Blue Knob vs Stony Chute

Stony Chute is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 58 in Blue Knob. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blue Knob, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stony Chute: a median of $600,000, against $451,000 in Blue Knob, though rent is higher in Blue Knob. On these figures, Blue Knob 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

They split

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

  • Blue Knob carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 76/100)
  • Stony Chute is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 24%)

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

  • Blue Knob has cheaper houses ($451,250 vs $600,000)
  • Stony Chute leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 41%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stony Chute

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blue Knob

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blue Knob and Stony Chute drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Blue Knob Stony Chute
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.

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Walkability 12 / 14
Blue Knob — Walkability: 12/100 Stony Chute — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 45 / 24
Blue Knob — Safety: 45/100 Stony Chute — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 74 / 81
Blue Knob — Low fire risk: 74/100 Stony Chute — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Blue Knob has more residents (210 vs 156); Blue Knob rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Population 210
+26% vs other
 156
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% -7.7%
Median age 58 53
Median household income $38,428/yr $47,788/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blue Knob Stony Chute
0-4 1.4% / 1.9%
Blue Knob — 0-4: 1.4% Stony Chute — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 4.3% / 5.1%
Blue Knob — 5-14: 4.3% Stony Chute — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 5.2% / 7.7%
Blue Knob — 15-19: 5.2% Stony Chute — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Blue Knob — 20-24: not among its largest Stony Chute — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.1% / 7.7%
Blue Knob — 25-34: 8.1% Stony Chute — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 5.7% / 7.7%
Blue Knob — 35-44: 5.7% Stony Chute — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 9.5% / 14.1%
Blue Knob — 45-54: 9.5% Stony Chute — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 30.5% / 20.5%
Blue Knob — 55-64: 30.5% Stony Chute — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 21.9% / 19.2%
Blue Knob — 65-74: 21.9% Stony Chute — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 5.2% / 5.1%
Blue Knob — 75-84: 5.2% Stony Chute — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 3.2%
Blue Knob — 85+: not among its largest Stony Chute — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blue Knob 64.0% lone person
Blue Knob — Lone Person: 64.0% Blue Knob — Couple Families: 8.0% Blue Knob — One Parent Families: 16.0% Blue Knob — Group Household: 8.0% Blue Knob — Other Families: 4.0%
Stony Chute 41.4% lone person
Stony Chute — Lone Person: 41.4% Stony Chute — Couple Families: 29.3% Stony Chute — One Parent Families: 19.0% Stony Chute — Group Household: 10.3% Stony Chute — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blue Knob 7.4% renting
Blue Knob — Owned Outright: 69.1% Blue Knob — Mortgage: 23.4% Blue Knob — Renting: 7.4%
Stony Chute 11.9% renting
Stony Chute — Owned Outright: 62.7% Stony Chute — Mortgage: 25.4% Stony Chute — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 21.2%
Blue Knob — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Stony Chute — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 16.0%
Blue Knob — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Stony Chute — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 7.7%
Blue Knob — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Stony Chute — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 5.8%
Blue Knob — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Stony Chute — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.9%
Blue Knob — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Stony Chute — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Blue Knob Stony Chute
England 3.8% / 5.1%
Blue Knob — England: 3.8% Stony Chute — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / 3.2%
Blue Knob — New Zealand: 1.4% Stony Chute — New Zealand: 3.2%
Netherlands 2.4% / 1.9%
Blue Knob — Netherlands: 2.4% Stony Chute — Netherlands: 1.9%
Germany 3.8% / —
Blue Knob — Germany: 3.8% Stony Chute — Germany: not among its largest
Canada 1.9% / —
Blue Knob — Canada: 1.9% Stony Chute — Canada: not among its largest
Japan — / 1.9%
Blue Knob — Japan: not among its largest Stony Chute — Japan: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blue Knob 89.8% houses
Blue Knob — Houses: 89.8% Blue Knob — Flats / Apartments: 10.2%
Stony Chute 96.8% houses
Stony Chute — Houses: 96.8% Stony Chute — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Median house price $451,250 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 68 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Blue Knob Stony Chute
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blue Knob Stony Chute
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Stony Chute carries more crime risk (76 vs 55).

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 High
76/100
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

Blue Knob Stony Chute
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

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Walkability score 12/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 765.3 km 764.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 513 min 514 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
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.

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Car (driver) 71.4% / 43.6%
Blue Knob — Car (driver): 71.4% Stony Chute — Car (driver): 43.6%
Worked from Home 20.4% / 47.3%
Blue Knob — Worked from Home: 20.4% Stony Chute — Worked from Home: 47.3%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 9.1%
Blue Knob — Car (passenger): 8.2% Stony Chute — Car (passenger): 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Elevation 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.1 km 38.5 km

NBN connectivity

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blue Knob Stony Chute
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blue Knob

Affordable Retirees Rural

Stony Chute

Retirees Rural

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