Bostobrick vs Tyringham

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Tyringham: a median of $1.85 million, against $480,000 in Bostobrick, though rent is higher in Bostobrick. On these figures, Bostobrick tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Bostobrick

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Bostobrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($480,000 vs $1,851,225)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tyringham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bostobrick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (565.5 km vs 575.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (399 min vs 405 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bostobrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Tyringham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs -2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bostobrick and Tyringham 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 Tyringham
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 Tyringham
Walkability 0 / 0
Bostobrick — Walkability: 0/100 Tyringham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 18
Bostobrick — Safety: 33/100 Tyringham — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 14 / 15
Bostobrick — Low fire risk: 14/100 Tyringham — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Bostobrick rents higher ($175/wk vs $133/wk); Bostobrick has higher household incomes ($50,648 vs $43,316).

Bostobrick Tyringham
Population 132
+17% vs other
 109
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +9.0%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $50,648/yr
+14% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+24% vs other
 $133/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bostobrick Tyringham
0-4 3.0% / 3.7%
Bostobrick — 0-4: 3.0% Tyringham — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.4% / 14.7%
Bostobrick — 5-14: 14.4% Tyringham — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 — / 5.5%
Bostobrick — 15-19: not among its largest Tyringham — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.8% / 4.6%
Bostobrick — 20-24: 6.8% Tyringham — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.8% / 12.8%
Bostobrick — 25-34: 9.8% Tyringham — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 6.8% / 11.0%
Bostobrick — 35-44: 6.8% Tyringham — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 19.7% / 15.6%
Bostobrick — 45-54: 19.7% Tyringham — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 18.9% / 16.5%
Bostobrick — 55-64: 18.9% Tyringham — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 16.7% / 17.4%
Bostobrick — 65-74: 16.7% Tyringham — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 3.0% / 5.5%
Bostobrick — 75-84: 3.0% Tyringham — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 4.5% / —
Bostobrick — 85+: 4.5% Tyringham — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bostobrick 42.9% couple families
Bostobrick — Couple Families: 42.9% Bostobrick — Lone Person: 37.1% Bostobrick — One Parent Families: 8.6% Bostobrick — Group Household: 11.4%
Tyringham 43.5% couple families
Tyringham — Couple Families: 43.5% Tyringham — Lone Person: 43.5% Tyringham — One Parent Families: 13.0% Tyringham — 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.

Bostobrick 16.3% renting
Bostobrick — Owned Outright: 58.1% Bostobrick — Mortgage: 25.6% Bostobrick — Renting: 16.3%
Tyringham 25.6% renting
Tyringham — Owned Outright: 46.2% Tyringham — Mortgage: 28.2% Tyringham — Renting: 25.6%
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.

Bostobrick Tyringham
New Zealand — / 3.7%
Bostobrick — New Zealand: not among its largest Tyringham — New Zealand: 3.7%
Philippines 3.0% / —
Bostobrick — Philippines: 3.0% Tyringham — Philippines: not among its largest
England 2.3% / —
Bostobrick — England: 2.3% Tyringham — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bostobrick Tyringham
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 11.9%
Bostobrick — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Tyringham — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 14.7%
Bostobrick — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Tyringham — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 2.8%
Bostobrick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Tyringham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bostobrick 100.0% houses
Bostobrick — Houses: 100.0% Bostobrick — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tyringham 87.2% houses
Tyringham — Houses: 87.2% Tyringham — Flats / Apartments: 12.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bostobrick Tyringham
Median house price $480,000 $1,851,225
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tyringham has more rural and farming land (97% vs 71%); Bostobrick has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 3%).

Bostobrick Tyringham
Rural and farming 71% 97%
Environmental 29% 3%
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 Tyringham
New dwellings approved 40
across Bellingen
 246
across Clarence Valley
Approvals change year on year +12% -80%

Ranking within NSW

Bostobrick Tyringham
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Bostobrick Tyringham
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

Tyringham carries more crime risk (82 vs 67).

Bostobrick Tyringham
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
82/100
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 Tyringham
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 Tyringham
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 13 17

Mobility

Tyringham sits further from the CBD (575.6 km vs 565.5 km).

Bostobrick Tyringham
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 565.5 km 575.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 399 min 405 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 Tyringham
Car (driver) 64.7% / 45.0%
Bostobrick — Car (driver): 64.7% Tyringham — Car (driver): 45.0%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 37.5%
Bostobrick — Worked from Home: 27.5% Tyringham — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only 7.8% / 10.0%
Bostobrick — Walked Only: 7.8% Tyringham — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Bostobrick — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tyringham — Car (passenger): 7.5%

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

Setting

Bostobrick Tyringham
Elevation 805 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 939 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bostobrick Tyringham
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
47 premises

Council rates

Bostobrick Tyringham
Average residential rate $1,592/yr $1,380/yr
Council Bellingen Clarence Valley

Federal electorate

Bostobrick Tyringham
Division Cowper Page
Member Pat Conaghan Kevin Hogan
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bostobrick

Affordable Rural

Tyringham

Premium Rural

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