Farley vs Bishops Bridge

Farley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 43 in Bishops Bridge. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Farley, about half of households rent. In Bishops Bridge, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bishops Bridge: a median of $1.53 million, against $732,000 in Farley, though rent is higher in Farley. On these figures, Farley tends to suit renters, young adults, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Bishops Bridge suits people living alone and 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

Bishops Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 96/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Farley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($732,500 vs $1,526,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bishops Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $440/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • But Farley has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bishops Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 132 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.9 km vs 172.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bishops Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 96/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Farley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (177.5% vs -12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Farley Bishops Bridge
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.

Farley Bishops Bridge
Walkability 5 / 6
Farley — Walkability: 5/100 Bishops Bridge — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 4 / 63
Farley — Safety: 4/100 Bishops Bridge — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 78
Farley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bishops Bridge — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Farley has more residents (605 vs 218); Farley rents higher ($440/wk vs $185/wk).

Farley Bishops Bridge
Population 605
+64% vs other
 218
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +177.5% -12.1%
Median age 30 43
Median household income $104,780/yr
+3% vs other
 $101,348/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+58% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Farley Bishops Bridge
0-4 8.9% / 6.4%
Farley — 0-4: 8.9% Bishops Bridge — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 12.9% / 13.8%
Farley — 5-14: 12.9% Bishops Bridge — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.6% / 8.3%
Farley — 15-19: 5.6% Bishops Bridge — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 11.6% / 3.2%
Farley — 20-24: 11.6% Bishops Bridge — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 17.7% / 6.0%
Farley — 25-34: 17.7% Bishops Bridge — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 13.4% / 10.6%
Farley — 35-44: 13.4% Bishops Bridge — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 9.9% / 12.8%
Farley — 45-54: 9.9% Bishops Bridge — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 9.1% / 13.8%
Farley — 55-64: 9.1% Bishops Bridge — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 6.3% / 14.7%
Farley — 65-74: 6.3% Bishops Bridge — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 2.1% / 5.0%
Farley — 75-84: 2.1% Bishops Bridge — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.3% / —
Farley — 85+: 1.3% Bishops Bridge — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Farley 36.7% couple families
Farley — Couple Families: 36.7% Farley — Lone Person: 22.7% Farley — One Parent Families: 26.7% Farley — Group Household: 10.0% Farley — Other Families: 4.0%
Bishops Bridge 55.6% couple families
Bishops Bridge — Couple Families: 55.6% Bishops Bridge — Lone Person: 33.3% Bishops Bridge — One Parent Families: 11.1% Bishops Bridge — Group Household: 0.0% Bishops Bridge — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Farley 51.8% renting
Farley — Owned Outright: 19.1% Farley — Mortgage: 29.1% Farley — Renting: 51.8%
Bishops Bridge 4.6% renting
Bishops Bridge — Owned Outright: 53.8% Bishops Bridge — Mortgage: 41.5% Bishops Bridge — Renting: 4.6%
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.

Farley Bishops Bridge
England 1.5% / 1.8%
Farley — England: 1.5% Bishops Bridge — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.4%
Farley — New Zealand: 0.7% Bishops Bridge — New Zealand: 1.4%
India 2.0% / —
Farley — India: 2.0% Bishops Bridge — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Farley — South Africa: 0.8% Bishops Bridge — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Farley — Ireland: 0.5% Bishops Bridge — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

Qualifications

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

Farley Bishops Bridge
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 25.7%
Farley — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Bishops Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 25.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 7.3%
Farley — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Bishops Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.3%
Farley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Bishops Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 2.3%
Farley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Bishops Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / —
Farley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Bishops Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Farley 67.3% houses
Farley — Houses: 67.3% Farley — Townhouses: 33.2%
Bishops Bridge 100.0% houses
Bishops Bridge — Houses: 100.0% Bishops Bridge — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Farley Bishops Bridge
Median house price $732,500 $1,526,250
Median unit price $683,000 —
Median land price $475,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 30 sales
 88 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Bishops Bridge has more rural and farming land (91% vs 75%).

Farley Bishops Bridge
Rural and farming 75% 91%
Environmental 12% 8%
Residential 12% 0%
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

Farley Bishops Bridge
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Farley Bishops Bridge
Houses 4.2%
$630/wk on $785K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Farley Bishops Bridge
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of NSW —

Liveability

Farley Bishops Bridge
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bishops Bridge carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Farley carries more crime risk (96 vs 37).

Farley Bishops Bridge
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
96/100
 Low
37/100
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 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Farley Bishops Bridge
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 Farley

  • Hunter Trade College Independent · Secondary

Schools in Bishops Bridge

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

Amenities in the suburb

Farley Bishops Bridge
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Farley sits further from the CBD (172.5 km vs 169.9 km).

Farley Bishops Bridge
Walkability score 5/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 172.5 km
+2% vs other
 169.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
 0.4%
postcode 2326
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
 56
postcode 2326

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.

Farley Bishops Bridge
Car (driver) 78.5% / 73.4%
Farley — Car (driver): 78.5% Bishops Bridge — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 23.4%
Farley — Worked from Home: 16.5% Bishops Bridge — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.2%
Farley — Car (passenger): 3.7% Bishops Bridge — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 1.2% / —
Farley — Walked Only: 1.2% Bishops Bridge — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Farley Bishops Bridge
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.1 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Farley Bishops Bridge
Connectivity score 92/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
686 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Farley Bishops Bridge
Annual rainfall 996 mm 804 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C 5.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Farley Bishops Bridge
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Farley Bishops Bridge
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Farley Bishops Bridge
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Farley Bishops Bridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Farley

Rural Townhouses Young Families

Bishops Bridge

Rural

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