Bucca Wauka vs Bunyah

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunyah, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bucca Wauka: a median of $4.3 million, against $1.08 million in Bunyah. On these figures, Bunyah 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bucca Wauka carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 75/100)
  • Bunyah is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Bunyah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,085,000 vs $4,300,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 43%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bunyah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (203 min vs 217 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (283.6 km vs 294.8 km)
  • But Bucca Wauka is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bucca Wauka

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 75/100)

Weighs 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 Wauka and Bunyah 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 Wauka Bunyah
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 Wauka Bunyah
Walkability 14 / 0
Bucca Wauka — Walkability: 14/100 Bunyah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 25
Bucca Wauka — Safety: 44/100 Bunyah — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 26
Bucca Wauka — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bunyah — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Bunyah has more residents (130 vs 80).

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Population 80 130
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.4% -7.1%
Median age 57 56
Median household income $58,500/yr $62,816/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk $316/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
0-4 — / —
Bucca Wauka — 0-4: not among its largest Bunyah — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.2% / 5.4%
Bucca Wauka — 5-14: 6.2% Bunyah — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 5.0% / 7.7%
Bucca Wauka — 15-19: 5.0% Bunyah — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Bucca Wauka — 20-24: not among its largest Bunyah — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 3.8% / 2.3%
Bucca Wauka — 25-34: 3.8% Bunyah — 25-34: 2.3%
35-44 8.8% / 3.1%
Bucca Wauka — 35-44: 8.8% Bunyah — 35-44: 3.1%
45-54 21.2% / 20.0%
Bucca Wauka — 45-54: 21.2% Bunyah — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 22.5% / 17.7%
Bucca Wauka — 55-64: 22.5% Bunyah — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 26.2% / 17.7%
Bucca Wauka — 65-74: 26.2% Bunyah — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 7.5% / 13.8%
Bucca Wauka — 75-84: 7.5% Bunyah — 75-84: 13.8%
85+ — / —
Bucca Wauka — 85+: not among its largest Bunyah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bucca Wauka 42.1% couple families
Bucca Wauka — Couple Families: 42.1% Bucca Wauka — Lone Person: 36.8% Bucca Wauka — Group Household: 21.1% Bucca Wauka — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Bunyah 46.2% couple families
Bunyah — Couple Families: 46.2% Bunyah — Lone Person: 42.3% Bunyah — Group Household: 0.0% Bunyah — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bucca Wauka 13.9% renting
Bucca Wauka — Owned Outright: 66.7% Bucca Wauka — Mortgage: 19.4% Bucca Wauka — Renting: 13.9%
Bunyah 5.5% renting
Bunyah — Owned Outright: 69.1% Bunyah — Mortgage: 25.5% Bunyah — Renting: 5.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucca Wauka 100.0% houses
Bucca Wauka — Houses: 100.0%
Bunyah 100.0% houses
Bunyah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Certificate III & IV 27.5% / 23.1%
Bucca Wauka — Certificate III & IV: 27.5% Bunyah — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 17.5% / 13.1%
Bucca Wauka — Bachelor Degree: 17.5% Bunyah — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 4.6%
Bucca Wauka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Bunyah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.4%
Bucca Wauka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bunyah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Property market

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Median house price $4,300,000 $1,085,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $692,500

Zoning mix

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Wauka Bunyah
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Bucca Wauka is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bunyah carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 0); Bunyah carries more crime risk (75 vs 56).

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
75/100
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 Wauka Bunyah
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 Wauka Bunyah
Waterways 21 43

Mobility

Bucca Wauka sits further from the CBD (294.8 km vs 283.6 km).

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 294.8 km
+4% vs other
 283.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 217 min 203 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
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 Wauka Bunyah
Car (driver) 57.7% / 54.7%
Bucca Wauka — Car (driver): 57.7% Bunyah — Car (driver): 54.7%
Worked from Home 42.3% / 37.7%
Bucca Wauka — Worked from Home: 42.3% Bunyah — Worked from Home: 37.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Bucca Wauka — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bunyah — Car (passenger): 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.7%).

Setting

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.8 km 28.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Connectivity score 20/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bucca Wauka Bunyah
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bucca Wauka

Luxury Retirees River Rural

Bunyah

Retirees Rural

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