Minmi vs Stockrington

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Minmi: a median of $921,000, against $740,000 in Stockrington, though rent is higher in Stockrington. On these figures, Stockrington tends to suit people living alone, couples, and 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

Minmi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Minmi leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)
  • Stockrington has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $921,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Minmi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $520/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)
  • But Stockrington has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Minmi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (145.5 km vs 152.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minmi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Stockrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Minmi 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.

Minmi 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.

Minmi Stockrington
Walkability 40 / 0
Minmi — Walkability: 40/100 Stockrington — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 14
Minmi — Safety: 19/100 Stockrington — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 53 / 56
Minmi — Low fire risk: 53/100 Stockrington — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Minmi has more residents (700 vs 92); Stockrington rents higher ($520/wk vs $400/wk).

Minmi Stockrington
Population 700
+87% vs other
 92
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.8% +13.6%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $98,748/yr $101,816/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $520/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Minmi Stockrington
0-4 6.3% / 3.3%
Minmi — 0-4: 6.3% Stockrington — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 16.6% / 22.8%
Minmi — 5-14: 16.6% Stockrington — 5-14: 22.8%
15-19 6.9% / 5.4%
Minmi — 15-19: 6.9% Stockrington — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.4% / 10.9%
Minmi — 20-24: 7.4% Stockrington — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 13.6% / 6.5%
Minmi — 25-34: 13.6% Stockrington — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 12.0% / 16.3%
Minmi — 35-44: 12.0% Stockrington — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 13.4% / 16.3%
Minmi — 45-54: 13.4% Stockrington — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 12.4% / 13.0%
Minmi — 55-64: 12.4% Stockrington — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 7.7% / 8.7%
Minmi — 65-74: 7.7% Stockrington — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 4.3% / 5.4%
Minmi — 75-84: 4.3% Stockrington — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.0% / —
Minmi — 85+: 1.0% Stockrington — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Minmi 55.8% couple families
Minmi — Couple Families: 55.8% Minmi — Lone Person: 20.9% Minmi — One Parent Families: 19.8% Minmi — Other Families: 1.7% Minmi — Group Household: 1.7%
Stockrington 68.4% couple families
Stockrington — Couple Families: 68.4% Stockrington — Lone Person: 31.6% Stockrington — One Parent Families: 0.0% Stockrington — Other Families: 0.0% Stockrington — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Minmi 14.2% renting
Minmi — Owned Outright: 29.6% Minmi — Mortgage: 56.2% Minmi — Renting: 14.2%
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.

Minmi 97.4% houses
Minmi — Houses: 97.4% Minmi — Townhouses: 2.2% Minmi — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Stockrington 100.0% houses
Stockrington — Houses: 100.0% Stockrington — Townhouses: 0.0% Stockrington — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Minmi Stockrington
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 18.5%
Minmi — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Stockrington — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 9.8%
Minmi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Stockrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 6.5%
Minmi — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Stockrington — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 4.3%
Minmi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Stockrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 3.3%
Minmi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Stockrington — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Property market

Minmi Stockrington
Median house price $921,000 $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Stockrington has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 52%); Stockrington has more rural and farming land (13% vs 0%).

Minmi Stockrington
Environmental 52% 86%
Infrastructure and transport 25% 2%
Residential 21% 0%
Rural and farming 0% 13%
Commercial 1% 0%
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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Minmi Stockrington
Houses 5.0%
$890/wk on $918K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Minmi Stockrington
House price Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

Minmi is more walkable (40 vs 0).

Minmi Stockrington
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Minmi Stockrington
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime High
81/100
 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

Minmi Stockrington
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 8.0 km
 None

Schools in Minmi

  • Minmi Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Stockrington

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

Amenities in the suburb

Minmi Stockrington
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 4 10

Mobility

Stockrington sits further from the CBD (152.9 km vs 145.5 km).

Minmi Stockrington
Walkability score 40/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 145.5 km 152.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 126 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2287
 0.7%
postcode 2322
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2287
 64
postcode 2322

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.

Minmi Stockrington
Car (driver) 78.4% / 82.1%
Minmi — Car (driver): 78.4% Stockrington — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 17.9%
Minmi — Worked from Home: 16.8% Stockrington — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Minmi — Car (passenger): 4.8% Stockrington — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Minmi Stockrington
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.1 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Minmi Stockrington
Connectivity score 74/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
261 premises
 0%
14 premises

Climate

Minmi 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)

Minmi 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

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

Federal electorate

Minmi Stockrington
Division Newcastle Paterson
Member Sharon Claydon Meryl Swanson
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Minmi

Acreage Family River

Stockrington

Family Rural

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