Deer Vale vs Hernani

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

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

Hernani

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 64/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 51%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (117% vs 100%)

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

First-home buyers

Hernani

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hernani

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Deer Vale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (569.4 km vs 585.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (394 min vs 404 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Deer Vale is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Hernani carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Hernani

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-7.1% vs -21.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Deer Vale Hernani
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.

Deer Vale Hernani
Walkability 17 / 0
Deer Vale — Walkability: 17/100 Hernani — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 85
Deer Vale — Safety: 36/100 Hernani — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 16 / 17
Deer Vale — Low fire risk: 16/100 Hernani — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Deer Vale rents higher ($280/wk vs $183/wk); Hernani has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $58,500).

Deer Vale Hernani
Population 128
+9% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.5% -7.1%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $58,500/yr $71,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+35% vs other
 $183/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deer Vale Hernani
0-4 6.2% / 12.8%
Deer Vale — 0-4: 6.2% Hernani — 0-4: 12.8%
5-14 14.8% / 12.0%
Deer Vale — 5-14: 14.8% Hernani — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 2.3% / —
Deer Vale — 15-19: 2.3% Hernani — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.3% / 3.4%
Deer Vale — 20-24: 2.3% Hernani — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 9.4% / 9.4%
Deer Vale — 25-34: 9.4% Hernani — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 7.0% / 9.4%
Deer Vale — 35-44: 7.0% Hernani — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 11.7% / 11.1%
Deer Vale — 45-54: 11.7% Hernani — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 14.8% / 18.8%
Deer Vale — 55-64: 14.8% Hernani — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 11.7% / 13.7%
Deer Vale — 65-74: 11.7% Hernani — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 2.3% / 5.1%
Deer Vale — 75-84: 2.3% Hernani — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.3% / —
Deer Vale — 85+: 2.3% Hernani — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deer Vale 31.7% couple families
Deer Vale — Couple Families: 31.7% Deer Vale — Lone Person: 48.8% Deer Vale — One Parent Families: 19.5%
Hernani 64.3% couple families
Hernani — Couple Families: 64.3% Hernani — Lone Person: 35.7% Hernani — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deer Vale 10.6% renting
Deer Vale — Owned Outright: 57.4% Deer Vale — Mortgage: 31.9% Deer Vale — Renting: 10.6%
Hernani 31.4% renting
Hernani — Owned Outright: 60.0% Hernani — Mortgage: 8.6% Hernani — Renting: 31.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deer Vale 100.0% houses
Deer Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Hernani 116.7% houses
Hernani — Houses: 116.7%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Deer Vale Hernani
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 14.5%
Deer Vale — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Hernani — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 14.5%
Deer Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Hernani — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 2.6%
Deer Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Hernani — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.6%
Deer Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Hernani — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Property market

Deer Vale Hernani
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $90,000

Zoning mix

Deer Vale Hernani
Rural and farming 74% 78%
Environmental 26% 22%
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

Deer Vale Hernani
New dwellings approved 40
across Bellingen
 246
across Clarence Valley
Approvals change year on year +12% -80%

Ranking within NSW

Deer Vale Hernani
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Deer Vale is more walkable (17 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Deer Vale carries more crime risk (64 vs 15).

Deer Vale Hernani
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
83/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
15/100
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

Deer Vale Hernani
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Deer Vale

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

Schools in Hernani

  • Hernani Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Deer Vale Hernani
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 27 54

Mobility

Hernani sits further from the CBD (585.5 km vs 569.4 km).

Deer Vale Hernani
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 569.4 km 585.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 394 min 404 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.

Deer Vale Hernani
Worked from Home 34.5% / 53.2%
Deer Vale — Worked from Home: 34.5% Hernani — Worked from Home: 53.2%
Car (driver) 50.0% / 36.2%
Deer Vale — Car (driver): 50.0% Hernani — Car (driver): 36.2%
Walked Only 8.6% / 10.6%
Deer Vale — Walked Only: 8.6% Hernani — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / —
Deer Vale — Car (passenger): 6.9% Hernani — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.2%).

Setting

Deer Vale Hernani
Elevation 1,174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Deer Vale Hernani
Connectivity score 23/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
39 premises

Council rates

Deer Vale Hernani
Average residential rate $1,592/yr $1,380/yr
Council Bellingen Clarence Valley

Federal electorate

Deer Vale Hernani
Division Cowper Page
Member Pat Conaghan Kevin Hogan
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Deer Vale

River Rural

Hernani

Family Rural Young Families

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