Elsmore vs Stannifer
Elsmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 50 in Stannifer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stannifer, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Elsmore: a median of $305,000, against $210,000 in Stannifer, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Elsmore tends to suit families with children, while Stannifer 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
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Elsmore leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
- Stannifer has cheaper houses ($210,000 vs $305,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $255/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (571.4 km vs 581.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stannifer
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 59/100)
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
Elsmore and Stannifer 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
Elsmore has more residents (358 vs 75); Elsmore rents higher ($255/wk vs $138/wk).
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 358 +79% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.6% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 33 | 50 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr +30% vs other | $43,680/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk +46% vs other | $138/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $305,000 | $210,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $180,000 |
Zoning mix
Elsmore has more rural and farming land (100% vs 79%); Stannifer has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 79% |
| Environmental | 0% | 21% |
| 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
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
Liveability
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Elsmore carries more crime risk (59 vs 37); Stannifer carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 53).
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 6 |
Mobility
Elsmore sits further from the CBD (581.4 km vs 571.4 km).
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 581.4 km +2% vs other | 571.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 453 min | 450 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2360 | 0.0% postcode 2369 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2360 | 56 postcode 2369 |
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 (89.1%).
Setting
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 650 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 809 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 59 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 803 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Elsmore | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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