Fernvale vs Stokers Siding
Fernvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Stokers Siding. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fernvale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fernvale: a median of $1.75 million, against $1.19 million in Stokers Siding, though rent is higher in Stokers Siding. On these figures, Fernvale tends to suit couples, while Stokers Siding suits 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
Fernvale
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 40/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 61%)
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 $1,752,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Fernvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Fernvale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 5/100)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stokers Siding
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.4% vs -1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Fernvale 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.
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
Stokers Siding has more residents (692 vs 261); Stokers Siding skews older (48 vs 44).
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 261 | 692 +165% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.5% | +4.4% |
| Median age | 44 | 48 |
| Median household income | $77,220/yr | $77,584/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk | $350/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,752,500 | $1,185,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,760,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 191 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Fernvale has more rural and farming land (100% vs 85%).
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 85% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 12% |
| Environmental | 0% | 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
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
Fernvale is more walkable (20 vs 5).
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 28/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Stokers Siding carries more crime risk (40 vs 17); Stokers Siding carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 43).
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Fernvale | 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 Fernvale
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
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 8 same for both | |
Mobility
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 790.7 km | 790.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 511 min | 514 min |
| Public transport score | 22/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).
Setting
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.5 km | 14.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 100 premises | 0% 277 premises |
Climate
| Fernvale | 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
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fernvale | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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