Stannum vs Bolivia

Stannum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 61 in Bolivia. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stannum: a median of $595,000, against $255,000 in Bolivia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bolivia tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Stannum has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
  • Bolivia carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 81/100)

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

  • Stannum leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 37%)
  • Bolivia has cheaper houses ($255,000 vs $595,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bolivia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Stannum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (626.3 km vs 678.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (474 min vs 488 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bolivia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Bolivia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Stannum 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.

Stannum Bolivia
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.

Stannum Bolivia
Walkability 5 / 0
Stannum — Walkability: 5/100 Bolivia — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 100
Stannum — Safety: 19/100 Bolivia — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 17 / 25
Stannum — Low fire risk: 17/100 Bolivia — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Stannum rents higher ($250/wk vs $140/wk); Stannum has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $45,032).

Stannum Bolivia
Population 56 74
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +12.1%
Median age 54 61
Median household income $68,224/yr
+34% vs other
 $45,032/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+44% vs other
 $140/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stannum Bolivia
0-4 — / —
Stannum — 0-4: not among its largest Bolivia — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 7.1% / 6.8%
Stannum — 5-14: 7.1% Bolivia — 5-14: 6.8%
15-19 — / —
Stannum — 15-19: not among its largest Bolivia — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 8.9% / —
Stannum — 20-24: 8.9% Bolivia — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.1% / 4.1%
Stannum — 25-34: 7.1% Bolivia — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 — / 4.1%
Stannum — 35-44: not among its largest Bolivia — 35-44: 4.1%
45-54 8.9% / 8.1%
Stannum — 45-54: 8.9% Bolivia — 45-54: 8.1%
55-64 8.9% / 25.7%
Stannum — 55-64: 8.9% Bolivia — 55-64: 25.7%
65-74 32.1% / 29.7%
Stannum — 65-74: 32.1% Bolivia — 65-74: 29.7%
75-84 — / 4.1%
Stannum — 75-84: not among its largest Bolivia — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / —
Stannum — 85+: not among its largest Bolivia — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stannum 62.5% lone person
Stannum — Lone Person: 62.5% Stannum — Couple Families: 37.5%
Bolivia 61.9% lone person
Bolivia — Lone Person: 61.9% Bolivia — Couple Families: 38.1%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stannum 0.0% renting
Stannum — Owned Outright: 83.3% Stannum — Mortgage: 16.7% Stannum — Renting: 0.0%
Bolivia 0.0% renting
Bolivia — Owned Outright: 81.5% Bolivia — Mortgage: 18.5% Bolivia — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stannum 100.0% houses
Stannum — Houses: 100.0% Stannum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bolivia 83.8% houses
Bolivia — Houses: 83.8% Bolivia — Flats / Apartments: 16.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Stannum Bolivia
Certificate III & IV 30.4% / 20.3%
Stannum — Certificate III & IV: 30.4% Bolivia — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 4.1%
Stannum — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Bolivia — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 10.8%
Stannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Bolivia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.8%
Stannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bolivia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).

Property market

Stannum Bolivia
Median house price $595,000 $255,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $317,500

Zoning mix

Stannum Bolivia
Rural and farming 96% 94%
Environmental 4% 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

Stannum Bolivia
New dwellings approved 48
across Tenterfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Stannum Bolivia
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Stannum Bolivia
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stannum carries more crime risk (81 vs 0).

Stannum Bolivia
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
75/100
Crime High
81/100
 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

Stannum Bolivia
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

Stannum Bolivia
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 6 18

Mobility

Bolivia sits further from the CBD (678.2 km vs 626.3 km).

Stannum Bolivia
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 626.3 km 678.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 474 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.

Stannum Bolivia
Car (driver) 44.4% / 53.7%
Stannum — Car (driver): 44.4% Bolivia — Car (driver): 53.7%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 46.3%
Stannum — Worked from Home: 33.3% Bolivia — Worked from Home: 46.3%
Car (passenger) 22.2% / —
Stannum — Car (passenger): 22.2% Bolivia — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.7%).

Setting

Stannum Bolivia
Elevation 1,031 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 794 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Stannum Bolivia
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
same for both

Climate

Stannum Bolivia
Annual rainfall 798 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Stannum Bolivia
Average residential rate $922/yr
same for both
Council Tenterfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Stannum Bolivia
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stannum Bolivia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stannum

Affordable Retirees Rural

Bolivia

Retirees Rural

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