Waukivory vs Bunyah
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Waukivory, most households are people living alone. In Bunyah, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Waukivory: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.08 million in Bunyah, though rent is higher in Bunyah. On these figures, Waukivory tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Bunyah suits couples and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Waukivory carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 75/100)
- Bunyah is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 27%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bunyah
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,085,000 vs $1,450,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Waukivory
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 6%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $316/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Waukivory
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (276.4 km vs 283.6 km)
- But Bunyah has a shorter drive in (203 min vs 214 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Waukivory
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 75/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 32%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Waukivory
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.9% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Waukivory and Bunyah 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
Bunyah rents higher ($316/wk vs $250/wk); Bunyah has higher household incomes ($62,816 vs $56,628).
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 130 +20% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.9% | -7.1% |
| Median age | 58 | 56 |
| Median household income | $56,628/yr | $62,816/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $316/wk +26% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).
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 (11.1%).
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 (28.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,450,000 | $1,085,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $692,500 |
Zoning mix
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
Waukivory is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Bunyah carries more crime risk (75 vs 38).
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 21 | 43 |
Mobility
Bunyah sits further from the CBD (283.6 km vs 276.4 km).
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 276.4 km | 283.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 214 min | 203 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 (60.0%).
Setting
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.4 km | 28.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 94 premises |
Climate
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,327 mm | 1,331 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Waukivory | Bunyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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