Buckajo vs Kanoona
Kanoona is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Buckajo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kanoona, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Buckajo: a median of $1.17 million, against $876,000 in Kanoona, though rent is higher in Kanoona. On these figures, Buckajo tends to suit people living alone, while Kanoona suits families with children, couples, 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
Kanoona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kanoona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($876,000 vs $1,172,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Buckajo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Buckajo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (340 min vs 345 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (495.5 km vs 502.1 km)
- But Kanoona is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kanoona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Buckajo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.2% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Buckajo and Kanoona 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
Buckajo has more residents (322 vs 147); Kanoona has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $76,024).
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 322 +54% vs other | 147 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.2% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 49 | 42 |
| Median household income | $76,024/yr | $100,724/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $300/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,172,500 | $876,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 70% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Kanoona is more walkable (14 vs 5).
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Buckajo carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 0).
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Kanoona sits further from the CBD (502.1 km vs 495.5 km).
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 495.5 km | 502.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 340 min | 345 min |
| Public transport score | 22/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (81.2%).
Setting
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 189 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.4 km | 16.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 145 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Buckajo | Kanoona | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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