Bucketty vs Kulnura
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 Kulnura, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bucketty tends to suit people living alone, while Kulnura 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
Kulnura
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 40%)
- But Bucketty carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bucketty has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $443/wk)
- Kulnura has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 4%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kulnura
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (95.7 km vs 106.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 93 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bucketty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kulnura
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.0% vs -11.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bucketty and Kulnura 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
Kulnura has more residents (589 vs 165); Kulnura rents higher ($443/wk vs $305/wk).
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 165 | 589 +257% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.3% | -3.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $99,476/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk | $443/wk +45% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (8.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $2,237,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,182,500 | — |
Zoning mix
Bucketty has more rural and farming land (67% vs 39%); Bucketty has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 7%).
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 67% | 39% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 53% |
| Environmental | 32% | 7% |
| 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 | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 719 across Cessnock | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% | +67% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 33/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Kulnura carries more crime risk (53 vs 13); Bucketty carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 82).
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 92/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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 | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bucketty
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kulnura
- Kulnura Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 37 |
Mobility
Bucketty sits further from the CBD (106.8 km vs 95.7 km).
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 106.8 km +10% vs other | 95.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 93 min | 84 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 2250 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2250 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 (53.3%).
Setting
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 221 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 184 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.8 km | 34.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 252 premises |
Climate
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,405/yr | $1,409/yr |
| Council | Cessnock | Central Coast (NSW) |
Federal electorate
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter | Robertson |
| Member | Dan Repacholi | Gordon Reid |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bucketty | Kulnura | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Bucketty
Other comparisons with Kulnura
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.