Buckaroo vs Eurunderee

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 Eurunderee: a median of $1.61 million, against $858,000 in Buckaroo, though rent is higher in Buckaroo. On these figures, Buckaroo tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Eurunderee suits families with children 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

Buckaroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Buckaroo has cheaper houses ($857,500 vs $1,610,000)
  • Eurunderee leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eurunderee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eurunderee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (235 min vs 246 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eurunderee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)
  • But Buckaroo carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Eurunderee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.4% vs 7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Buckaroo and Eurunderee drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Buckaroo Eurunderee
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.

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Walkability 0 / 10
Buckaroo — Walkability: 0/100 Eurunderee — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 100 / 37
Buckaroo — Safety: 100/100 Eurunderee — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 78 / 76
Buckaroo — Low fire risk: 78/100 Eurunderee — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Eurunderee has more residents (186 vs 138); Buckaroo rents higher ($430/wk vs $350/wk).

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Population 138 186
+35% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% +13.4%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $141,544/yr
+5% vs other
 $134,316/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+19% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buckaroo Eurunderee
0-4 — / 4.8%
Buckaroo — 0-4: not among its largest Eurunderee — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.7% / 17.2%
Buckaroo — 5-14: 16.7% Eurunderee — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 4.3% / 1.6%
Buckaroo — 15-19: 4.3% Eurunderee — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 2.9% / 3.2%
Buckaroo — 20-24: 2.9% Eurunderee — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 5.8% / 4.3%
Buckaroo — 25-34: 5.8% Eurunderee — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 12.3% / 10.2%
Buckaroo — 35-44: 12.3% Eurunderee — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 16.7% / 19.9%
Buckaroo — 45-54: 16.7% Eurunderee — 45-54: 19.9%
55-64 13.0% / 15.1%
Buckaroo — 55-64: 13.0% Eurunderee — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 13.0% / 18.8%
Buckaroo — 65-74: 13.0% Eurunderee — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 3.6% / 5.9%
Buckaroo — 75-84: 3.6% Eurunderee — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 3.8%
Buckaroo — 85+: not among its largest Eurunderee — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Buckaroo Eurunderee
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.2%
Buckaroo — New Zealand: 3.6% Eurunderee — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 2.2% / 2.7%
Buckaroo — England: 2.2% Eurunderee — England: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buckaroo 63.2% couple families
Buckaroo — Couple Families: 63.2% Buckaroo — Lone Person: 21.1% Buckaroo — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Eurunderee 60.6% couple families
Eurunderee — Couple Families: 60.6% Eurunderee — Lone Person: 24.2% Eurunderee — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buckaroo 100.0% houses
Buckaroo — Houses: 100.0%
Eurunderee 100.0% houses
Eurunderee — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 19.9%
Buckaroo — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Eurunderee — Bachelor Degree: 19.9%
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 11.8%
Buckaroo — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Eurunderee — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 11.8%
Buckaroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Eurunderee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 4.8%
Buckaroo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Eurunderee — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.2%
Buckaroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Eurunderee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buckaroo 7.1% renting
Buckaroo — Owned Outright: 47.6% Buckaroo — Mortgage: 45.2% Buckaroo — Renting: 7.1%
Eurunderee 19.7% renting
Eurunderee — Owned Outright: 52.5% Eurunderee — Mortgage: 27.9% Eurunderee — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Median house price $857,500 $1,610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Eurunderee has more rural and farming land (88% vs 70%); Buckaroo has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 6%).

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Rural and farming 70% 88%
Environmental 16% 6%
Residential 14% 6%
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 Eurunderee
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Buckaroo Eurunderee
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Eurunderee is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Buckaroo Eurunderee
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

Eurunderee carries more crime risk (63 vs 0).

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
24/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 Eurunderee
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 Eurunderee
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 283.6 km 282.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 246 min 235 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.

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Car (driver) 69.9% / 56.1%
Buckaroo — Car (driver): 69.9% Eurunderee — Car (driver): 56.1%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 29.3%
Buckaroo — Worked from Home: 19.2% Eurunderee — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Walked Only 5.5% / 14.6%
Buckaroo — Walked Only: 5.5% Eurunderee — Walked Only: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / —
Buckaroo — Car (passenger): 5.5% Eurunderee — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Elevation 704 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 487 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 1%
97 premises

Climate

Buckaroo Eurunderee
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 Eurunderee
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buckaroo Eurunderee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buckaroo

Rural

Eurunderee

Family Retirees Rural

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