Wallanbah vs Bucca Wauka
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallanbah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wallanbah tends to suit families with children and 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
Wallanbah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 42%)
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wallanbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bucca Wauka
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 222 min)
- But Wallanbah sits closer to the CBD (285 km vs 294.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bucca Wauka
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 27%)
- But Wallanbah carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bucca Wauka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-2.4% vs -15.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wallanbah and Bucca Wauka 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
Bucca Wauka rents higher ($305/wk vs $250/wk); Bucca Wauka skews older (57 vs 55).
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 80 +14% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.7% | -2.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 57 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $58,500/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $305/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (27.5%).
Property market
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $4,300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
Bucca Wauka is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Wallanbah carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0); Bucca Wauka carries more crime risk (56 vs 37).
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 21 |
Mobility
Bucca Wauka sits further from the CBD (294.8 km vs 285 km).
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 285 km | 294.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 222 min | 217 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2422 | 0.2% postcode 2429 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2422 | 62 postcode 2429 |
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 (65.0%).
Setting
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 194 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 104 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.0 km | 33.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wallanbah | Bucca Wauka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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