Black Hill vs Stockrington

Stockrington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Black Hill. 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 Black Hill: a median of $1.73 million, against $740,000 in Stockrington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Stockrington tends to suit people living alone, families with children, 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

Black Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 68%)

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

  • Black Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)
  • Stockrington has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $1,730,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stockrington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($520/wk vs $586/wk)
  • But Black Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

  • Black Hill has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 126 min)
  • Stockrington sits closer to the CBD (152.9 km vs 160.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Black Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Stockrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Black Hill and Stockrington drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Black Hill Stockrington
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.

Black Hill Stockrington
Walkability 0 / 0
Black Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Stockrington — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 14
Black Hill — Safety: 8/100 Stockrington — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 59 / 56
Black Hill — Low fire risk: 59/100 Stockrington — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Black Hill has more residents (516 vs 92); Black Hill has higher household incomes ($154,960 vs $101,816).

Black Hill Stockrington
Population 516
+82% vs other
 92
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.9% +13.6%
Median age 47 37
Median household income $154,960/yr
+34% vs other
 $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $586/wk
+11% vs other
 $520/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Hill Stockrington
0-4 2.7% / 3.3%
Black Hill — 0-4: 2.7% Stockrington — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 13.8% / 22.8%
Black Hill — 5-14: 13.8% Stockrington — 5-14: 22.8%
15-19 7.9% / 5.4%
Black Hill — 15-19: 7.9% Stockrington — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.6% / 10.9%
Black Hill — 20-24: 7.6% Stockrington — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 6.2% / 6.5%
Black Hill — 25-34: 6.2% Stockrington — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 9.3% / 16.3%
Black Hill — 35-44: 9.3% Stockrington — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 17.8% / 16.3%
Black Hill — 45-54: 17.8% Stockrington — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 14.3% / 13.0%
Black Hill — 55-64: 14.3% Stockrington — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 14.1% / 8.7%
Black Hill — 65-74: 14.1% Stockrington — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 4.5% / 5.4%
Black Hill — 75-84: 4.5% Stockrington — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.6% / —
Black Hill — 85+: 0.6% Stockrington — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Hill 71.6% couple families
Black Hill — Couple Families: 71.6% Black Hill — Lone Person: 12.8% Black Hill — One Parent Families: 15.6%
Stockrington 68.4% couple families
Stockrington — Couple Families: 68.4% Stockrington — Lone Person: 31.6% Stockrington — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Hill 6.9% renting
Black Hill — Owned Outright: 46.5% Black Hill — Mortgage: 46.5% Black Hill — Renting: 6.9%
Stockrington 25.0% renting
Stockrington — Owned Outright: 39.3% Stockrington — Mortgage: 35.7% Stockrington — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Hill 100.0% houses
Black Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Stockrington 100.0% houses
Stockrington — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Black Hill Stockrington
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 18.5%
Black Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Stockrington — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 9.8%
Black Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Stockrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 6.5%
Black Hill — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Stockrington — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 3.3%
Black Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Stockrington — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 4.3%
Black Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Stockrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Black Hill Stockrington
Median house price $1,730,000 $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Stockrington has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 32%); Black Hill has more rural and farming land (59% vs 13%).

Black Hill Stockrington
Environmental 32% 86%
Rural and farming 59% 13%
Industrial 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Black Hill Stockrington
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Black Hill Stockrington
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Black Hill Stockrington
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Black Hill Stockrington
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
86/100
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 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Black Hill Stockrington
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Black Hill

  • Black Hill Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Stockrington

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

Amenities in the suburb

Black Hill Stockrington
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 22 10

Mobility

Black Hill sits further from the CBD (160.1 km vs 152.9 km).

Black Hill Stockrington
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 160.1 km
+4% vs other
 152.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 126 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2322
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2322
same for both

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.

Black Hill Stockrington
Car (driver) 63.6% / 82.1%
Black Hill — Car (driver): 63.6% Stockrington — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 29.9% / 17.9%
Black Hill — Worked from Home: 29.9% Stockrington — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only 3.7% / —
Black Hill — Walked Only: 3.7% Stockrington — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.8% / —
Black Hill — Car (passenger): 2.8% Stockrington — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Black Hill Stockrington
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Black Hill Stockrington
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
173 premises
 0%
14 premises

Climate

Black Hill Stockrington
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Black Hill Stockrington
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 17.5 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.72 pphm 0.53 pphm

Council rates

Black Hill Stockrington
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Hill Stockrington
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Hill Stockrington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Hill

Rural

Stockrington

Family Rural

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