Brodies Plains vs Stannifer
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brodies Plains, most households are couple families. In Stannifer, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Brodies Plains tends to suit couples and older residents, while Stannifer suits people living alone and families with children.
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
- Brodies Plains is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 50%)
- Stannifer carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (571.4 km vs 580.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Brodies Plains has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)
- Stannifer carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.7% vs -3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brodies Plains and Stannifer 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
Brodies Plains rents higher ($270/wk vs $138/wk); Brodies Plains has higher household incomes ($67,132 vs $43,680).
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 75 +34% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.4% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 50 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr +35% vs other | $43,680/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk +49% vs other | $138/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (18.7%).
Property market
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $210,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $180,000 |
Zoning mix
Brodies Plains has more rural and farming land (100% vs 79%); Stannifer has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 79% |
| Environmental | 0% | 21% |
| 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
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
Liveability
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Brodies Plains carries more crime risk (83 vs 37); Stannifer carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 51).
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | High 83/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Brodies Plains sits further from the CBD (580.4 km vs 571.4 km).
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 580.4 km +2% vs other | 571.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 449 min | 450 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2360 | 0.0% postcode 2369 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2360 | 56 postcode 2369 |
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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 646 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 809 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 803 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brodies Plains | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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