Bugaldie vs Baradine

Bugaldie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Baradine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bugaldie, most households are couple families. In Baradine, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bugaldie: a median of $500,000, against $229,000 in Baradine, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bugaldie tends to suit couples, while Baradine suits people living alone 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

Bugaldie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 42%)
  • But Baradine has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Baradine

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($229,000 vs $500,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Baradine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($157/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bugaldie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (361 min vs 384 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (503.6 km vs 531.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Baradine

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)
  • But Bugaldie carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 92/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Bugaldie Baradine
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.

Bugaldie Baradine
Walkability 0 / 4
Bugaldie — Walkability: 0/100 Baradine — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 56 / 8
Bugaldie — Safety: 56/100 Baradine — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 35 / 39
Bugaldie — Low fire risk: 35/100 Baradine — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Baradine has more residents (783 vs 162); Bugaldie rents higher ($230/wk vs $157/wk).

Bugaldie Baradine
Population 162 783
+383% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.5% —
Median age 47 50
Median household income $66,612/yr
+19% vs other
 $53,768/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+32% vs other
 $157/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bugaldie Baradine
0-4 4.9% / 6.1%
Bugaldie — 0-4: 4.9% Baradine — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 15.4% / 11.9%
Bugaldie — 5-14: 15.4% Baradine — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 2.5% / 4.7%
Bugaldie — 15-19: 2.5% Baradine — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Bugaldie — 20-24: not among its largest Baradine — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 13.6% / 8.4%
Bugaldie — 25-34: 13.6% Baradine — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 8.6% / 9.1%
Bugaldie — 35-44: 8.6% Baradine — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 13.6% / 10.7%
Bugaldie — 45-54: 13.6% Baradine — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 16.0% / 15.6%
Bugaldie — 55-64: 16.0% Baradine — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 14.2% / 15.5%
Bugaldie — 65-74: 14.2% Baradine — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 6.2% / 8.9%
Bugaldie — 75-84: 6.2% Baradine — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 3.1% / 4.6%
Bugaldie — 85+: 3.1% Baradine — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bugaldie 41.2% lone person
Bugaldie — Lone Person: 41.2% Bugaldie — Couple Families: 58.8% Bugaldie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bugaldie — Group Household: 0.0% Bugaldie — Other Families: 0.0%
Baradine 50.0% lone person
Baradine — Lone Person: 50.0% Baradine — Couple Families: 28.3% Baradine — One Parent Families: 13.7% Baradine — Group Household: 5.2% Baradine — Other Families: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bugaldie 15.8% renting
Bugaldie — Owned Outright: 55.3% Bugaldie — Mortgage: 28.9% Bugaldie — Renting: 15.8%
Baradine 23.1% renting
Baradine — Owned Outright: 54.1% Baradine — Mortgage: 22.8% Baradine — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bugaldie Baradine
England 1.9% / 1.5%
Bugaldie — England: 1.9% Baradine — England: 1.5%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Bugaldie — Philippines: not among its largest Baradine — Philippines: 1.0%
Vietnam — / 0.6%
Bugaldie — Vietnam: not among its largest Baradine — Vietnam: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.4%
Bugaldie — New Zealand: not among its largest Baradine — New Zealand: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Bugaldie — Germany: not among its largest Baradine — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bugaldie Baradine
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 13.5%
Bugaldie — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Baradine — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 4.9%
Bugaldie — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Baradine — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 3.1%
Bugaldie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Baradine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Bugaldie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Baradine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Bugaldie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Baradine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bugaldie 92.5% houses
Bugaldie — Houses: 92.5% Bugaldie — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Baradine 93.1% houses
Baradine — Houses: 93.1% Baradine — Flats / Apartments: 6.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bugaldie Baradine
Median house price $500,000 $229,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $100,000 —

Zoning mix

Bugaldie has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 23%); Baradine has more rural and farming land (77% vs 63%).

Bugaldie Baradine
Rural and farming 63% 77%
Environmental 37% 23%
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

Bugaldie Baradine
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bugaldie Baradine
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Bugaldie Baradine
Grade — D
Score — 8/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Baradine carries more crime risk (92 vs 44).

Bugaldie Baradine
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
92/100
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

Bugaldie Baradine
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bugaldie

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Baradine

  • St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Baradine Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bugaldie Baradine
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 17

Mobility

Baradine sits further from the CBD (531.1 km vs 503.6 km).

Bugaldie Baradine
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 503.6 km 531.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 361 min 384 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2357
 0.0%
postcode 2396
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 2357
 99
postcode 2396

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.

Bugaldie Baradine
Car (driver) 52.9% / 68.8%
Bugaldie — Car (driver): 52.9% Baradine — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 15.4%
Bugaldie — Worked from Home: 35.3% Baradine — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Walked Only 11.8% / 11.7%
Bugaldie — Walked Only: 11.8% Baradine — Walked Only: 11.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Bugaldie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Baradine — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Bugaldie Baradine
Elevation 443 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bugaldie Baradine
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Bugaldie Baradine
Annual rainfall 761 mm 516 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C 33.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C 3.2°C

Council rates

Bugaldie Baradine
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

Bugaldie Baradine
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bugaldie Baradine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bugaldie

Rural

Baradine

Affordable Retirees Rural

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