Buckra Bendinni vs South Arm

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in South Arm: a median of $1.66 million, against $930,000 in Buckra Bendinni, though rent is higher in Buckra Bendinni. On these figures, Buckra Bendinni tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Buckra Bendinni has cheaper houses ($930,000 vs $1,659,700)
  • South Arm leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Arm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($178/wk vs $260/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

South Arm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (348 min vs 354 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (498.6 km vs 505.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Buckra Bendinni

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.2% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
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.

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Walkability 5 / 0
Buckra Bendinni — Walkability: 5/100 South Arm — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 23 / 23
Buckra Bendinni — Low fire risk: 23/100 South Arm — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

South Arm has more residents (311 vs 123); Buckra Bendinni rents higher ($260/wk vs $178/wk).

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Population 123 311
+153% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.2% -0.6%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $53,612/yr
+13% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+32% vs other
 $178/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
0-4 7.3% / 6.8%
Buckra Bendinni — 0-4: 7.3% South Arm — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 12.2% / 8.0%
Buckra Bendinni — 5-14: 12.2% South Arm — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 4.1% / 4.5%
Buckra Bendinni — 15-19: 4.1% South Arm — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / 3.9%
Buckra Bendinni — 20-24: not among its largest South Arm — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 14.6% / 14.8%
Buckra Bendinni — 25-34: 14.6% South Arm — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 8.9% / 4.5%
Buckra Bendinni — 35-44: 8.9% South Arm — 35-44: 4.5%
45-54 16.3% / 10.0%
Buckra Bendinni — 45-54: 16.3% South Arm — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 14.6% / 17.0%
Buckra Bendinni — 55-64: 14.6% South Arm — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 19.5% / 20.3%
Buckra Bendinni — 65-74: 19.5% South Arm — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 7.3% / 6.1%
Buckra Bendinni — 75-84: 7.3% South Arm — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.4% / 1.6%
Buckra Bendinni — 85+: 2.4% South Arm — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
England 3.3% / 1.6%
Buckra Bendinni — England: 3.3% South Arm — England: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.3%
Buckra Bendinni — Germany: not among its largest South Arm — Germany: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buckra Bendinni 40.0% lone person
Buckra Bendinni — Lone Person: 40.0% Buckra Bendinni — Couple Families: 28.0% Buckra Bendinni — One Parent Families: 32.0% Buckra Bendinni — Group Household: 0.0% Buckra Bendinni — Other Families: 0.0%
South Arm 35.9% lone person
South Arm — Lone Person: 35.9% South Arm — Couple Families: 30.8% South Arm — One Parent Families: 21.8% South Arm — Group Household: 6.4% South Arm — Other Families: 5.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buckra Bendinni 100.0% houses
Buckra Bendinni — Houses: 100.0% Buckra Bendinni — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
South Arm 99.1% houses
South Arm — Houses: 99.1% South Arm — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 9.3%
Buckra Bendinni — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% South Arm — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 7.7%
Buckra Bendinni — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% South Arm — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 4.8%
Buckra Bendinni — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% South Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Buckra Bendinni — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest South Arm — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buckra Bendinni 21.4% renting
Buckra Bendinni — Owned Outright: 45.2% Buckra Bendinni — Mortgage: 33.3% Buckra Bendinni — Renting: 21.4%
South Arm 30.7% renting
South Arm — Owned Outright: 50.5% South Arm — Mortgage: 18.8% South Arm — Renting: 30.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Median house price $930,000 $1,659,700
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $335,000

Zoning mix

Buckra Bendinni has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 9%); South Arm has more rural and farming land (91% vs 63%).

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Rural and farming 63% 91%
Environmental 37% 9%
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

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
House price Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Bushfire High
77/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 —
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

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
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

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 8 9

Mobility

Buckra Bendinni sits further from the CBD (505.3 km vs 498.6 km).

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 505.3 km
+1% vs other
 498.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 354 min 348 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2449
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2449
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.

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Car (driver) 59.1% / 66.2%
Buckra Bendinni — Car (driver): 59.1% South Arm — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 26.2%
Buckra Bendinni — Worked from Home: 34.1% South Arm — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 7.7%
Buckra Bendinni — Car (passenger): 6.8% South Arm — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.1 km 24.0 km

NBN connectivity

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Connectivity score 24/100 34/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 13%
151 premises

Council rates

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buckra Bendinni South Arm
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buckra Bendinni

Retirees Rural

South Arm

Retirees Rural

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