Pretty Pine vs Stud Park
Stud Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in Pretty Pine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pretty Pine, about half of households are people living alone. In Stud Park, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Stud Park tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Stud Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stud Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Stud Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $255/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Stud Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (700.8 km vs 718.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (458 min vs 468 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stud Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stud Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.8% vs -6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pretty Pine and Stud Park 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
Pretty Pine skews older (47 vs 35); Pretty Pine rents higher ($255/wk vs $195/wk).
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 +8% vs other | 54 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.3% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 35 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk +24% vs other | $195/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Zoning mix
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Edward River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pretty Pine carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0); Pretty Pine carries more crime risk (88 vs 48).
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 10/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Pretty Pine sits further from the CBD (718.6 km vs 700.8 km).
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 718.6 km +2% vs other | 700.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 468 min | 458 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2710 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2710 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 (62.2%).
Setting
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 88 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 324 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,180/yr same for both | |
| Council | Edward River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pretty Pine | Stud Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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