Dunbible vs Stokers Siding

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dunbible, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dunbible: a median of $1.51 million, against $1.19 million in Stokers Siding. On these figures, Dunbible tends to suit families with children, 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

  • Dunbible is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 61%)
  • Stokers Siding carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 50/100)

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 $1,512,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dunbible

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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 520 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (790.2 km vs 792.3 km)
  • But Dunbible is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Dunbible is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
  • Stokers Siding carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Dunbible 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.

Dunbible 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.

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Walkability 14 / 5
Dunbible — Walkability: 14/100 Stokers Siding — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 50 / 60
Dunbible — Safety: 50/100 Stokers Siding — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 48 / 37
Dunbible — Low fire risk: 48/100 Stokers Siding — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Stokers Siding has more residents (692 vs 380); Dunbible has higher household incomes ($101,348 vs $77,584).

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Population 380 692
+82% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +4.4%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $101,348/yr
+23% vs other
 $77,584/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dunbible Stokers Siding
0-4 5.5% / 4.8%
Dunbible — 0-4: 5.5% Stokers Siding — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 15.5% / 12.0%
Dunbible — 5-14: 15.5% Stokers Siding — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 3.2% / 5.3%
Dunbible — 15-19: 3.2% Stokers Siding — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.7% / 3.5%
Dunbible — 20-24: 3.7% Stokers Siding — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 7.6% / 7.4%
Dunbible — 25-34: 7.6% Stokers Siding — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 11.8% / 11.1%
Dunbible — 35-44: 11.8% Stokers Siding — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.1% / 16.2%
Dunbible — 45-54: 12.1% Stokers Siding — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 15.0% / 19.2%
Dunbible — 55-64: 15.0% Stokers Siding — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 15.5% / 16.3%
Dunbible — 65-74: 15.5% Stokers Siding — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 4.5% / 2.9%
Dunbible — 75-84: 4.5% Stokers Siding — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 3.2% / —
Dunbible — 85+: 3.2% Stokers Siding — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dunbible 48.8% couple families
Dunbible — Couple Families: 48.8% Dunbible — Lone Person: 21.2% Dunbible — One Parent Families: 25.0% Dunbible — Group Household: 5.0%
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.

Dunbible 15.7% renting
Dunbible — Owned Outright: 50.4% Dunbible — Mortgage: 33.9% Dunbible — Renting: 15.7%
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.

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.9%
Dunbible — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Stokers Siding — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 11.7%
Dunbible — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Stokers Siding — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.2%
Dunbible — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Stokers Siding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.3%
Dunbible — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Stokers Siding — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.3%
Dunbible — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Stokers Siding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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

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.

Dunbible Stokers Siding
England 3.9% / 5.6%
Dunbible — England: 3.9% Stokers Siding — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.2%
Dunbible — New Zealand: 3.4% Stokers Siding — New Zealand: 1.2%
India 1.8% / 0.7%
Dunbible — India: 1.8% Stokers Siding — India: 0.7%
South Africa 1.8% / —
Dunbible — South Africa: 1.8% Stokers Siding — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.0%
Dunbible — Germany: not among its largest Stokers Siding — Germany: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Dunbible — Netherlands: not among its largest Stokers Siding — Netherlands: 0.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dunbible 96.9% houses
Dunbible — Houses: 96.9% Dunbible — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Stokers Siding 98.7% houses
Stokers Siding — Houses: 98.7% Stokers Siding — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Median house price $1,512,500 $1,185,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,760,000

Zoning mix

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Rural and farming 84% 85%
Other and special use 5% 12%
Residential 9% 0%
Environmental 2% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Dunbible Stokers Siding
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Dunbible is more walkable (14 vs 5).

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Dunbible carries more crime risk (50 vs 40); Stokers Siding carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 52).

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 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

Dunbible 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 Dunbible

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

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Dunbible sits further from the CBD (792.3 km vs 790.2 km).

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Walkability score 14/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 792.3 km 790.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 520 min 514 min
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.

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Car (driver) 65.9% / 65.6%
Dunbible — Car (driver): 65.9% Stokers Siding — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 26.4%
Dunbible — Worked from Home: 24.4% Stokers Siding — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 4.0%
Dunbible — Car (passenger): 5.7% Stokers Siding — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 4.1% / 4.0%
Dunbible — Walked Only: 4.1% Stokers Siding — Walked Only: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Dunbible Stokers Siding
Connectivity score 46/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
137 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Dunbible 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dunbible

Acreage River

Stokers Siding

Acreage

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