Bungaba vs Cope

Cope is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Bungaba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungaba, most households are couple families. In Cope, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bungaba tends to suit couples, while Cope suits families with children.

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

Bungaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bungaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Cope

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (262 min vs 276 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (317.9 km vs 331.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Bungaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.4% vs -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungaba Cope
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.

Bungaba Cope
Walkability 0 / 0
Bungaba — Walkability: 0/100 Cope — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 24
Bungaba — Safety: 89/100 Cope — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 75 / 52
Bungaba — Low fire risk: 75/100 Cope — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Cope has more residents (113 vs 88); Bungaba has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $58,500).

Bungaba Cope
Population 88 113
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.4% -11.7%
Median age 51 43
Median household income $74,724/yr
+22% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungaba Cope
0-4 3.4% / —
Bungaba — 0-4: 3.4% Cope — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.8% / 20.4%
Bungaba — 5-14: 6.8% Cope — 5-14: 20.4%
15-19 — / 2.7%
Bungaba — 15-19: not among its largest Cope — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 4.5% / 7.1%
Bungaba — 20-24: 4.5% Cope — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 8.0% / —
Bungaba — 25-34: 8.0% Cope — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 20.5% / 22.1%
Bungaba — 35-44: 20.5% Cope — 35-44: 22.1%
45-54 11.4% / 8.8%
Bungaba — 45-54: 11.4% Cope — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 20.5% / 11.5%
Bungaba — 55-64: 20.5% Cope — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 17.0% / 16.8%
Bungaba — 65-74: 17.0% Cope — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 3.4% / 4.4%
Bungaba — 75-84: 3.4% Cope — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / —
Bungaba — 85+: not among its largest Cope — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Bungaba Cope
England 8.0% / 8.0%
Bungaba — England: 8.0% Cope — England: 8.0%
New Zealand 3.4% / —
Bungaba — New Zealand: 3.4% Cope — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungaba 61.1% couple families
Bungaba — Couple Families: 61.1% Bungaba — Lone Person: 38.9% Bungaba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Cope 47.8% couple families
Cope — Couple Families: 47.8% Cope — Lone Person: 39.1% Cope — One Parent Families: 13.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungaba 100.0% houses
Bungaba — Houses: 100.0%
Cope 100.0% houses
Cope — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bungaba Cope
Certificate III & IV 23.9% / 28.3%
Bungaba — Certificate III & IV: 23.9% Cope — Certificate III & IV: 28.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 4.4%
Bungaba — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Cope — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.7%
Bungaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Cope — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungaba 12.9% renting
Bungaba — Owned Outright: 45.2% Bungaba — Mortgage: 41.9% Bungaba — Renting: 12.9%
Cope 0.0% renting
Cope — Owned Outright: 53.8% Cope — Mortgage: 46.2% Cope — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bungaba Cope
Median house price — $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bungaba has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 6%); Cope has more rural and farming land (84% vs 74%).

Bungaba Cope
Rural and farming 74% 84%
Environmental 21% 6%
Residential 5% 10%
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

Bungaba Cope
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bungaba Cope
House price — Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Bungaba Cope
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cope carries more crime risk (76 vs 11); Cope carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 25).

Bungaba Cope
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
76/100
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

Bungaba Cope
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

Bungaba Cope
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Bungaba sits further from the CBD (331.2 km vs 317.9 km).

Bungaba Cope
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 331.2 km
+4% vs other
 317.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 276 min 262 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2852
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2852
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.

Bungaba Cope
Car (driver) 100.0% / 72.2%
Bungaba — Car (driver): 100.0% Cope — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home — / 11.1%
Bungaba — Worked from Home: not among its largest Cope — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) — / 8.3%
Bungaba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cope — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only — / 8.3%
Bungaba — Walked Only: not among its largest Cope — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Bungaba Cope
Elevation 510 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 494 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungaba Cope
Connectivity score 16/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Bungaba Cope
Annual rainfall 669 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Bungaba Cope
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungaba Cope
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungaba Cope
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungaba

Rural

Cope

Rural

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