Milvale vs Stockinbingal

Milvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Stockinbingal. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Milvale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Milvale tends to suit couples, while Stockinbingal suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Milvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $155/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stockinbingal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (392.7 km vs 404.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stockinbingal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Milvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.8% vs -7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Milvale Stockinbingal
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.

Milvale Stockinbingal
Walkability 0 / 0
Milvale — Walkability: 0/100 Stockinbingal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 45
Milvale — Safety: 44/100 Stockinbingal — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 76 / 58
Milvale — Low fire risk: 76/100 Stockinbingal — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Stockinbingal has more residents (347 vs 89); Stockinbingal rents higher ($155/wk vs $100/wk).

Milvale Stockinbingal
Population 89 347
+290% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.8% -7.2%
Median age 44 53
Median household income $64,116/yr
+20% vs other
 $51,272/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $155/wk
+55% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milvale Stockinbingal
0-4 3.4% / 2.6%
Milvale — 0-4: 3.4% Stockinbingal — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 13.5% / 11.5%
Milvale — 5-14: 13.5% Stockinbingal — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 11.2% / 3.5%
Milvale — 15-19: 11.2% Stockinbingal — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Milvale — 20-24: not among its largest Stockinbingal — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 9.0% / 6.1%
Milvale — 25-34: 9.0% Stockinbingal — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 14.6% / 7.5%
Milvale — 35-44: 14.6% Stockinbingal — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 12.4% / 15.3%
Milvale — 45-54: 12.4% Stockinbingal — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 10.1% / 17.3%
Milvale — 55-64: 10.1% Stockinbingal — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 10.1% / 20.2%
Milvale — 65-74: 10.1% Stockinbingal — 65-74: 20.2%
75-84 6.7% / 9.2%
Milvale — 75-84: 6.7% Stockinbingal — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 3.4% / 1.4%
Milvale — 85+: 3.4% Stockinbingal — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milvale 57.1% couple families
Milvale — Couple Families: 57.1% Milvale — Lone Person: 42.9% Milvale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Milvale — Group Household: 0.0%
Stockinbingal 33.0% couple families
Stockinbingal — Couple Families: 33.0% Stockinbingal — Lone Person: 44.3% Stockinbingal — One Parent Families: 18.6% Stockinbingal — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milvale 17.9% renting
Milvale — Owned Outright: 60.7% Milvale — Mortgage: 21.4% Milvale — Renting: 17.9%
Stockinbingal 11.6% renting
Stockinbingal — Owned Outright: 56.5% Stockinbingal — Mortgage: 32.0% Stockinbingal — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milvale 100.0% houses
Milvale — Houses: 100.0%
Stockinbingal 102.1% houses
Stockinbingal — Houses: 102.1%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Milvale Stockinbingal
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 18.4%
Milvale — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Stockinbingal — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 6.9%
Milvale — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Stockinbingal — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 5.2%
Milvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Stockinbingal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Milvale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stockinbingal — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Property market

Milvale Stockinbingal
Median house price — $490,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $57,000 —

Zoning mix

Milvale Stockinbingal
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Environmental 0% 6%
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

Milvale Stockinbingal
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
 26
across Cootamundra-Gundagai
Approvals change year on year -47% +167%

Ranking within NSW

Milvale Stockinbingal
House price — Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both
Affordability — Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Stockinbingal carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 24).

Milvale Stockinbingal
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Milvale Stockinbingal
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Milvale

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

Schools in Stockinbingal

  • Stockinbingal Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Milvale Stockinbingal
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 25 31

Mobility

Milvale sits further from the CBD (404.9 km vs 392.7 km).

Milvale Stockinbingal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 404.9 km
+3% vs other
 392.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 274 min 270 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2594
 0.8%
postcode 2725
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2594
 54
postcode 2725

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.

Milvale Stockinbingal
Car (driver) 41.9% / 78.4%
Milvale — Car (driver): 41.9% Stockinbingal — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 48.8% / 15.3%
Milvale — Worked from Home: 48.8% Stockinbingal — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Walked Only 9.3% / 6.3%
Milvale — Walked Only: 9.3% Stockinbingal — Walked Only: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Milvale Stockinbingal
Elevation 286 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Milvale Stockinbingal
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
189 premises

Climate

Milvale Stockinbingal
Annual rainfall 651 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Milvale Stockinbingal
Average residential rate $714/yr $974/yr
Council Hilltops Cootamundra-Gundagai

Federal electorate

Milvale Stockinbingal
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Milvale Stockinbingal
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Milvale

Rural

Stockinbingal

Affordable Retirees Rural

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