Gilgai vs Stannifer
Gilgai is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 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 Gilgai: a median of $360,000, against $210,000 in Stannifer, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Stannifer tends to suit 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
Gilgai
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)
- But Stannifer carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stannifer
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($180,000 vs $580,000)
- has cheaper houses ($210,000 vs $360,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stannifer
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $250/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gilgai
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (429 min vs 450 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (563.4 km vs 571.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gilgai is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- Stannifer carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 67/100)
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
Gilgai 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
Gilgai has more residents (740 vs 75); Gilgai rents higher ($250/wk vs $138/wk).
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 740 +90% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.8% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 45 | 50 |
| Median household income | $59,852/yr +27% vs other | $43,680/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +45% 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 (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $360,000 | $210,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $580,000 | $180,000 |
Zoning mix
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 79% |
| Environmental | 15% | 21% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
Liveability
Gilgai is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 11/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Gilgai carries more crime risk (67 vs 37).
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 73/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | 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
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gilgai
- Gilgai Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Stannifer
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 6 |
Mobility
Stannifer sits further from the CBD (571.4 km vs 563.4 km).
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 563.4 km | 571.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 429 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 (83.7%).
Setting
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 790 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 809 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 276 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Gilgai | 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
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gilgai | Stannifer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gilgai | 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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