Located in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area, Bucca Wauka is a quiet locality (postcode 2429). With a population of 80, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Bucca Wauka is $569,000, having jumped by 29.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $505. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,088.
Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is moderate at 4,023 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Bucca Wauka shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.6%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($569K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +29.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.