Deer Vale vs Tyringham

Deer Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Tyringham. 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.

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

Deer Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 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

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

Tyringham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $280/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)

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)
  • has a shorter drive in (394 min vs 405 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (569.4 km vs 575.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Deer Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Tyringham has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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 -21.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Deer Vale 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.

Deer Vale 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.

Deer Vale Tyringham
Walkability 17 / 0
Deer Vale — Walkability: 17/100 Tyringham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 18
Deer Vale — Safety: 36/100 Tyringham — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 16 / 15
Deer Vale — Low fire risk: 16/100 Tyringham — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Deer Vale rents higher ($280/wk vs $133/wk); Deer Vale has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $43,316).

Deer Vale Tyringham
Population 128
+15% vs other
 109
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.5% +9.0%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $58,500/yr
+26% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+52% vs other
 $133/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deer Vale Tyringham
0-4 6.2% / 3.7%
Deer Vale — 0-4: 6.2% Tyringham — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.8% / 14.7%
Deer Vale — 5-14: 14.8% Tyringham — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 2.3% / 5.5%
Deer Vale — 15-19: 2.3% Tyringham — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.3% / 4.6%
Deer Vale — 20-24: 2.3% Tyringham — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.4% / 12.8%
Deer Vale — 25-34: 9.4% Tyringham — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 7.0% / 11.0%
Deer Vale — 35-44: 7.0% Tyringham — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 11.7% / 15.6%
Deer Vale — 45-54: 11.7% Tyringham — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 14.8% / 16.5%
Deer Vale — 55-64: 14.8% Tyringham — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 11.7% / 17.4%
Deer Vale — 65-74: 11.7% Tyringham — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 2.3% / 5.5%
Deer Vale — 75-84: 2.3% Tyringham — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.3% / —
Deer Vale — 85+: 2.3% Tyringham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Tyringham 43.5% lone person
Tyringham — Lone Person: 43.5% Tyringham — Couple Families: 43.5% Tyringham — One Parent Families: 13.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Tyringham 25.6% renting
Tyringham — Owned Outright: 46.2% Tyringham — Mortgage: 28.2% Tyringham — Renting: 25.6%
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% Deer Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tyringham 87.2% houses
Tyringham — Houses: 87.2% Tyringham — Flats / Apartments: 12.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Deer Vale Tyringham
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 11.9%
Deer Vale — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Tyringham — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 14.7%
Deer Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Tyringham — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 2.8%
Deer Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Tyringham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Deer Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Tyringham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Property market

Deer Vale Tyringham
Median house price — $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 74%); Deer Vale has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 3%).

Deer Vale Tyringham
Rural and farming 74% 97%
Environmental 26% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Deer Vale Tyringham
House price — Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 2% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Deer Vale is more walkable (17 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Tyringham carries more crime risk (82 vs 64).

Deer Vale Tyringham
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 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

Deer Vale 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

Deer Vale Tyringham
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 27 17

Mobility

Tyringham sits further from the CBD (575.6 km vs 569.4 km).

Deer Vale Tyringham
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 569.4 km 575.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 394 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.

Deer Vale Tyringham
Car (driver) 50.0% / 45.0%
Deer Vale — Car (driver): 50.0% Tyringham — Car (driver): 45.0%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 37.5%
Deer Vale — Worked from Home: 34.5% Tyringham — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only 8.6% / 10.0%
Deer Vale — Walked Only: 8.6% Tyringham — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 7.5%
Deer Vale — Car (passenger): 6.9% Tyringham — Car (passenger): 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Deer Vale Tyringham
Elevation 1,174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 939 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Deer Vale Tyringham
Connectivity score 23/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
47 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Deer Vale Tyringham
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

Tyringham

Premium Rural

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