Torrington vs Bolivia
Bolivia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 61 against 64 in Torrington. 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 Bolivia: a median of $255,000, against $184,000 in Torrington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Torrington tends to suit people living alone and 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
Bolivia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Torrington
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($185,000 vs $317,500)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 37%)
- has cheaper houses ($183,500 vs $255,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Torrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $140/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Torrington sits closer to the CBD (644.5 km vs 678.2 km)
- Bolivia has a shorter drive in (488 min vs 494 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Torrington has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 34%)
- Bolivia carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bolivia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.1% vs -4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Torrington 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.
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.
Demographics
Bolivia rents higher ($140/wk vs $0/wk); Bolivia has higher household incomes ($45,032 vs $31,824).
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77 +4% vs other | 74 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.9% | +12.1% |
| Median age | 64 | 61 |
| Median household income | $31,824/yr | $45,032/yr +42% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $140/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $183,500 | $255,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $185,000 | $317,500 |
Zoning mix
Torrington has more land zoned for conservation (54% vs 6%); Bolivia has more rural and farming land (94% vs 46%).
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 46% | 94% |
| Environmental | 54% | 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
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Tenterfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
Liveability
| Torrington | 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
Torrington carries more crime risk (89 vs 0).
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | 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
| Torrington | 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
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 36 | 18 |
Mobility
Bolivia sits further from the CBD (678.2 km vs 644.5 km).
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 644.5 km | 678.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 494 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).
Setting
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 794 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Torrington | 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
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $922/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tenterfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Torrington | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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