Bungawalbin vs New Italy
New Italy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Bungawalbin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Bungawalbin: a median of $828,000, against $270,000 in New Italy, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, New Italy tends to suit 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
Bungawalbin
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 67/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 56%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 85%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
New Italy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($270,000 vs $827,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
New Italy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 36%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $375/wk)
- But Bungawalbin has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
New Italy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (439 min vs 469 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (683.9 km vs 692.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Bungawalbin carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 67/100)
- New Italy has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 5%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
New Italy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.2% vs 15.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bungawalbin and New Italy 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
New Italy has more residents (249 vs 138); Bungawalbin rents higher ($375/wk vs $230/wk).
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 138 | 249 +80% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.0% | +33.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 42 |
| Median household income | $54,600/yr | $60,216/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $375/wk +39% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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 (3.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $827,500 | $270,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $500,000 |
Zoning mix
Bungawalbin has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 4%); New Italy has more rural and farming land (95% vs 71%).
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 71% | 95% |
| Environmental | 29% | 4% |
| 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
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
New Italy carries more crime risk (67 vs 12).
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 86/100 | High 89/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| 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
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Bungawalbin sits further from the CBD (692.5 km vs 683.9 km).
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 692.5 km +1% vs other | 683.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 469 min | 439 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2469 | 0.2% postcode 2472 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2469 | 79 postcode 2472 |
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 (87.9%).
Setting
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.7 km | 11.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 52 premises |
Climate
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,408 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bungawalbin | New Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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