.3 km | 552.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 362 min | 370 min |
| Public transport score | 23/100 Bus | 34/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 6.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.2 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).
Setting
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.2 km | 16.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 185 premises | 0% 450 premises |
Climate
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,437/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coffs Harbour same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bucca | Nana Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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