Buckaroo vs Budgee Budgee
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Budgee Budgee: a median of $1.29 million, against $858,000 in Buckaroo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Buckaroo 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
Buckaroo
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 44/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 63%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Buckaroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($857,500 vs $1,292,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Buckaroo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $485/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Budgee Budgee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 246 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Budgee Budgee
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
- But Buckaroo carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Budgee Budgee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.2% vs 7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Buckaroo and Budgee Budgee 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
Budgee Budgee has more residents (241 vs 138); Buckaroo has higher household incomes ($141,544 vs $92,612).
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 138 | 241 +75% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.8% | +24.2% |
| Median age | 48 | 50 |
| Median household income | $141,544/yr +35% vs other | $92,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $485/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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 (3.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $857,500 | $1,292,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Buckaroo has more rural and farming land (70% vs 45%); Buckaroo has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 2%).
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 45% |
| Residential | 14% | 52% |
| Environmental | 16% | 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
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
Budgee Budgee is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Budgee Budgee carries more crime risk (44 vs 0).
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 12 |
Mobility
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 283.6 km | 284.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 246 min | 236 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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 (75.8%).
Setting
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 704 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 516 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 69 premises | 0% 113 premises |
Climate
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 665 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Buckaroo | Budgee Budgee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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