Deepwater vs Bolivia
Deepwater is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 61 in Bolivia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deepwater, about half of households are people living alone. In Bolivia, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Deepwater: a median of $325,000, against $255,000 in Bolivia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bolivia tends to suit people living alone and 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
Deepwater
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 84%)
- But Bolivia carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 45/100)
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
- Deepwater leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 37%)
- Bolivia has cheaper houses ($255,000 vs $325,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bolivia
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Deepwater
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (621.5 km vs 678.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (477 min vs 488 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bolivia
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 45/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 1%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bolivia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.1% vs 4.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Deepwater and Bolivia 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
Deepwater has more residents (456 vs 74); Deepwater rents higher ($200/wk vs $140/wk).
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 456 +84% vs other | 74 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.8% | +12.1% |
| Median age | 56 | 61 |
| Median household income | $39,676/yr | $45,032/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +30% vs other | $140/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.7%).
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 (6.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $325,000 | $255,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $317,500 |
Zoning mix
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 94% |
| Environmental | 7% | 6% |
| 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
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn | 48 across Tenterfield |
| Approvals change year on year | — | -75% |
Ranking within NSW
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
Liveability
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Deepwater carries more crime risk (45 vs 0).
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Deepwater
- Deepwater Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Bolivia
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 38 | 18 |
Mobility
Bolivia sits further from the CBD (678.2 km vs 621.5 km).
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 621.5 km | 678.2 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 477 min | 488 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2371 | 0.2% postcode 2372 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2371 | 54 postcode 2372 |
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 (61.0%).
Setting
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,030 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 794 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 81 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,057 mm | 798 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 26.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 1.0°C |
Council rates
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr | $922/yr |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn | Tenterfield |
Federal electorate
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Deepwater | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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