Deepwater vs Stannum

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deepwater, about half of households are people living alone. In Stannum, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stannum: a median of $595,000, against $325,000 in Deepwater, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Deepwater tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Stannum suits 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

Deepwater

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Deepwater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($325,000 vs $595,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Deepwater has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
  • Stannum leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Deepwater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (621.5 km vs 626.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Deepwater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 81/100)

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

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

Deepwater Stannum
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.

Deepwater Stannum
Walkability 0 / 5
Deepwater — Walkability: 0/100 Stannum — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 55 / 19
Deepwater — Safety: 55/100 Stannum — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 24 / 17
Deepwater — Low fire risk: 24/100 Stannum — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Deepwater has more residents (456 vs 56); Stannum has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $39,676).

Deepwater Stannum
Population 456
+88% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% +3.7%
Median age 56 54
Median household income $39,676/yr $68,224/yr
+72% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deepwater Stannum
0-4 2.4% / —
Deepwater — 0-4: 2.4% Stannum — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.1% / 7.1%
Deepwater — 5-14: 8.1% Stannum — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 3.3% / —
Deepwater — 15-19: 3.3% Stannum — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.0% / 8.9%
Deepwater — 20-24: 5.0% Stannum — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 7.5% / 7.1%
Deepwater — 25-34: 7.5% Stannum — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 7.7% / —
Deepwater — 35-44: 7.7% Stannum — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 15.8% / 8.9%
Deepwater — 45-54: 15.8% Stannum — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 16.9% / 8.9%
Deepwater — 55-64: 16.9% Stannum — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 22.4% / 32.1%
Deepwater — 65-74: 22.4% Stannum — 65-74: 32.1%
75-84 10.5% / —
Deepwater — 75-84: 10.5% Stannum — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.9% / —
Deepwater — 85+: 2.9% Stannum — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deepwater 53.6% lone person
Deepwater — Lone Person: 53.6% Deepwater — Couple Families: 22.4% Deepwater — One Parent Families: 16.8% Deepwater — Other Families: 4.0% Deepwater — Group Household: 3.2%
Stannum 62.5% lone person
Stannum — Lone Person: 62.5% Stannum — Couple Families: 37.5% Stannum — One Parent Families: 0.0% Stannum — Other Families: 0.0% Stannum — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deepwater 16.8% renting
Deepwater — Owned Outright: 57.1% Deepwater — Mortgage: 26.1% Deepwater — Renting: 16.8%
Stannum 0.0% renting
Stannum — Owned Outright: 83.3% Stannum — Mortgage: 16.7% Stannum — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deepwater 99.0% houses
Deepwater — Houses: 99.0% Deepwater — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Stannum 100.0% houses
Stannum — Houses: 100.0% Stannum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Deepwater Stannum
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 30.4%
Deepwater — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Stannum — Certificate III & IV: 30.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 16.1%
Deepwater — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Stannum — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 8.9%
Deepwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Stannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Deepwater — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Stannum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Deepwater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Stannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).

Property market

Deepwater Stannum
Median house price $325,000 $595,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Deepwater Stannum
Rural and farming 93% 96%
Environmental 7% 4%
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

Deepwater Stannum
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
 48
across Tenterfield
Approvals change year on year — -75%

Ranking within NSW

Deepwater Stannum
House price Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Deepwater Stannum
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

Stannum carries more crime risk (81 vs 45).

Deepwater Stannum
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
83/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
81/100
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

Deepwater Stannum
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 Deepwater

  • Deepwater Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Stannum

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Deepwater Stannum
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 38 6

Mobility

Stannum sits further from the CBD (626.3 km vs 621.5 km).

Deepwater Stannum
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 621.5 km 626.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 477 min 474 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2371
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2371
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.

Deepwater Stannum
Car (driver) 61.0% / 44.4%
Deepwater — Car (driver): 61.0% Stannum — Car (driver): 44.4%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 33.3%
Deepwater — Worked from Home: 22.8% Stannum — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 22.2%
Deepwater — Car (passenger): 4.4% Stannum — Car (passenger): 22.2%
Walked Only 11.8% / —
Deepwater — Walked Only: 11.8% Stannum — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.0%).

Setting

Deepwater Stannum
Elevation 1,030 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,031 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Deepwater Stannum
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Deepwater Stannum
Annual rainfall 1,057 mm 798 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.0°C

Council rates

Deepwater Stannum
Average residential rate $966/yr $922/yr
Council Glen Innes Severn Tenterfield

Federal electorate

Deepwater Stannum
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deepwater Stannum
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deepwater

Retirees Rural

Stannum

Affordable Retirees Rural

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