Bucketty vs Laguna

Bucketty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Laguna. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Laguna tends to suit people living alone 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

Bucketty

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 29%)
  • But Laguna has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Laguna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($865,000 vs $1,182,500)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bucketty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bucketty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (106.8 km vs 132.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bucketty carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)
  • Laguna has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 28%)

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

Where they sit

Bucketty and Laguna 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 Laguna
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 Laguna
Walkability 0 / 0
Bucketty — Walkability: 0/100 Laguna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 33
Bucketty — Safety: 87/100 Laguna — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 8 / 13
Bucketty — Low fire risk: 8/100 Laguna — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Laguna has more residents (310 vs 165); Laguna rents higher ($400/wk vs $305/wk).

Bucketty Laguna
Population 165 310
+88% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.3% —
Median age 50 57
Median household income $71,500/yr
+2% vs other
 $70,096/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk $400/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucketty Laguna
0-4 4.2% / 3.2%
Bucketty — 0-4: 4.2% Laguna — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 7.9% / 7.1%
Bucketty — 5-14: 7.9% Laguna — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 7.3% / 2.6%
Bucketty — 15-19: 7.3% Laguna — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 1.8% / 2.6%
Bucketty — 20-24: 1.8% Laguna — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 7.9% / 3.5%
Bucketty — 25-34: 7.9% Laguna — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 12.7% / 6.8%
Bucketty — 35-44: 12.7% Laguna — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 15.8% / 18.7%
Bucketty — 45-54: 15.8% Laguna — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 14.5% / 19.7%
Bucketty — 55-64: 14.5% Laguna — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 17.0% / 26.8%
Bucketty — 65-74: 17.0% Laguna — 65-74: 26.8%
75-84 9.1% / 10.3%
Bucketty — 75-84: 9.1% Laguna — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 1.8% / 1.3%
Bucketty — 85+: 1.8% Laguna — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

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%
Laguna 71.1% lone person
Laguna — Lone Person: 71.1% Laguna — Couple Families: 21.7% Laguna — One Parent Families: 7.2%
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%
Laguna 3.6% renting
Laguna — Owned Outright: 62.9% Laguna — Mortgage: 33.6% Laguna — Renting: 3.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bucketty Laguna
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 18.1%
Bucketty — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Laguna — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 12.6%
Bucketty — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Laguna — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 10.3%
Bucketty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Laguna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 8.4%
Bucketty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Laguna — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.3%
Bucketty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Laguna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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 Laguna
England 8.5% / 9.4%
Bucketty — England: 8.5% Laguna — England: 9.4%
New Zealand 6.1% / 3.9%
Bucketty — New Zealand: 6.1% Laguna — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 2.4% / 1.9%
Bucketty — South Africa: 2.4% Laguna — South Africa: 1.9%
Zimbabwe 2.4% / —
Bucketty — Zimbabwe: 2.4% Laguna — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Bucketty — Netherlands: not among its largest Laguna — Netherlands: 1.9%
France 1.8% / —
Bucketty — France: 1.8% Laguna — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucketty 100.0% houses
Bucketty — Houses: 100.0%
Laguna 100.0% houses
Laguna — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bucketty Laguna
Median house price — $917,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,182,500 $865,000

Zoning mix

Laguna has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 32%); Bucketty has more rural and farming land (67% vs 45%).

Bucketty Laguna
Rural and farming 67% 45%
Environmental 32% 55%
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 Laguna
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bucketty Laguna
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Bucketty Laguna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Laguna carries more crime risk (67 vs 13).

Bucketty Laguna
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 Laguna
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 Laguna

  • Laguna Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bucketty Laguna
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 34

Mobility

Laguna sits further from the CBD (132.2 km vs 106.8 km).

Bucketty Laguna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 106.8 km 132.2 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
 0.4%
postcode 2325
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
 51
postcode 2325

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 Laguna
Car (driver) 53.3% / 41.2%
Bucketty — Car (driver): 53.3% Laguna — Car (driver): 41.2%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 54.4%
Bucketty — Worked from Home: 40.0% Laguna — Worked from Home: 54.4%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Bucketty — Car (passenger): 6.7% Laguna — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Bucketty — Walked Only: not among its largest Laguna — Walked Only: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.4%).

Setting

Bucketty Laguna
Elevation 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 274 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bucketty Laguna
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
208 premises

Climate

Bucketty Laguna
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Bucketty Laguna
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Bucketty Laguna
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bucketty

Retirees Rural

Laguna

Retirees Rural

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