Bucca vs Upper Corindi

Bucca is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Upper Corindi. 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. Houses cost more in Upper Corindi: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.14 million in Bucca. On these figures, Bucca tends to suit couples, while Upper Corindi suits people living alone and 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

Bucca

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 90/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,135,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 32%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for 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 376 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (547.3 km vs 567.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bucca

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Upper Corindi has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)

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 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bucca and Upper Corindi 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 Upper Corindi
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 Upper Corindi
Walkability 10 / 0
Bucca — Walkability: 10/100 Upper Corindi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 10
Bucca — Safety: 42/100 Upper Corindi — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 47 / 40
Bucca — Low fire risk: 47/100 Upper Corindi — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Bucca has more residents (614 vs 158); Bucca has higher household incomes ($90,480 vs $65,884).

Bucca Upper Corindi
Population 614
+74% vs other
 158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.0% +1.3%
Median age 43 51
Median household income $90,480/yr
+27% vs other
 $65,884/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucca Upper Corindi
0-4 4.7% / 5.1%
Bucca — 0-4: 4.7% Upper Corindi — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.7% / 12.7%
Bucca — 5-14: 12.7% Upper Corindi — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.7% / 3.2%
Bucca — 15-19: 6.7% Upper Corindi — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 7.8% / 3.2%
Bucca — 20-24: 7.8% Upper Corindi — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 8.6% / 9.5%
Bucca — 25-34: 8.6% Upper Corindi — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 12.7% / 12.7%
Bucca — 35-44: 12.7% Upper Corindi — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 16.3% / 7.0%
Bucca — 45-54: 16.3% Upper Corindi — 45-54: 7.0%
55-64 16.0% / 22.2%
Bucca — 55-64: 16.0% Upper Corindi — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 11.6% / 22.2%
Bucca — 65-74: 11.6% Upper Corindi — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 3.3% / 2.5%
Bucca — 75-84: 3.3% Upper Corindi — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 0.8% / —
Bucca — 85+: 0.8% Upper Corindi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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%
Upper Corindi 42.9% couple families
Upper Corindi — Couple Families: 42.9% Upper Corindi — Lone Person: 40.5% Upper Corindi — One Parent Families: 16.7% Upper Corindi — 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%
Upper Corindi 19.6% renting
Upper Corindi — Owned Outright: 48.2% Upper Corindi — Mortgage: 32.1% Upper Corindi — Renting: 19.6%
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.

Bucca Upper Corindi
England 1.6% / 2.5%
Bucca — England: 1.6% Upper Corindi — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Bucca — New Zealand: 2.0% Upper Corindi — New Zealand: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.3% / —
Bucca — Malaysia: 1.3% Upper Corindi — Malaysia: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / —
Bucca — Germany: 1.1% Upper Corindi — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Bucca — Netherlands: 0.8% Upper Corindi — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Bucca Upper Corindi
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 15.8%
Bucca — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Upper Corindi — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 7.6%
Bucca — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Upper Corindi — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 4.4%
Bucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Upper Corindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.5%
Bucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Upper Corindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Bucca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Upper Corindi — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 89.7% houses
Bucca — Houses: 89.7% Bucca — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Upper Corindi 94.3% houses
Upper Corindi — Houses: 94.3% Upper Corindi — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bucca Upper Corindi
Median house price $1,135,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bucca Upper Corindi
Rural and farming 92% 86%
Environmental 8% 14%
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 Upper Corindi
New dwellings approved 356
across Coffs Harbour
same for both
Approvals change year on year +61%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bucca Upper Corindi
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 28% 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 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Bucca is more walkable (10 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Upper Corindi carries more crime risk (90 vs 58).

Bucca Upper Corindi
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
90/100
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 Upper Corindi
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 Upper Corindi
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 6 17

Mobility

Upper Corindi sits further from the CBD (567.4 km vs 547.3 km).

Bucca Upper Corindi
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 547.3 km 567.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 362 min 376 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2450
 0.5%
postcode 2456
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2450
 59
postcode 2456

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 Upper Corindi
Car (driver) 78.1% / 80.4%
Bucca — Car (driver): 78.1% Upper Corindi — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 10.7%
Bucca — Worked from Home: 16.7% Upper Corindi — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 8.9%
Bucca — Car (passenger): 3.9% Upper Corindi — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / —
Bucca — Walked Only: 1.3% Upper Corindi — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Bucca Upper Corindi
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bucca Upper Corindi
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
185 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bucca

River Rural

Upper Corindi

Rural

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