Numbugga vs Stony Creek
Stony Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Numbugga. 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, Numbugga tends to suit people living alone and 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
Stony Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stony Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Numbugga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Numbugga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (337 min vs 343 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (492 km vs 498.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Numbugga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Numbugga and Stony Creek 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
Stony Creek has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $60,632); Stony Creek rents higher ($330/wk vs $270/wk).
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 | 151 +17% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| Median age | 52 | 48 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $80,184/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $330/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,380,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $480,000 |
Zoning mix
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Numbugga carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 0).
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | — |
| 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
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Stony Creek sits further from the CBD (498.7 km vs 492 km).
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 492 km | 498.7 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 337 min | 343 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (76.2%).
Setting
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.4 km | 18.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Numbugga | Stony Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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