Buckaroo vs Milroy
Milroy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Buckaroo. 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 Milroy: a median of $3.9 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 Milroy suits couples.
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
Milroy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 79%)
Weighs schools, house stock, 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 $3,900,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Milroy
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 7%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $430/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Milroy
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 246 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (273.8 km vs 283.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Milroy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Milroy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.6% vs 7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Buckaroo and Milroy 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
Buckaroo has more residents (138 vs 61); Buckaroo rents higher ($430/wk vs $300/wk).
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 138 +56% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.8% | +19.6% |
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Median household income | $141,544/yr | $169,000/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk +30% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (6.6%).
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 (21.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $857,500 | $3,900,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $495,000 |
Zoning mix
Milroy has more rural and farming land (100% vs 70%); Buckaroo has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 100% |
| Environmental | 16% | 0% |
| Residential | 14% | 0% |
| 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 | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 11% 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
Milroy is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Milroy carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 22).
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | — |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Buckaroo sits further from the CBD (283.6 km vs 273.8 km).
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 283.6 km +3% vs other | 273.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 246 min | 225 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 (69.9%).
Setting
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 704 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 453 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 69 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 665 mm | 687 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.8°C | — |
Council rates
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Buckaroo | Milroy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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