Bolwarra Heights vs Woodville
Bolwarra Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Woodville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodville: a median of $1.23 million, against $995,000 in Bolwarra Heights, though rent is higher in Bolwarra Heights. On these figures, Bolwarra Heights tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodville suits older residents.
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
Bolwarra Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bolwarra Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($995,000 vs $1,230,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Woodville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $420/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bolwarra Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bolwarra Heights is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
- Woodville has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bolwarra Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.3% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bolwarra Heights and Woodville 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
Bolwarra Heights has more residents (3,436 vs 440); Woodville skews older (48 vs 36).
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,436 +87% vs other | 440 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.3% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 36 | 48 |
| Median household income | $132,392/yr +17% vs other | $109,564/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +14% vs other | $360/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $995,000 | $1,230,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $692,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 45 days from 29 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Woodville has more rural and farming land (98% vs 43%); Bolwarra Heights has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 2%).
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 43% | 98% |
| Residential | 41% | 0% |
| Environmental | 15% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,413 across Maitland | 495 across Port Stephens |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% | -72% |
Gross rental yield
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.9% $690/wk on $1.24M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 18% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Bolwarra Heights is more walkable (19 vs 0).
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 62/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Woodville carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0).
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| 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
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bolwarra Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Woodville
- Iona Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 7 |
Mobility
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 170.6 km | 172 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 130 min | 131 min |
| Public transport score | 42/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 17.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2320 | 0.6% postcode 2321 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2320 | 69 postcode 2321 |
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 (70.6%).
Setting
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.6 km | 23.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 55% 1,186 premises | 0% 189 premises |
Climate
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr | $1,359/yr |
| Council | Maitland | Port Stephens |
Federal electorate
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bolwarra Heights | Woodville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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