Lochinvar vs Bishops Bridge

Lochinvar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Bishops Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bishops Bridge: a median of $1.53 million, against $800,000 in Lochinvar, though rent is higher in Lochinvar. On these figures, Lochinvar tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Bishops Bridge suits 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

Lochinvar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Bishops Bridge carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lochinvar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 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 $370/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Lochinvar is more walkable (26/100 vs 6/100)
  • Bishops Bridge sits closer to the CBD (169.9 km vs 177.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lochinvar is more walkable (26/100 vs 6/100)
  • Bishops Bridge carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Lochinvar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.7% vs -12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lochinvar 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.

Lochinvar 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.

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Walkability 26 / 6
Lochinvar — Walkability: 26/100 Bishops Bridge — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 10 / 63
Lochinvar — Safety: 10/100 Bishops Bridge — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 79 / 78
Lochinvar — Low fire risk: 79/100 Bishops Bridge — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Lochinvar has more residents (1,095 vs 218); Lochinvar rents higher ($370/wk vs $185/wk).

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Population 1,095
+80% vs other
 218
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +39.7% -12.1%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $118,924/yr
+15% vs other
 $101,348/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+50% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
0-4 7.9% / 6.4%
Lochinvar — 0-4: 7.9% Bishops Bridge — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.9% / 13.8%
Lochinvar — 5-14: 13.9% Bishops Bridge — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.7% / 8.3%
Lochinvar — 15-19: 4.7% Bishops Bridge — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 4.5% / 3.2%
Lochinvar — 20-24: 4.5% Bishops Bridge — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 12.7% / 6.0%
Lochinvar — 25-34: 12.7% Bishops Bridge — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 13.0% / 10.6%
Lochinvar — 35-44: 13.0% Bishops Bridge — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 13.9% / 12.8%
Lochinvar — 45-54: 13.9% Bishops Bridge — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.2% / 13.8%
Lochinvar — 55-64: 12.2% Bishops Bridge — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 10.6% / 14.7%
Lochinvar — 65-74: 10.6% Bishops Bridge — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 4.8% / 5.0%
Lochinvar — 75-84: 4.8% Bishops Bridge — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.8% / —
Lochinvar — 85+: 1.8% Bishops Bridge — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lochinvar 56.9% couple families
Lochinvar — Couple Families: 56.9% Lochinvar — Lone Person: 22.5% Lochinvar — One Parent Families: 15.0% Lochinvar — Other Families: 3.6% Lochinvar — Group Household: 2.0%
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 — Other Families: 0.0% Bishops Bridge — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lochinvar 12.0% renting
Lochinvar — Owned Outright: 34.7% Lochinvar — Mortgage: 53.2% Lochinvar — Renting: 12.0%
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.

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
England 1.7% / 1.8%
Lochinvar — England: 1.7% Bishops Bridge — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.4%
Lochinvar — New Zealand: 1.4% Bishops Bridge — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany 0.5% / —
Lochinvar — Germany: 0.5% Bishops Bridge — Germany: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.4% / —
Lochinvar — Indonesia: 0.4% Bishops Bridge — Indonesia: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Lochinvar — Canada: 0.4% Bishops Bridge — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Qualifications

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

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 25.7%
Lochinvar — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Bishops Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 25.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.3%
Lochinvar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Bishops Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.3%
Lochinvar — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Bishops Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.3%
Lochinvar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bishops Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Lochinvar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% 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.

Lochinvar 97.0% houses
Lochinvar — Houses: 97.0% Lochinvar — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Lochinvar — Townhouses: 0.8%
Bishops Bridge 100.0% houses
Bishops Bridge — Houses: 100.0% Bishops Bridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bishops Bridge — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Median house price $800,000 $1,526,250
Median unit price $657,500 —
Median land price $440,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 83 sales
 88 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Bishops Bridge has more rural and farming land (91% vs 62%).

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Rural and farming 62% 91%
Residential 28% 0%
Environmental 3% 8%
Industrial 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Lochinvar 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.

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Houses 3.4%
$670/wk on $1.01M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
House price Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools Higher than 89% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of NSW —

Liveability

Lochinvar is more walkable (26 vs 6).

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lochinvar carries more crime risk (90 vs 37).

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
90/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lochinvar

  • Lochinvar Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Bishops Bridge

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 8 5

Mobility

Lochinvar sits further from the CBD (177.2 km vs 169.9 km).

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Walkability score 26/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 177.2 km
+4% vs other
 169.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
 0.4%
postcode 2326
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
 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.

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Car (driver) 70.3% / 73.4%
Lochinvar — Car (driver): 70.3% Bishops Bridge — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 23.4%
Lochinvar — Worked from Home: 23.4% Bishops Bridge — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.2%
Lochinvar — Car (passenger): 4.1% Bishops Bridge — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 2.3% / —
Lochinvar — Walked Only: 2.3% Bishops Bridge — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.3 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lochinvar Bishops Bridge
Connectivity score 81/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
1,323 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Lochinvar 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lochinvar

Acreage

Bishops Bridge

Rural

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