Bugaldie vs Dandry

Dandry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Bugaldie. 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 Dandry, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bugaldie: a median of $500,000, against $285,000 in Dandry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bugaldie tends to suit couples, while Dandry 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

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 21%)
  • But Dandry has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 92%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bugaldie has cheaper land ($100,000 vs $120,000)
  • Dandry has cheaper houses ($285,000 vs $500,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dandry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bugaldie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (503.6 km vs 516.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (361 min vs 368 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Where they sit

Bugaldie and Dandry 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 Dandry
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 Dandry
Walkability 0 / 0
Bugaldie — Walkability: 0/100 Dandry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 52
Bugaldie — Safety: 56/100 Dandry — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 35 / 25
Bugaldie — Low fire risk: 35/100 Dandry — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Bugaldie rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Bugaldie has more residents (162 vs 65).

Bugaldie Dandry
Population 162
+60% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.5% —
Median age 47 41
Median household income $66,612/yr
+30% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bugaldie Dandry
0-4 4.9% / 6.2%
Bugaldie — 0-4: 4.9% Dandry — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 15.4% / 13.8%
Bugaldie — 5-14: 15.4% Dandry — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 2.5% / 4.6%
Bugaldie — 15-19: 2.5% Dandry — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / —
Bugaldie — 20-24: not among its largest Dandry — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.6% / 9.2%
Bugaldie — 25-34: 13.6% Dandry — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 8.6% / 12.3%
Bugaldie — 35-44: 8.6% Dandry — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 13.6% / 9.2%
Bugaldie — 45-54: 13.6% Dandry — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 16.0% / —
Bugaldie — 55-64: 16.0% Dandry — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 14.2% / 23.1%
Bugaldie — 65-74: 14.2% Dandry — 65-74: 23.1%
75-84 6.2% / 4.6%
Bugaldie — 75-84: 6.2% Dandry — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 3.1% / —
Bugaldie — 85+: 3.1% Dandry — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Bugaldie Dandry
Germany — / 4.6%
Bugaldie — Germany: not among its largest Dandry — Germany: 4.6%
England 1.9% / —
Bugaldie — England: 1.9% Dandry — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bugaldie 41.2% lone person
Bugaldie — Lone Person: 41.2% Bugaldie — Couple Families: 58.8% Bugaldie — Group Household: 0.0%
Dandry 50.0% lone person
Dandry — Lone Person: 50.0% Dandry — Couple Families: 21.4% Dandry — Group Household: 28.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bugaldie 92.5% houses
Bugaldie — Houses: 92.5% Bugaldie — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Dandry 105.6% houses
Dandry — Houses: 105.6% Dandry — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bugaldie Dandry
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 16.9%
Bugaldie — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Dandry — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 12.3%
Bugaldie — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Dandry — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.6%
Bugaldie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Dandry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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%
Dandry 0.0% renting
Dandry — Owned Outright: 100.0% Dandry — Mortgage: 0.0% Dandry — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bugaldie Dandry
Median house price $500,000 $285,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $100,000 $120,000

Zoning mix

Bugaldie has more rural and farming land (63% vs 25%); Dandry has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 37%).

Bugaldie Dandry
Environmental 37% 74%
Rural and farming 63% 25%
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 Dandry
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bugaldie Dandry
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW

Liveability

Bugaldie Dandry
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Dandry carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 65).

Bugaldie Dandry
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
75/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 Dandry
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

Bugaldie Dandry
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Dandry sits further from the CBD (516.9 km vs 503.6 km).

Bugaldie Dandry
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 503.6 km 516.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 361 min 368 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2357
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 2357
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.

Bugaldie Dandry
Car (driver) 52.9% / 38.5%
Bugaldie — Car (driver): 52.9% Dandry — Car (driver): 38.5%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 30.8%
Bugaldie — Worked from Home: 35.3% Dandry — Worked from Home: 30.8%
Walked Only 11.8% / 30.8%
Bugaldie — Walked Only: 11.8% Dandry — Walked Only: 30.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Bugaldie Dandry
Elevation 443 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Bugaldie Dandry
Annual rainfall 761 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bugaldie

Rural

Dandry

Affordable Professionals Retirees Rural

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