Stockrington vs Buchanan
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stockrington, most households are couple families. In Buchanan, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Buchanan: a median of $860,000, against $740,000 in Stockrington, though rent is higher in Stockrington. On these figures, Stockrington tends to suit 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
Stockrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (86/100 vs 97/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stockrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $860,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Stockrington has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 10%)
- Buchanan has cheaper rent ($460/wk vs $520/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Buchanan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 126 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stockrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (86/100 vs 97/100)
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 7.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stockrington and Buchanan 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
Buchanan has more residents (212 vs 92); Stockrington rents higher ($520/wk vs $460/wk).
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 92 | 212 +130% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.6% | +7.6% |
| Median age | 37 | 38 |
| Median household income | $101,816/yr | $105,456/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $520/wk +12% vs other | $460/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (19.3%).
Property market
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $740,000 | $860,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $422,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 50 days from 10 sales |
Zoning mix
Stockrington has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 9%); Buchanan has more rural and farming land (84% vs 13%).
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 86% | 9% |
| Rural and farming | 13% | 84% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 719 across Cessnock same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.2% $700/wk on $865K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 82% of NSW |
Liveability
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Buchanan carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 44); Buchanan carries more crime risk (97 vs 86).
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 10 | 9 |
Mobility
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 152.9 km | 153.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 126 min | 109 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2322 | 0.5% postcode 2323 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 2322 | 44 postcode 2323 |
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 (82.1%).
Setting
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.0 km | 22.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 67/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 53% 141 premises |
Climate
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,025 mm | 804 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.4°C | 30.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.2°C | 5.1°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.1 µg/m³ | 6.3 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 16.5 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.53 pphm | 0.72 pphm |
Council rates
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,405/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cessnock same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Paterson same for both | |
| Member | Meryl Swanson same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stockrington | Buchanan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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