Bostobrick vs Deer Vale

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bostobrick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $280/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Deer Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (394 min vs 399 min)
  • But Bostobrick sits closer to the CBD (565.5 km vs 569.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bostobrick has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • Deer Vale is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bostobrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.9% vs -21.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bostobrick Deer Vale
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.

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Walkability 0 / 17
Bostobrick — Walkability: 0/100 Deer Vale — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 33 / 36
Bostobrick — Safety: 33/100 Deer Vale — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 14 / 16
Bostobrick — Low fire risk: 14/100 Deer Vale — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Deer Vale rents higher ($280/wk vs $175/wk); Deer Vale has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $50,648).

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Population 132
+3% vs other
 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% -21.5%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $50,648/yr $58,500/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $280/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bostobrick Deer Vale
0-4 3.0% / 6.2%
Bostobrick — 0-4: 3.0% Deer Vale — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.4% / 14.8%
Bostobrick — 5-14: 14.4% Deer Vale — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 — / 2.3%
Bostobrick — 15-19: not among its largest Deer Vale — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 6.8% / 2.3%
Bostobrick — 20-24: 6.8% Deer Vale — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 9.8% / 9.4%
Bostobrick — 25-34: 9.8% Deer Vale — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 6.8% / 7.0%
Bostobrick — 35-44: 6.8% Deer Vale — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 19.7% / 11.7%
Bostobrick — 45-54: 19.7% Deer Vale — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 18.9% / 14.8%
Bostobrick — 55-64: 18.9% Deer Vale — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 16.7% / 11.7%
Bostobrick — 65-74: 16.7% Deer Vale — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 3.0% / 2.3%
Bostobrick — 75-84: 3.0% Deer Vale — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 4.5% / 2.3%
Bostobrick — 85+: 4.5% Deer Vale — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bostobrick 37.1% lone person
Bostobrick — Lone Person: 37.1% Bostobrick — Couple Families: 42.9% Bostobrick — One Parent Families: 8.6% Bostobrick — Group Household: 11.4%
Deer Vale 48.8% lone person
Deer Vale — Lone Person: 48.8% Deer Vale — Couple Families: 31.7% Deer Vale — One Parent Families: 19.5% Deer Vale — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bostobrick 16.3% renting
Bostobrick — Owned Outright: 58.1% Bostobrick — Mortgage: 25.6% Bostobrick — Renting: 16.3%
Deer Vale 10.6% renting
Deer Vale — Owned Outright: 57.4% Deer Vale — Mortgage: 31.9% Deer Vale — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bostobrick 100.0% houses
Bostobrick — Houses: 100.0%
Deer Vale 100.0% houses
Deer Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 14.1%
Bostobrick — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Deer Vale — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 10.9%
Bostobrick — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Deer Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 7.0%
Bostobrick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Deer Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Bostobrick — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Deer Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Property market

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Median house price $480,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Rural and farming 71% 74%
Environmental 29% 26%
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

Bostobrick Deer Vale
New dwellings approved 40
across Bellingen
same for both
Approvals change year on year +12%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bostobrick Deer Vale
House price Higher than 14% of NSW —
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Deer Vale is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
84/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Bostobrick Deer Vale
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

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 13 27

Mobility

Deer Vale sits further from the CBD (569.4 km vs 565.5 km).

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 565.5 km 569.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 399 min 394 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2453
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2453
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.

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Car (driver) 64.7% / 50.0%
Bostobrick — Car (driver): 64.7% Deer Vale — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 34.5%
Bostobrick — Worked from Home: 27.5% Deer Vale — Worked from Home: 34.5%
Walked Only 7.8% / 8.6%
Bostobrick — Walked Only: 7.8% Deer Vale — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Bostobrick — Car (passenger): not among its largest Deer Vale — Car (passenger): 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Elevation 805 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Connectivity score 28/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
52 premises

Council rates

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Average residential rate $1,592/yr
same for both
Council Bellingen
same for both

Federal electorate

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bostobrick Deer Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bostobrick

Affordable Rural

Deer Vale

River Rural

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