Bolivia vs Sandy Flat
Sandy Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 61 in Bolivia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bolivia, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Sandy Flat: a median of $845,000, against $255,000 in Bolivia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bolivia tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Sandy Flat suits families with children.
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
- Bolivia carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 61/100)
- Sandy Flat has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bolivia has cheaper houses ($255,000 vs $845,000)
- Sandy Flat leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 37%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bolivia
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $285/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bolivia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (678.2 km vs 687.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (488 min vs 494 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bolivia
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 61/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sandy Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.3% vs 12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bolivia and Sandy Flat 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
Sandy Flat rents higher ($285/wk vs $140/wk); Sandy Flat has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $45,032).
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 74 | 97 +31% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.1% | +18.3% |
| Median age | 61 | 48 |
| Median household income | $45,032/yr | $69,316/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $140/wk | $285/wk +104% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.7%).
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 (7.2%).
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 (20.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $255,000 | $845,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $317,500 | — |
Zoning mix
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 96% |
| Environmental | 6% | 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
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Tenterfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sandy Flat carries more crime risk (61 vs 0).
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 18 | 3 |
Mobility
Sandy Flat sits further from the CBD (687.8 km vs 678.2 km).
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 678.2 km | 687.8 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 488 min | 494 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2372 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2372 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.7%).
Setting
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 794 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 782 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 798 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $922/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tenterfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bolivia | Sandy Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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