Larnook vs Stony Chute
Larnook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Stony Chute. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Larnook, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stony Chute: a median of $600,000, against $382,000 in Larnook, though rent is higher in Larnook. On these figures, Larnook tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Larnook has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Stony Chute has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 63%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Larnook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($382,500 vs $600,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stony Chute
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $360/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 38%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Larnook
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 14/100)
- has a shorter drive in (503 min vs 514 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (755.2 km vs 764.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Larnook
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 3%)
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Larnook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.8% vs -7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Larnook and Stony Chute 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
Larnook has more residents (394 vs 156); Larnook rents higher ($360/wk vs $200/wk).
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 394 +60% vs other | 156 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.8% | -7.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 53 |
| Median household income | $48,672/yr +2% vs other | $47,788/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +44% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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 (21.2%).
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 (5.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $382,500 | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | $400,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 165 days from 3 sales | 68 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Environmental | 1% 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
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
Larnook is more walkable (25 vs 14).
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Larnook carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 19).
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | High 76/100 |
| 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
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Larnook
- Larnook Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Stony Chute
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 5 |
Mobility
Stony Chute sits further from the CBD (764.2 km vs 755.2 km).
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 25/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 755.2 km | 764.2 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 503 min | 514 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (68.3%).
Setting
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 250 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 44.6 km | 38.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 212 premises | 0% 81 premises |
Climate
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Larnook | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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