Bonville vs Valery

Bonville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 57 in Valery. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bonville, most households are couple families. In Valery, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Valery: a median of $3.3 million, against $1.04 million in Bonville, though rent is higher in Bonville. On these figures, Bonville tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Valery suits people living alone.

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

Bonville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 50%)

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

  • Bonville has cheaper houses ($1,042,000 vs $3,300,000)
  • Valery leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Valery

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($209/wk vs $465/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bonville has a shorter drive in (338 min vs 344 min)
  • Valery sits closer to the CBD (516.2 km vs 518.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Where they sit

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

Bonville Valery
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.

Bonville Valery
Walkability 14 / 8
Bonville — Walkability: 14/100 Valery — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 60 / 62
Bonville — Safety: 60/100 Valery — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 45 / 77
Bonville — Low fire risk: 45/100 Valery — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Bonville has more residents (2,939 vs 53); Bonville rents higher ($465/wk vs $209/wk).

Bonville Valery
Population 2,939
+98% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% —
Median age 44 57
Median household income $95,108/yr
+15% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $465/wk
+55% vs other
 $209/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonville Valery
0-4 4.8% / —
Bonville — 0-4: 4.8% Valery — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.3% / 5.7%
Bonville — 5-14: 14.3% Valery — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 6.5% / 5.7%
Bonville — 15-19: 6.5% Valery — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.7% / —
Bonville — 20-24: 4.7% Valery — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.5% / 5.7%
Bonville — 25-34: 9.5% Valery — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 11.2% / 9.4%
Bonville — 35-44: 11.2% Valery — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 13.3% / 7.5%
Bonville — 45-54: 13.3% Valery — 45-54: 7.5%
55-64 14.5% / 24.5%
Bonville — 55-64: 14.5% Valery — 55-64: 24.5%
65-74 12.7% / 11.3%
Bonville — 65-74: 12.7% Valery — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 6.7% / 5.7%
Bonville — 75-84: 6.7% Valery — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.6% / —
Bonville — 85+: 1.6% Valery — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonville 57.0% couple families
Bonville — Couple Families: 57.0% Bonville — Lone Person: 24.7% Bonville — One Parent Families: 15.3% Bonville — Group Household: 3.0%
Valery 50.0% couple families
Valery — Couple Families: 50.0% Valery — Lone Person: 50.0% Valery — One Parent Families: 0.0% Valery — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonville 14.6% renting
Bonville — Owned Outright: 45.8% Bonville — Mortgage: 39.6% Bonville — Renting: 14.6%
Valery 0.0% renting
Valery — Owned Outright: 78.9% Valery — Mortgage: 21.1% Valery — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bonville Valery
England 3.3% / 7.5%
Bonville — England: 3.3% Valery — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Bonville — New Zealand: 1.4% Valery — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Bonville — Germany: 0.8% Valery — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Bonville — South Africa: 0.6% Valery — South Africa: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Bonville — India: 0.5% Valery — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Bonville Valery
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 13.2%
Bonville — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Valery — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 7.5%
Bonville — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Valery — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / —
Bonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Valery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Bonville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Valery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Bonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Valery — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonville 92.3% houses
Bonville — Houses: 92.3% Bonville — Flats / Apartments: 7.1% Bonville — Townhouses: 0.6%
Valery 100.0% houses
Valery — Houses: 100.0% Valery — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Valery — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bonville Valery
Median house price $1,042,000 $3,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,200,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 20 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bonville Valery
Rural and farming 51% 58%
Environmental 32% 41%
Residential 12% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Bonville Valery
New dwellings approved 356
across Coffs Harbour
 40
across Bellingen
Approvals change year on year +61% +12%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bonville Valery
Houses 2.6%
$800/wk on $1.59M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bonville Valery
House price Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools Higher than 66% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of NSW —

Liveability

Bonville Valery
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bonville carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 23).

Bonville Valery
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
38/100
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

Bonville Valery
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bonville

  • Coffs Harbour Christian Community School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Bonville Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Crossmaglen Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Valery

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bonville Valery
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 19 6

Mobility

Bonville sits further from the CBD (518.6 km vs 516.2 km).

Bonville Valery
Walkability score 14/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 518.6 km 516.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 338 min 344 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2450
 0.9%
postcode 2454
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2450
 70
postcode 2454

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.

Bonville Valery
Car (driver) 75.7% / 77.8%
Bonville — Car (driver): 75.7% Valery — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 22.2%
Bonville — Worked from Home: 15.8% Valery — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Bonville — Car (passenger): 5.3% Valery — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.4% / —
Bonville — Walked Only: 2.4% Valery — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.4% / —
Bonville — Train: 0.4% Valery — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Bonville Valery
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.8 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bonville Valery
Connectivity score 50/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
1,098 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Bonville Valery
Annual rainfall 1,827 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bonville Valery
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.22 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bonville Valery
Average residential rate $1,437/yr $1,592/yr
Council Coffs Harbour Bellingen

Federal electorate

Bonville Valery
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonville Valery
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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