Hannam Vale vs Stewarts River

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stewarts River, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • Hannam Vale carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)
  • Stewarts River is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 56%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Hannam Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stewarts River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hannam Vale is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • Stewarts River sits closer to the CBD (342.2 km vs 346.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hannam Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Hannam Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hannam Vale and Stewarts River drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
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.

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Walkability 23 / 0
Hannam Vale — Walkability: 23/100 Stewarts River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 75
Hannam Vale — Safety: 86/100 Stewarts River — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 43 / 67
Hannam Vale — Low fire risk: 43/100 Stewarts River — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Hannam Vale has more residents (218 vs 126); Hannam Vale skews older (51 vs 49).

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Population 218
+42% vs other
 126
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.1% +7.7%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $73,112/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+9% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
0-4 3.2% / 4.0%
Hannam Vale — 0-4: 3.2% Stewarts River — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 10.6% / 12.7%
Hannam Vale — 5-14: 10.6% Stewarts River — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.8% / 5.6%
Hannam Vale — 15-19: 7.8% Stewarts River — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.1% / 7.1%
Hannam Vale — 20-24: 4.1% Stewarts River — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 5.0% / 9.5%
Hannam Vale — 25-34: 5.0% Stewarts River — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 11.9% / 5.6%
Hannam Vale — 35-44: 11.9% Stewarts River — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 16.5% / 21.4%
Hannam Vale — 45-54: 16.5% Stewarts River — 45-54: 21.4%
55-64 21.1% / 11.1%
Hannam Vale — 55-64: 21.1% Stewarts River — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 15.1% / 22.2%
Hannam Vale — 65-74: 15.1% Stewarts River — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 9.6% / 6.3%
Hannam Vale — 75-84: 9.6% Stewarts River — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / —
Hannam Vale — 85+: not among its largest Stewarts River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hannam Vale 42.0% couple families
Hannam Vale — Couple Families: 42.0% Hannam Vale — Lone Person: 38.0% Hannam Vale — One Parent Families: 14.0% Hannam Vale — Group Household: 6.0%
Stewarts River 51.6% couple families
Stewarts River — Couple Families: 51.6% Stewarts River — Lone Person: 32.3% Stewarts River — One Parent Families: 16.1% Stewarts River — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hannam Vale 9.9% renting
Hannam Vale — Owned Outright: 60.6% Hannam Vale — Mortgage: 29.6% Hannam Vale — Renting: 9.9%
Stewarts River 15.7% renting
Stewarts River — Owned Outright: 52.9% Stewarts River — Mortgage: 31.4% Stewarts River — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
England 5.5% / 2.4%
Hannam Vale — England: 5.5% Stewarts River — England: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 3.2%
Hannam Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Stewarts River — New Zealand: 3.2%
Germany 1.4% / —
Hannam Vale — Germany: 1.4% Stewarts River — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 22.2%
Hannam Vale — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Stewarts River — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 11.9%
Hannam Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Stewarts River — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 11.9%
Hannam Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Stewarts River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.2%
Hannam Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Stewarts River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.4%
Hannam Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Stewarts River — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hannam Vale 95.0% houses
Hannam Vale — Houses: 95.0% Hannam Vale — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Stewarts River 100.0% houses
Stewarts River — Houses: 100.0% Stewarts River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 138 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
House price Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Hannam Vale is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Stewarts River carries more crime risk (25 vs 14); Hannam Vale carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 33).

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
25/100
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

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Hannam Vale

  • Hannam Vale Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Stewarts River

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Hannam Vale sits further from the CBD (346.3 km vs 342.2 km).

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 346.3 km
+1% vs other
 342.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 238 min 235 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2443
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2443
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.

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Car (driver) 36.8% / 77.8%
Hannam Vale — Car (driver): 36.8% Stewarts River — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 48.7% / 22.2%
Hannam Vale — Worked from Home: 48.7% Stewarts River — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Walked Only 10.5% / —
Hannam Vale — Walked Only: 10.5% Stewarts River — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Hannam Vale — Car (passenger): 3.9% Stewarts River — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.5 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hannam Vale Stewarts River
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hannam Vale

River Rural

Stewarts River

Retirees Rural

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