Atholwood vs Bonshaw

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Atholwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Atholwood tends to suit people living alone, 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

Atholwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Atholwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 14%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Atholwood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 19%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($84/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Atholwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (667.7 km vs 717.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Atholwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 25%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bonshaw

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -13.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Atholwood and Bonshaw drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Atholwood Bonshaw
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Atholwood Bonshaw
Walkability 0 / 0
Atholwood — Walkability: 0/100 Bonshaw — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 53
Atholwood — Safety: 100/100 Bonshaw — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 52 / 51
Atholwood — Low fire risk: 52/100 Bonshaw — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Bonshaw rents higher ($200/wk vs $84/wk); Bonshaw has more residents (133 vs 68).

Atholwood Bonshaw
Population 68 133
+96% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.9% +0.0%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $73,112/yr
+26% vs other
 $54,184/yr
Median weekly rent $84/wk $200/wk
+138% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Atholwood Bonshaw
0-4 5.9% / —
Atholwood — 0-4: 5.9% Bonshaw — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.2% / 12.8%
Atholwood — 5-14: 16.2% Bonshaw — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.9% / 5.3%
Atholwood — 15-19: 5.9% Bonshaw — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.9% / 3.8%
Atholwood — 20-24: 5.9% Bonshaw — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 4.4% / 4.5%
Atholwood — 25-34: 4.4% Bonshaw — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 13.2% / 6.8%
Atholwood — 35-44: 13.2% Bonshaw — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 14.7% / 18.8%
Atholwood — 45-54: 14.7% Bonshaw — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 4.4% / 16.5%
Atholwood — 55-64: 4.4% Bonshaw — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 20.6% / 15.0%
Atholwood — 65-74: 20.6% Bonshaw — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 11.8% / 9.8%
Atholwood — 75-84: 11.8% Bonshaw — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ — / —
Atholwood — 85+: not among its largest Bonshaw — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Atholwood 53.8% couple families
Atholwood — Couple Families: 53.8% Atholwood — Lone Person: 46.2% Atholwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Atholwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Bonshaw 34.4% couple families
Bonshaw — Couple Families: 34.4% Bonshaw — Lone Person: 37.5% Bonshaw — One Parent Families: 18.8% Bonshaw — Other Families: 9.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Atholwood 19.0% renting
Atholwood — Owned Outright: 42.9% Atholwood — Mortgage: 38.1% Atholwood — Renting: 19.0%
Bonshaw 6.8% renting
Bonshaw — Owned Outright: 63.6% Bonshaw — Mortgage: 29.5% Bonshaw — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Atholwood 100.0% houses
Atholwood — Houses: 100.0%
Bonshaw 100.0% houses
Bonshaw — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Atholwood Bonshaw
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 6.8%
Atholwood — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Bonshaw — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.0%
Atholwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Bonshaw — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.8%
Atholwood — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Bonshaw — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Property market

Atholwood Bonshaw
Median house price — $270,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $35,000

Zoning mix

Atholwood Bonshaw
Rural and farming 92% 95%
Environmental 8% 4%
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

Atholwood Bonshaw
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Atholwood Bonshaw
House price — Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Atholwood Bonshaw
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bonshaw carries more crime risk (47 vs 0).

Atholwood Bonshaw
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Atholwood Bonshaw
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Atholwood

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Bonshaw

  • Bonshaw Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Atholwood Bonshaw
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 26

Mobility

Bonshaw sits further from the CBD (717.9 km vs 667.7 km).

Atholwood Bonshaw
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 667.7 km 717.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 527 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2361
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2361
same for both

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.

Atholwood Bonshaw
Car (driver) 32.0% / 54.2%
Atholwood — Car (driver): 32.0% Bonshaw — Car (driver): 54.2%
Worked from Home 52.0% / 33.3%
Atholwood — Worked from Home: 52.0% Bonshaw — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 16.0% / 12.5%
Atholwood — Walked Only: 16.0% Bonshaw — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.2%).

Setting

Atholwood Bonshaw
Elevation 489 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Atholwood Bonshaw
Connectivity score 16/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Atholwood Bonshaw
Annual rainfall 664 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Atholwood Bonshaw
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Atholwood Bonshaw
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Atholwood Bonshaw
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Atholwood

Family Retirees Rural

Bonshaw

Affordable Rural

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