Bucketty vs Cedar Brush Creek

Cedar Brush Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Bucketty. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bucketty, most households are people living alone. In Cedar Brush Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bucketty tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Cedar Brush Creek 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

They split

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

  • Bucketty carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)
  • Cedar Brush Creek is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cedar Brush Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cedar Brush Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (100.1 km vs 106.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bucketty

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Cedar Brush Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.6% vs -11.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
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.

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bucketty — Walkability: 0/100 Cedar Brush Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 71
Bucketty — Safety: 87/100 Cedar Brush Creek — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 8 / 34
Bucketty — Low fire risk: 8/100 Cedar Brush Creek — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Cedar Brush Creek has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $71,500); Bucketty has more residents (165 vs 125).

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Population 165
+24% vs other
 125
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.3% +9.6%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $71,500/yr $117,000/yr
+64% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+10% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
0-4 4.2% / 3.2%
Bucketty — 0-4: 4.2% Cedar Brush Creek — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 7.9% / 12.8%
Bucketty — 5-14: 7.9% Cedar Brush Creek — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.3% / 8.8%
Bucketty — 15-19: 7.3% Cedar Brush Creek — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 1.8% / 3.2%
Bucketty — 20-24: 1.8% Cedar Brush Creek — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 7.9% / 7.2%
Bucketty — 25-34: 7.9% Cedar Brush Creek — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 12.7% / 10.4%
Bucketty — 35-44: 12.7% Cedar Brush Creek — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.8% / 20.0%
Bucketty — 45-54: 15.8% Cedar Brush Creek — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 14.5% / 13.6%
Bucketty — 55-64: 14.5% Cedar Brush Creek — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 17.0% / 9.6%
Bucketty — 65-74: 17.0% Cedar Brush Creek — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 9.1% / 6.4%
Bucketty — 75-84: 9.1% Cedar Brush Creek — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 1.8% / —
Bucketty — 85+: 1.8% Cedar Brush Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bucketty 59.5% lone person
Bucketty — Lone Person: 59.5% Bucketty — Couple Families: 31.0% Bucketty — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Cedar Brush Creek 32.3% lone person
Cedar Brush Creek — Lone Person: 32.3% Cedar Brush Creek — Couple Families: 58.1% Cedar Brush Creek — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bucketty 4.3% renting
Bucketty — Owned Outright: 40.0% Bucketty — Mortgage: 55.7% Bucketty — Renting: 4.3%
Cedar Brush Creek 9.5% renting
Cedar Brush Creek — Owned Outright: 45.2% Cedar Brush Creek — Mortgage: 45.2% Cedar Brush Creek — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 14.4%
Bucketty — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Cedar Brush Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 9.6%
Bucketty — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Cedar Brush Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 4.0%
Bucketty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Cedar Brush Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 4.0%
Bucketty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Cedar Brush Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.2%
Bucketty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Cedar Brush Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
England 8.5% / 4.0%
Bucketty — England: 8.5% Cedar Brush Creek — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 6.1% / —
Bucketty — New Zealand: 6.1% Cedar Brush Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Canada — / 3.2%
Bucketty — Canada: not among its largest Cedar Brush Creek — Canada: 3.2%
South Africa 2.4% / —
Bucketty — South Africa: 2.4% Cedar Brush Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 2.4% / —
Bucketty — Zimbabwe: 2.4% Cedar Brush Creek — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
France 1.8% / —
Bucketty — France: 1.8% Cedar Brush Creek — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucketty 100.0% houses
Bucketty — Houses: 100.0%
Cedar Brush Creek 100.0% houses
Cedar Brush Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Median house price — $1,574,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,182,500 $1,280,000

Zoning mix

Cedar Brush Creek has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 32%); Bucketty has more rural and farming land (67% vs 37%).

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Rural and farming 67% 37%
Environmental 32% 63%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
Approvals change year on year -31% +67%

Ranking within NSW

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Cedar Brush Creek carries more crime risk (29 vs 13); Bucketty carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 66).

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Bushfire High
92/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
29/100
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

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
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

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Bucketty sits further from the CBD (106.8 km vs 100.1 km).

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 106.8 km
+6% vs other
 100.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
 0.6%
postcode 2259
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
 56
postcode 2259

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.

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Car (driver) 53.3% / 57.6%
Bucketty — Car (driver): 53.3% Cedar Brush Creek — Car (driver): 57.6%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 42.4%
Bucketty — Worked from Home: 40.0% Cedar Brush Creek — Worked from Home: 42.4%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Bucketty — Car (passenger): 6.7% Cedar Brush Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.6%).

Setting

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Elevation 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.8 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Annual rainfall 804 mm 1,272 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C 26.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C 10.6°C

Council rates

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Average residential rate $1,405/yr $1,409/yr
Council Cessnock Central Coast (NSW)

Federal electorate

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Division Hunter Dobell
Member Dan Repacholi Emma Mcbride
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bucketty Cedar Brush Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bucketty

Retirees Rural

Cedar Brush Creek

Rural

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