Conargo vs Stud Park
Stud Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Conargo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stud Park, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Stud Park tends to suit couples.
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
Stud Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 56%)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 82/100)
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
Conargo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $195/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Conargo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (443 min vs 458 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (681.9 km vs 700.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stud Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stud Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.8% vs -4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Conargo and Stud Park 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
Conargo has more residents (117 vs 54); Stud Park rents higher ($195/wk vs $125/wk).
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117 +54% vs other | 54 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.9% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 35 |
| Median household income | $68,900/yr | $84,500/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $195/wk +56% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
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 (18.5%).
Property market
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $140,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Edward River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Conargo carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Conargo carries more crime risk (82 vs 48).
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Conargo
- Conargo Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Stud Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 16 | 2 |
Mobility
Stud Park sits further from the CBD (700.8 km vs 681.9 km).
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 681.9 km | 700.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 443 min | 458 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2710 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2710 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).
Setting
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 88 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 324 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,180/yr same for both | |
| Council | Edward River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Conargo | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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