Burrapine vs Buckra Bendinni
Buckra Bendinni is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Burrapine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Buckra Bendinni tends to suit families with children and older residents.
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
Burrapine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Buckra Bendinni
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (36% vs 50%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Buckra Bendinni
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 44%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Buckra Bendinni
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (354 min vs 363 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (505.3 km vs 515 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Burrapine carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 86/100)
- Buckra Bendinni has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Buckra Bendinni
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.2% vs -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burrapine and Buckra Bendinni 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
Buckra Bendinni has more residents (123 vs 58); Buckra Bendinni has higher household incomes ($53,612 vs $29,900).
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58 | 123 +112% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | +24.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 48 |
| Median household income | $29,900/yr | $53,612/yr +79% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $260/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
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 (8.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $930,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Buckra Bendinni has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 0%); Burrapine has more rural and farming land (100% vs 63%).
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 63% |
| Environmental | 0% | 37% |
| 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
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Nambucca Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -64% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Buckra Bendinni carries more crime risk (86 vs 0); Burrapine carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 77).
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 92/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 9 | 8 |
Mobility
Burrapine sits further from the CBD (515 km vs 505.3 km).
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 515 km +2% vs other | 505.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 363 min | 354 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2447 | 0.0% postcode 2449 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2447 | 66 postcode 2449 |
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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 151 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 135 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 33.5 km | 29.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Council rates
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Nambucca Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burrapine | Buckra Bendinni | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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