Stannum vs Torrington
Stannum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 64 in Torrington. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stannum: a median of $595,000, against $184,000 in Torrington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Torrington tends to suit people living alone, older residents, 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Torrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($183,500 vs $595,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Torrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Stannum
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (474 min vs 494 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (626.3 km vs 644.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Torrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 32%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stannum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.7% vs -4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stannum and Torrington 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
Stannum rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Stannum has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $31,824).
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 77 +38% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.7% | -4.9% |
| Median age | 54 | 64 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +53% vs other | $31,824/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).
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 (30.4%).
Property market
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $595,000 | $183,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $185,000 |
Zoning mix
Stannum has more rural and farming land (96% vs 46%); Torrington has more land zoned for conservation (54% vs 4%).
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 46% |
| Environmental | 4% | 54% |
| 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
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Tenterfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
Liveability
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | High 89/100 |
| 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
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 36 |
Mobility
Torrington sits further from the CBD (644.5 km vs 626.3 km).
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 626.3 km | 644.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 474 min | 494 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2371 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2371 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 (61.5%).
Setting
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,031 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 798 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $922/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tenterfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stannum | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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