Greendale vs Stony Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Greendale, most households are people living alone. In Stony Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Greendale tends to suit people living alone, while Stony Creek suits couples.
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
Stony Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Greendale has cheaper land ($350,000 vs $480,000)
- Stony Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Greendale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Greendale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (417.7 km vs 498.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Greendale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.1% vs 5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Greendale and Stony Creek 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
Stony Creek has more residents (151 vs 94); Stony Creek rents higher ($330/wk vs $260/wk).
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 151 +61% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.1% | +5.6% |
| Median age | 48 same for both | |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $80,184/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $330/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
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 (3.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,380,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $350,000 | $480,000 |
Zoning mix
Stony Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 75%); Greendale has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 0%).
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 100% |
| Environmental | 25% | 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
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Greendale carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | — same for both | |
| 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
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Stony Creek sits further from the CBD (498.7 km vs 417.7 km).
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 417.7 km | 498.7 km +19% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 347 min | 343 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (63.3%).
Setting
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.3 km | 18.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Greendale | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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