Burringbar vs Stokers Siding

Burringbar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Stokers Siding. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burringbar, about half of households are couple families.

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

Stokers Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 77/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Burringbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,310,000 vs $1,760,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stokers Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burringbar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (503 min vs 514 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (781.2 km vs 790.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stokers Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 77/100)

Weighs 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

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

Burringbar Stokers Siding
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.

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Walkability 12 / 5
Burringbar — Walkability: 12/100 Stokers Siding — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 23 / 60
Burringbar — Safety: 23/100 Stokers Siding — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 31 / 37
Burringbar — Low fire risk: 31/100 Stokers Siding — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Burringbar has more residents (878 vs 692); Burringbar rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Population 878
+21% vs other
 692
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +4.4%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $77,064/yr $77,584/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burringbar Stokers Siding
0-4 6.4% / 4.8%
Burringbar — 0-4: 6.4% Stokers Siding — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.0% / 12.0%
Burringbar — 5-14: 11.0% Stokers Siding — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.0% / 5.3%
Burringbar — 15-19: 5.0% Stokers Siding — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.2% / 3.5%
Burringbar — 20-24: 4.2% Stokers Siding — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 11.7% / 7.4%
Burringbar — 25-34: 11.7% Stokers Siding — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 11.4% / 11.1%
Burringbar — 35-44: 11.4% Stokers Siding — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.3% / 16.2%
Burringbar — 45-54: 13.3% Stokers Siding — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 19.9% / 19.2%
Burringbar — 55-64: 19.9% Stokers Siding — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 12.5% / 16.3%
Burringbar — 65-74: 12.5% Stokers Siding — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 3.5% / 2.9%
Burringbar — 75-84: 3.5% Stokers Siding — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 2.2% / —
Burringbar — 85+: 2.2% Stokers Siding — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 45.2% couple families
Burringbar — Couple Families: 45.2% Burringbar — Lone Person: 31.2% Burringbar — One Parent Families: 16.8% Burringbar — Group Household: 6.7%
Stokers Siding 39.9% couple families
Stokers Siding — Couple Families: 39.9% Stokers Siding — Lone Person: 30.8% Stokers Siding — One Parent Families: 21.0% Stokers Siding — Group Household: 8.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 15.8% renting
Burringbar — Owned Outright: 39.8% Burringbar — Mortgage: 44.4% Burringbar — Renting: 15.8%
Stokers Siding 14.6% renting
Stokers Siding — Owned Outright: 46.1% Stokers Siding — Mortgage: 39.3% Stokers Siding — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 16.9%
Burringbar — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Stokers Siding — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 11.7%
Burringbar — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Stokers Siding — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.2%
Burringbar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Stokers Siding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.3%
Burringbar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Stokers Siding — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.3%
Burringbar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Stokers Siding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Burringbar Stokers Siding
England 4.0% / 5.6%
Burringbar — England: 4.0% Stokers Siding — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.2%
Burringbar — New Zealand: 1.8% Stokers Siding — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 0.7% / 1.0%
Burringbar — Germany: 0.7% Stokers Siding — Germany: 1.0%
Canada 0.9% / 0.4%
Burringbar — Canada: 0.9% Stokers Siding — Canada: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.7%
Burringbar — Netherlands: 0.6% Stokers Siding — Netherlands: 0.7%
India — / 0.7%
Burringbar — India: not among its largest Stokers Siding — India: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Burringbar — South Africa: 0.6% Stokers Siding — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 100.7% houses
Burringbar — Houses: 100.7% Burringbar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stokers Siding 98.7% houses
Stokers Siding — Houses: 98.7% Stokers Siding — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,185,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,310,000 $1,760,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Burringbar has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 3%); Stokers Siding has more rural and farming land (85% vs 65%).

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Rural and farming 65% 85%
Environmental 29% 3%
Other and special use 3% 12%
Residential 3% 0%
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

Burringbar Stokers Siding
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

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

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Houses 2.7%
$800/wk on $1.55M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burringbar Stokers Siding
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of NSW —

Liveability

Stokers Siding scores higher overall (28 vs 18).

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Grade D
same for both
Score 18/100 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Burringbar carries more crime risk (77 vs 40).

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
40/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Burringbar

  • Burringbar Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Stokers Siding

  • Stokers Siding Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Stokers Siding sits further from the CBD (790.2 km vs 781.2 km).

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Walkability score 12/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 781.2 km 790.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 514 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
 0.6%
postcode 2484
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
 76
postcode 2484

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.

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Car (driver) 77.2% / 65.6%
Burringbar — Car (driver): 77.2% Stokers Siding — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 20.1% / 26.4%
Burringbar — Worked from Home: 20.1% Stokers Siding — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only 1.5% / 4.0%
Burringbar — Walked Only: 1.5% Stokers Siding — Walked Only: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 1.2% / 4.0%
Burringbar — Car (passenger): 1.2% Stokers Siding — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
375 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Burringbar Stokers Siding
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

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burringbar Stokers Siding
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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