Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320

Bolwarra Heights sits 171 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 2 hours 10 minutes by car. Census data records 3,436 residents with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $132,392 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 15.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $420 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Bolwarra Heights is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

Is Bolwarra Heights a good suburb?

Bolwarra Heights scores a B (62/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, safety, and community, weaker on transit.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 19/100 · 170.6 km · 130 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $995K · More affordable than 85% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 35/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 36 · 3,436 residents

B

Liveability Rating

62 / 100 · Ranked #456 in NSW

Each bar is Bolwarra Heights's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
88
Bushfire None · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
69
Very advantaged
Walkability
24
Very car-dependent
CBD access
34
170.6 km · 130 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 88 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 69 × 25% + Walkability rank 24 × 15% + CBD access rank 34 × 10% = 62 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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62 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Bolwarra Heights's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $995,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$995,000

last 8 quarters
↑ +9.1% year-on-year

Based on 101 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 45 days — median across 29 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 20 sales $842K
  • 4 bed 56 sales $990K
  • 5 bed 19 sales $1.3M

Land

$692,500

Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Bolwarra Heights are currently listed at around $1.24 million on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.24M

↑ +12.4% vs previous 6 months from $1.1M
Since 2022: $928K → $1.07M (+15%)

6 houses listed in the last 6 months.

6 of the suburb's 1,095 dwellings (0.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Bolwarra Heights rent for around $690 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$690/wk

Since 2021: $525/wk → $655/wk (+25%)

4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

4 rentals advertised against an estimated 116 rented homes (3.4%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$610/wk
143 bonds
+38% since 2021
2-bed units
$500/wk
14 bonds
+37% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2320 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

90 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2320.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
2.9% below the typical range
Bottom 18% in NSW

$690/week ($36,000 a year) on a $1.24 million median

Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.

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

Is Bolwarra Heights safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Bolwarra Heights sits in the low band, with 76 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 7% on the prior year.

76 offences

7.0% since 2024
Theft 29 (38.2%)
Assault 15 (19.7%)
Harassment & Stalking 14 (18.4%)
Property Damage 8 (10.5%)
Sexual Offences 4 (5.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 2 (2.6%)
Robbery 1 (1.3%)
Drug Offences 1 (1.3%)
Other Offences Against Person 1 (1.3%)
Weapons Offences 1 (1.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Maitland City Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Bolwarra Heights is very car-dependent on foot — at 19/100, nearly all errands require a car.

19
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 47
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Bolwarra Heights.

42
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
17.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
4.7 arrivals/hr
Saturday
2.2 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
11.2 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bolwarra Heights.

75
connectivity score / 100
Top 18% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
55%
Premises covered
1,186
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 55%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 44%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 0%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
2 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
1 in suburb
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Maitland: council population

The whole council area, not just Bolwarra Heights · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
100,439
+2.2% in a year
Change
+2,207
people since 2024
Density
256
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+625
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,342
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+240
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
9/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
7/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 8 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Bolwarra Heights is home to about 3,400 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $132,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

3,436

15.3% since 2016

Median Age

36

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$132,392/yr

18.6% since 2016
Top 11% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$420/wk

7.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

2.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.1

3.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$50,908/yr

21.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

19.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

3.0%

43.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

1,095

15.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

89.4%

no change since 2016

Houses

97.4%

0.1% since 2016

Rental Stress

16.5%

9.3% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.6%

14.0% since 2016

Work From Home

27.3%

457.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 1,067 (97.4%)
Townhouses 25 (2.3%)
Flats / Apartments 3 (0.3%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 592 (54.8%)
Owned Outright 374 (34.6%)
Renting 115 (10.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
89.9%
English Spoken at Home
94.3%
Employment Rate
68.6%
5.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
40.2%

Occupations

Professionals 426 (24.0%)
Technicians & Trades 281 (15.8%)
Managers 243 (13.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 225 (12.7%)
Community & Personal Service 184 (10.4%)
Sales 147 (8.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 124 (7.0%)
Labourers 114 (6.4%)

Religion

Christianity 1,978 (57.6%)
No Religion 1,268 (36.9%)
Hinduism 11 (0.3%)
Islam 11 (0.3%)
Other Religions 10 (0.3%)
Buddhism 9 (0.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 83 (2.4%)
New Zealand 24 (0.7%)
South Africa 19 (0.6%)
Philippines 13 (0.4%)
Scotland 12 (0.3%)
India 10 (0.3%)
Ireland 10 (0.3%)
Thailand 8 (0.2%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 9 (0.3%)
2011-2015 31 (0.9%)
2001-2010 83 (2.4%)
1991-2000 36 (1.0%)
1981-1990 28 (0.8%)
Before 1981 89 (2.6%)

9 residents (0.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

3.1% of residents (100) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (78).

