Dum Dum vs Stokers Siding

Stokers Siding is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 59 in Dum Dum. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dum Dum, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dum Dum: a median of $1.62 million, against $1.19 million in Stokers Siding, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dum Dum tends to suit couples and older residents, while Stokers Siding suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Dum Dum is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 61%)
  • Stokers Siding carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Stokers Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,185,000 vs $1,625,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stokers Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stokers Siding

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (514 min vs 527 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (790.2 km vs 803.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dum Dum has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 19%)
  • Stokers Siding carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 68/100)

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

Dum Dum 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.

Dum Dum 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.

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Walkability 5 / 5
Dum Dum — Walkability: 5/100 Stokers Siding — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 32 / 60
Dum Dum — Safety: 32/100 Stokers Siding — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 38 / 37
Dum Dum — Low fire risk: 38/100 Stokers Siding — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Stokers Siding has more residents (692 vs 125); Dum Dum skews older (59 vs 48).

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Population 125 692
+454% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +4.4%
Median age 59 48
Median household income $92,092/yr
+16% vs other
 $77,584/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+8% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
0-4 4.8% / 4.8%
Dum Dum — 0-4: 4.8% Stokers Siding — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 10.4% / 12.0%
Dum Dum — 5-14: 10.4% Stokers Siding — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.6% / 5.3%
Dum Dum — 15-19: 5.6% Stokers Siding — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.0% / 3.5%
Dum Dum — 20-24: 4.0% Stokers Siding — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 — / 7.4%
Dum Dum — 25-34: not among its largest Stokers Siding — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 8.0% / 11.1%
Dum Dum — 35-44: 8.0% Stokers Siding — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 19.2% / 16.2%
Dum Dum — 45-54: 19.2% Stokers Siding — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 27.2% / 19.2%
Dum Dum — 55-64: 27.2% Stokers Siding — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 22.4% / 16.3%
Dum Dum — 65-74: 22.4% Stokers Siding — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 10.4% / 2.9%
Dum Dum — 75-84: 10.4% Stokers Siding — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 3.2% / —
Dum Dum — 85+: 3.2% Stokers Siding — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dum Dum 64.7% couple families
Dum Dum — Couple Families: 64.7% Dum Dum — Lone Person: 17.6% Dum Dum — One Parent Families: 17.6% Dum Dum — Group Household: 0.0%
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.

Dum Dum 12.2% renting
Dum Dum — Owned Outright: 63.4% Dum Dum — Mortgage: 24.4% Dum Dum — Renting: 12.2%
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

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.

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
England 8.0% / 5.6%
Dum Dum — England: 8.0% Stokers Siding — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.2%
Dum Dum — New Zealand: 2.4% Stokers Siding — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany — / 1.0%
Dum Dum — Germany: not among its largest Stokers Siding — Germany: 1.0%
India — / 0.7%
Dum Dum — India: not among its largest Stokers Siding — India: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Dum Dum — Netherlands: not among its largest Stokers Siding — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Qualifications

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

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 16.9%
Dum Dum — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Stokers Siding — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 11.7%
Dum Dum — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Stokers Siding — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 8.2%
Dum Dum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% Stokers Siding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.3%
Dum Dum — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Stokers Siding — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 2.3%
Dum Dum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Stokers Siding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dum Dum 104.8% houses
Dum Dum — Houses: 104.8% Dum Dum — 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

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Median house price $1,625,000 $1,185,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,760,000

Zoning mix

Stokers Siding has more rural and farming land (85% vs 23%).

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Rural and farming 23% 85%
Other and special use 69% 12%
Environmental 8% 3%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Dum Dum carries more crime risk (68 vs 40).

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Dum Dum

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

Schools in Stokers Siding

  • Stokers Siding Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Dum Dum sits further from the CBD (803.6 km vs 790.2 km).

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 803.6 km
+2% vs other
 790.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 527 min 514 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
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.

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Car (driver) 67.5% / 65.6%
Dum Dum — Car (driver): 67.5% Stokers Siding — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 32.5% / 26.4%
Dum Dum — Worked from Home: 32.5% Stokers Siding — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Dum Dum — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stokers Siding — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only — / 4.0%
Dum Dum — Walked Only: not among its largest Stokers Siding — Walked Only: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Elevation 378 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.5 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Dum Dum Stokers Siding
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Dum Dum 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dum Dum

Retirees Rural

Stokers Siding

Acreage

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