Bundagen vs Valery
Bundagen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Valery. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bundagen tends to suit families with children, while Valery 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
Valery
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 75/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Valery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bundagen
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($30/wk vs $209/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 13%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Valery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Valery
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Bundagen and Valery 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
Valery rents higher ($209/wk vs $30/wk); Valery has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $37,700).
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 96 +45% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -28.9% | — |
| Median age | 52 | 57 |
| Median household income | $37,700/yr | $81,224/yr +115% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $30/wk | $209/wk +597% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $3,300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Valery has more rural and farming land (58% vs 9%); Bundagen has more land zoned for conservation (90% vs 41%).
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 90% | 41% |
| Rural and farming | 9% | 58% |
| 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
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 356 across Coffs Harbour | 40 across Bellingen |
| Approvals change year on year | +61% | +12% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 79% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
Liveability
Valery is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Bundagen carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 23); Bundagen carries more crime risk (75 vs 38).
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 73/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 same for both | |
Mobility
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 514.8 km | 516.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 345 min | 344 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2454 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 2454 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.5 km 2.2 km to a named beach | 10.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,827 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.22 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,437/yr | $1,592/yr |
| Council | Coffs Harbour | Bellingen |
Federal electorate
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bundagen | Valery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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