Cawongla vs Stony Chute

Stony Chute is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Cawongla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cawongla, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cawongla: a median of $673,000, against $600,000 in Stony Chute, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cawongla tends to suit people living alone.

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

Stony Chute

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Stony Chute

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 43%)
  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $673,000)

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 $280/wk)
  • But Cawongla has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Cawongla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cawongla 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.

Cawongla 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.

Cawongla Stony Chute
Walkability 12 / 14
Cawongla — Walkability: 12/100 Stony Chute — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 29 / 24
Cawongla — Safety: 29/100 Stony Chute — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 80 / 81
Cawongla — Low fire risk: 80/100 Stony Chute — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Cawongla rents higher ($280/wk vs $200/wk); Cawongla has more residents (204 vs 156).

Cawongla Stony Chute
Population 204
+24% vs other
 156
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% -7.7%
Median age 57 53
Median household income $42,432/yr $47,788/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+29% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cawongla Stony Chute
0-4 4.4% / 1.9%
Cawongla — 0-4: 4.4% Stony Chute — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 7.4% / 5.1%
Cawongla — 5-14: 7.4% Stony Chute — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 1.5% / 7.7%
Cawongla — 15-19: 1.5% Stony Chute — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Cawongla — 20-24: not among its largest Stony Chute — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 4.9% / 7.7%
Cawongla — 25-34: 4.9% Stony Chute — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 9.8% / 7.7%
Cawongla — 35-44: 9.8% Stony Chute — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 11.3% / 14.1%
Cawongla — 45-54: 11.3% Stony Chute — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 25.5% / 20.5%
Cawongla — 55-64: 25.5% Stony Chute — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 24.5% / 19.2%
Cawongla — 65-74: 24.5% Stony Chute — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 3.4% / 5.1%
Cawongla — 75-84: 3.4% Stony Chute — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.9% / 3.2%
Cawongla — 85+: 2.9% Stony Chute — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cawongla 59.3% lone person
Cawongla — Lone Person: 59.3% Cawongla — Couple Families: 13.6% Cawongla — One Parent Families: 22.0% Cawongla — Group Household: 5.1%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cawongla 22.6% renting
Cawongla — Owned Outright: 51.2% Cawongla — Mortgage: 26.2% Cawongla — Renting: 22.6%
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

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.

Cawongla Stony Chute
England 5.9% / 5.1%
Cawongla — England: 5.9% Stony Chute — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 3.9% / 3.2%
Cawongla — New Zealand: 3.9% Stony Chute — New Zealand: 3.2%
Germany 2.9% / —
Cawongla — Germany: 2.9% Stony Chute — Germany: not among its largest
Japan — / 1.9%
Cawongla — Japan: not among its largest Stony Chute — Japan: 1.9%
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Cawongla — Netherlands: not among its largest Stony Chute — Netherlands: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Cawongla Stony Chute
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 21.2%
Cawongla — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Stony Chute — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 16.0%
Cawongla — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Stony Chute — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 7.7%
Cawongla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Stony Chute — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 5.8%
Cawongla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Stony Chute — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Cawongla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Stony Chute — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cawongla 94.5% houses
Cawongla — Houses: 94.5% Cawongla — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Stony Chute 96.8% houses
Stony Chute — Houses: 96.8% Stony Chute — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cawongla Stony Chute
Median house price $673,000 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,290,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 68 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Cawongla Stony Chute
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Cawongla Stony Chute
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
 138
across Lismore
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cawongla Stony Chute
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Cawongla Stony Chute
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cawongla Stony Chute
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
71/100
 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

Cawongla 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

Cawongla Stony Chute
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Cawongla Stony Chute
Walkability score 12/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 763.6 km 764.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 514 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2474
 0.6%
postcode 2480
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 2474
 69
postcode 2480

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.

Cawongla Stony Chute
Car (driver) 56.1% / 43.6%
Cawongla — Car (driver): 56.1% Stony Chute — Car (driver): 43.6%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 47.3%
Cawongla — Worked from Home: 28.1% Stony Chute — Worked from Home: 47.3%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 9.1%
Cawongla — Car (passenger): 5.3% Stony Chute — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 10.5% / —
Cawongla — Walked Only: 10.5% Stony Chute — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Cawongla Stony Chute
Elevation 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.8 km 38.5 km

NBN connectivity

Cawongla Stony Chute
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Cawongla 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

Cawongla Stony Chute
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,487/yr
Council Kyogle Lismore

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cawongla

Professionals Quiet Retirees Rural

Stony Chute

Retirees Rural

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