Bukkulla NSW 2360

Located in New South Wales, Bukkulla sits 603 km from Sydney CBD, around 7 hours 45 minutes by car. The locality has 149 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $80,184 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 6.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $210 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,192. The area shows high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Bukkulla's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.05 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 233% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only two sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 123% over the past decade — 8.4% per year on average.

$1,050,000

last 4 quarters
↑ +233.3% year-on-year
↑ +123.4% over 2015–2025 (+8.4%/yr compound)

Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$460/wk
43 bonds
+35% since 2021
2-bed units
$330/wk
13 bonds
+39% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2360 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

137 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 22% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2360.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Bukkulla safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Bukkulla sits in the moderate band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 50% on the prior year.

5 offences

50.0% since 2024
Assault 3 (60.0%)
Property Damage 1 (20.0%)
Weapons Offences 1 (20.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Inverell Shire Council has published 3 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Bukkulla is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 16% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bukkulla.

16
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 24% in NSW
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
40
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 92%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 8%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Inverell: council population

The whole council area, not just Bukkulla · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
18,152
+0.1% in a year
Change
+22
people since 2024
Density
1.9
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+21
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-60
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+61
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
7/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Bukkulla is home to 149 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $80,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

149

6.4% since 2016

Median Age

43

26.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$80,184/yr

37.1% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$210/wk

147.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,192/mo

10.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

7.1% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$32,604/yr

9.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

27.7%

69.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

47

9.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

79.5%

14.6% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

2.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

13.6%

78.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

17.8%

19.8% since 2016

Work From Home

21.3%

18.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 47 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 22 (50.0%)
Mortgage 13 (29.5%)
Renting 9 (20.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
76.5%
English Spoken at Home
81.2%
Employment Rate
62.1%
2.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
28.2%

Occupations

Managers 22 (29.3%)
Professionals 12 (16.0%)
Technicians & Trades 9 (12.0%)
Community & Personal Service 8 (10.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 7 (9.3%)
Labourers 6 (8.0%)
Sales 3 (4.0%)

Religion

Christianity 77 (51.7%)
No Religion 46 (30.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 8 (5.4%)
5-14 28 (18.8%)
15-19 7 (4.7%)
20-24 4 (2.7%)
25-34 14 (9.4%)
35-44 17 (11.4%)
45-54 31 (20.8%)
55-64 17 (11.4%)
65-74 13 (8.7%)
75-84 8 (5.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 22 (78.6%)
Lone Person 6 (21.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 44 (72.1%)
Worked from Home 13 (21.3%)
Car (passenger) 4 (6.6%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 25 (16.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14 (9.4%)
Bachelor Degree 13 (8.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5 (3.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 6 (15.0%)
2 cars 18 (45.0%)
3 cars 8 (20.0%)
4+ cars 10 (25.0%)

Council Rates

Inverell
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,170 a year through Inverell based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,170/yr
5% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Bukkulla's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Inverell

The whole council area, not just Bukkulla · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 31 new dwellings were approved across Inverell. That mix is 21 houses and 10 units.

Trailing 12 months
31dwellings
Houses
21
detached dwellings
Units
10
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Ashford Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Pindari Dam, 18.7 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
540 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
675 mm
60 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
32.0°C
13 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
2.8°C
34 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 1% in NSW

In postcode 2360, 5 of 11,754 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (159 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.03%
2023
0.03%
2024
0.03%
2025
0.04%

Rooftop solar

50
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.8 kW each

In postcode 2360, 3,095 rooftop-solar systems totalling 21.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,131 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 129 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
219
2020
293
2021
279
2022
154
2023
215
2024
187
2025
112
2026
83

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$5,476
Loan amount
$840,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,131,422
Deposit
$210,000
Stamp duty
$41,437
Cash needed at settlement
$251,437

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of New England

Currently held by Barnaby Joyce The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Barnaby Joyce 32.9% 67.1% -1.9
2022 Barnaby Joyce 33.6% 66.4% -1.2
2019 Barnaby Joyce 32.4% 67.6% +1.2

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Northern Tablelands District

Currently held by Brendan Moylan The Nationals — elected at the Jun 2024 by-election, after the results below

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Adam Marshall NP 83.8%
2019 Adam Marshall NP 82.8%
2015 Adam Marshall NP 77.1%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Bukkulla

Is Bukkulla a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Bukkulla is moderate (60/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Bukkulla?

Bukkulla has a low recorded bushfire history (31/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Bukkulla?

Bukkulla, NSW had a population of 149 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Bukkulla, NSW?

The postcode for Bukkulla, NSW is 2360.

How far is Bukkulla from Sydney?

Bukkulla is 603 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 463 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Bukkulla?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bukkulla was $80,184 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Bukkulla?

There are too few current rental listings in Bukkulla for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $210, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Bukkulla?

The median age of residents in Bukkulla was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Bukkulla at risk of bushfire?

Bukkulla has a low recorded bushfire history (31/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Bukkulla?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bukkulla, Pindari Dam (18.7 km away), summer days average 32°C, winter nights 2.8°C, 675 mm of rain a year over 60 rainy days, and 13 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Bukkulla?

The median sale price for houses in Bukkulla was $1,050,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 2 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bukkulla?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Bukkulla belong to?

Bukkulla sits within the Inverell local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Bukkulla?

The average residential rates bill through Inverell is $1,170 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Bukkulla?

Across Inverell, 31 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Bukkulla in?

Bukkulla sits within the federal Division of New England, currently held by Barnaby Joyce (The Nationals).

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