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie 152 (4.7%)
Central Coast 39 (1.2%)
Overseas 22 (0.7%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,204 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Polish 6 (0.2%)
Arabic 5 (0.1%)
Thai 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 232 (6.8%)
5-14 629 (18.3%)
15-19 263 (7.7%)
20-24 164 (4.8%)
25-34 332 (9.7%)
35-44 516 (15.0%)
45-54 477 (13.9%)
55-64 376 (10.9%)
65-74 280 (8.1%)
75-84 153 (4.5%)
85+ 29 (0.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 552 (67.7%)
Lone Person 124 (15.2%)
One Parent Families 118 (14.5%)
Group Household 16 (2.0%)
Other Families 5 (0.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 959 (67.2%)
Worked from Home 390 (27.3%)
Car (passenger) 64 (4.5%)
Walked Only 7 (0.5%)
Train 4 (0.3%)
Bicycle 4 (0.3%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (13 of 1,774).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 617 (18.0%)
Bachelor Degree 455 (13.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 297 (8.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 108 (3.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 83 (2.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 7 (0.6%)
1 car 207 (19.0%)
2 cars 489 (44.9%)
3 cars 225 (20.7%)
4+ cars 154 (14.1%)

Council Rates

Maitland
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,908 a year through Maitland based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,908/yr
55% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Bolwarra Heights's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 43%
  • Residential 41%
  • Environmental 15%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Maitland

The whole council area, not just Bolwarra Heights · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,413 new dwellings were approved across Maitland. That mix is 773 houses and 640 units. Approvals are up 19.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,413dwellings
+19.7% YoY
Houses
773
detached dwellings
Units
640
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 17.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.72 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Beresfield monitoring station, 13.5 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Paterson (Tocal AWS), 7.0 km

High rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
23.6 km
Annual rainfall
996 mm
89 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.0°C
20 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
7.1°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 2320, 187 of 34,368 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (1,176 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.17%
2024
0.36%
2025
0.54%

Rooftop solar

56
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 2320, 8,346 rooftop-solar systems totalling 69.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 14,845 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 625 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
597
2020
890
2021
764
2022
752
2023
711
2024
939
2025
559
2026
379

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$5,189
Loan amount
$796,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,072,157

16 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2320.

Deposit
$199,000
Stamp duty
$38,962
Cash needed at settlement
$237,962

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Lyne

Currently held by Alison Penfold The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Alison Penfold 40.2% 59.8% +4.0
2022 David Gillespie 36.2% 63.8% -1.4
2019 David Gillespie 34.8% 65.2% +3.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Upper Hunter District

Currently held by Dave Layzell The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Dave Layzell NP 53.8%
2019 Michael Johnsen NP 52.6%
2015 Michael Johnsen NP 52.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Bolwarra Heights

Is Bolwarra Heights a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Bolwarra Heights is low (35/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Bolwarra Heights?

Bolwarra Heights has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Bolwarra Heights a good place to live?

Bolwarra Heights has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (62/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Bolwarra Heights?

Bolwarra Heights, NSW had a population of 3,436 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Bolwarra Heights, NSW?

The postcode for Bolwarra Heights, NSW is 2320.

How far is Bolwarra Heights from Sydney?

Bolwarra Heights is 171 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 130 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Bolwarra Heights?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bolwarra Heights was $132,392 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Bolwarra Heights?

The median advertised rent in Bolwarra Heights is $690 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Bolwarra Heights?

The median age of residents in Bolwarra Heights was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Bolwarra Heights walkable?

Bolwarra Heights scores 19/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Bolwarra Heights?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Bolwarra Heights (Beresfield) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.5 µg/m³. That puts Bolwarra Heights below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Bolwarra Heights?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bolwarra Heights, Paterson (Tocal AWS) (7 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 7.1°C, 996 mm of rain a year over 89 rainy days, and 20 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bolwarra Heights?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Bolwarra Heights belong to?

Bolwarra Heights sits within the Maitland local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Bolwarra Heights?

The average residential rates bill through Maitland is $1,908 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Bolwarra Heights?

Across Maitland, 1,413 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 19.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Bolwarra Heights in?

Bolwarra Heights sits within the federal Division of Lyne, currently held by Alison Penfold (The Nationals).

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