Lenaghan vs Stockrington

Stockrington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Lenaghan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Stockrington tends to suit families with children.

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

Lenaghan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Lenaghan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lenaghan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lenaghan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (149.2 km vs 152.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lenaghan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Lenaghan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs 13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lenaghan Stockrington
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.

Lenaghan Stockrington
Walkability 14 / 0
Lenaghan — Walkability: 14/100 Stockrington — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 14
Lenaghan — Safety: 84/100 Stockrington — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 56
Lenaghan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stockrington — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Lenaghan has higher household incomes ($159,224 vs $101,816); Stockrington has more residents (92 vs 70).

Lenaghan Stockrington
Population 70 92
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +13.6%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $159,224/yr
+36% vs other
 $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $520/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lenaghan Stockrington
0-4 7.1% / 3.3%
Lenaghan — 0-4: 7.1% Stockrington — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.3% / 22.8%
Lenaghan — 5-14: 14.3% Stockrington — 5-14: 22.8%
15-19 10.0% / 5.4%
Lenaghan — 15-19: 10.0% Stockrington — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 10.0% / 10.9%
Lenaghan — 20-24: 10.0% Stockrington — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 8.6% / 6.5%
Lenaghan — 25-34: 8.6% Stockrington — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 — / 16.3%
Lenaghan — 35-44: not among its largest Stockrington — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 28.6% / 16.3%
Lenaghan — 45-54: 28.6% Stockrington — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 12.9% / 13.0%
Lenaghan — 55-64: 12.9% Stockrington — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 — / 8.7%
Lenaghan — 65-74: not among its largest Stockrington — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 5.7% / 5.4%
Lenaghan — 75-84: 5.7% Stockrington — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 8.6% / —
Lenaghan — 85+: 8.6% Stockrington — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lenaghan 62.5% couple families
Lenaghan — Couple Families: 62.5% Lenaghan — One Parent Families: 37.5% Lenaghan — Lone Person: 0.0%
Stockrington 68.4% couple families
Stockrington — Couple Families: 68.4% Stockrington — One Parent Families: 0.0% Stockrington — Lone Person: 31.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lenaghan 16.7% renting
Lenaghan — Owned Outright: 29.2% Lenaghan — Mortgage: 54.2% Lenaghan — Renting: 16.7%
Stockrington 25.0% renting
Stockrington — Owned Outright: 39.3% Stockrington — Mortgage: 35.7% Stockrington — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lenaghan 100.0% houses
Lenaghan — Houses: 100.0%
Stockrington 100.0% houses
Stockrington — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lenaghan Stockrington
Certificate III & IV 30.0% / 18.5%
Lenaghan — Certificate III & IV: 30.0% Stockrington — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 9.8%
Lenaghan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Stockrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 6.5%
Lenaghan — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Stockrington — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.3%
Lenaghan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stockrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.3%
Lenaghan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stockrington — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Property market

Lenaghan Stockrington
Median house price — $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Stockrington has more rural and farming land (13% vs 0%).

Lenaghan Stockrington
Environmental 95% 86%
Rural and farming 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
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

Lenaghan Stockrington
New dwellings approved 912
across Newcastle
 719
across Cessnock
Approvals change year on year +77% -31%

Ranking within NSW

Lenaghan Stockrington
House price — Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Lenaghan is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Lenaghan Stockrington
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Stockrington carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Stockrington carries more crime risk (86 vs 16).

Lenaghan Stockrington
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
86/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Lenaghan Stockrington
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
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 8.3 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Lenaghan Stockrington
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Stockrington sits further from the CBD (152.9 km vs 149.2 km).

Lenaghan Stockrington
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 149.2 km 152.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 126 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2322
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2322
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.

Lenaghan Stockrington
Car (driver) 62.5% / 82.1%
Lenaghan — Car (driver): 62.5% Stockrington — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 17.9%
Lenaghan — Worked from Home: 37.5% Stockrington — Worked from Home: 17.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Lenaghan Stockrington
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Lenaghan Stockrington
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
14 premises

Climate

Lenaghan Stockrington
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lenaghan Stockrington
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lenaghan Stockrington
Average residential rate $1,783/yr $1,405/yr
Council Newcastle Cessnock

Federal electorate

Lenaghan Stockrington
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lenaghan Stockrington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lenaghan

Rural Students

Stockrington

Family Rural

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