Lillian Rock vs Stony Chute
Comparing Lillian Rock and Stony Chute, NSW: Lillian Rock is more walkable (29 vs 14); Lillian Rock carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 19); and Lillian Rock has more residents (234 vs 156).
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
Lillian Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Stony Chute
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stony Chute
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (514 min vs 520 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (764.2 km vs 770.4 km)
- But Lillian Rock is more walkable (29/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lillian Rock
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 14/100)
- carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 76/100)
- But Stony Chute has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lillian Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.3% vs -7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lillian Rock 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
Lillian Rock has more residents (234 vs 156); Lillian Rock rents higher ($245/wk vs $200/wk).
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 234 +33% vs other | 156 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.3% | -7.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 53 |
| Median household income | $44,720/yr | $47,788/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +18% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
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 (6.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $370,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 68 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Environmental | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle | 138 across Lismore |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
Lillian Rock is more walkable (29 vs 14).
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Lillian Rock carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 19); Stony Chute carries more crime risk (76 vs 63).
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | 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
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lillian Rock
- Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education Independent · Combined
Schools in Stony Chute
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 5 |
Mobility
Lillian Rock sits further from the CBD (770.4 km vs 764.2 km).
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 770.4 km | 764.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 520 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 (56.2%).
Setting
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 250 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.5 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 78 premises | 0% 81 premises |
Climate
| Lillian Rock | 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
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr | $1,487/yr |
| Council | Kyogle | Lismore |
Federal electorate
| Lillian Rock | Stony Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lillian Rock | 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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