Bucca vs Sherwood

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 Sherwood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bucca: a median of $1.14 million, against $860,000 in Sherwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit people living alone and 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

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($860,000 vs $1,135,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bucca

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (362 min vs 393 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (547.3 km vs 572.3 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, and walkability.

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 Sherwood 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 Sherwood
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 Sherwood
Walkability 10 / 0
Bucca — Walkability: 10/100 Sherwood — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 47 / 35
Bucca — Low fire risk: 47/100 Sherwood — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Bucca rents higher ($400/wk vs $0/wk); Bucca has more residents (614 vs 68).

Bucca Sherwood
Population 614
+89% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.0% +6.2%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $90,480/yr
+48% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucca Sherwood
0-4 4.7% / —
Bucca — 0-4: 4.7% Sherwood — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.7% / 16.2%
Bucca — 5-14: 12.7% Sherwood — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 6.7% / 8.8%
Bucca — 15-19: 6.7% Sherwood — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 7.8% / —
Bucca — 20-24: 7.8% Sherwood — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.6% / 11.8%
Bucca — 25-34: 8.6% Sherwood — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 12.7% / 19.1%
Bucca — 35-44: 12.7% Sherwood — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 16.3% / 13.2%
Bucca — 45-54: 16.3% Sherwood — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 16.0% / 20.6%
Bucca — 55-64: 16.0% Sherwood — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 11.6% / 10.3%
Bucca — 65-74: 11.6% Sherwood — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 3.3% / 4.4%
Bucca — 75-84: 3.3% Sherwood — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.8% / 5.9%
Bucca — 85+: 0.8% Sherwood — 85+: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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%
Sherwood 50.0% couple families
Sherwood — Couple Families: 50.0% Sherwood — Lone Person: 50.0% Sherwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Sherwood — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Sherwood 0.0% renting
Sherwood — Owned Outright: 100.0% Sherwood — Mortgage: 0.0% Sherwood — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 89.7% houses
Bucca — Houses: 89.7% Bucca — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Sherwood 84.6% houses
Sherwood — Houses: 84.6% Sherwood — Flats / Apartments: 15.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bucca Sherwood
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 11.8%
Bucca — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.3%
Bucca — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.9%
Bucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Bucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Sherwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Bucca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Sherwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

Bucca Sherwood
Median house price $1,135,000 $860,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Sherwood has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 8%); Bucca has more rural and farming land (92% vs 53%).

Bucca Sherwood
Rural and farming 92% 53%
Environmental 8% 47%
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 Sherwood
New dwellings approved 356
across Coffs Harbour
 246
across Clarence Valley
Approvals change year on year +61% -80%

Ranking within NSW

Bucca Sherwood
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Bucca is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bucca Sherwood
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Sherwood carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 53).

Bucca Sherwood
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 —
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 Sherwood
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 Sherwood
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 6 19

Mobility

Sherwood sits further from the CBD (572.3 km vs 547.3 km).

Bucca Sherwood
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 547.3 km 572.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 362 min 393 min
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 Sherwood
Car (driver) 78.1% / 50.0%
Bucca — Car (driver): 78.1% Sherwood — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 50.0%
Bucca — Worked from Home: 16.7% Sherwood — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Bucca — Car (passenger): 3.9% Sherwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.3% / —
Bucca — Walked Only: 1.3% Sherwood — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Bucca Sherwood
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bucca Sherwood
Connectivity score 27/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
185 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Bucca Sherwood
Annual rainfall 1,827 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bucca Sherwood
Average residential rate $1,437/yr $1,380/yr
Council Coffs Harbour Clarence Valley

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bucca

River Rural

Sherwood

Multicultural River Rural

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