Bolwarra Heights is a smaller residential area in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area (postcode 2320). It is home to about 3,436 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $132K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Bolwarra Heights has a median house price of $960,000, which has risen by 3.2% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $489,000. The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Bolwarra Heights shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($960K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +3.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.