Stockrington vs Richmond Vale

Stockrington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Richmond Vale. 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, Richmond Vale tends to suit people living alone.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (86/100 vs 99/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Richmond Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Richmond Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Richmond Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (142 km vs 152.9 km)

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 99/100)

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

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

Stockrington and Richmond Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Stockrington Richmond Vale
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.

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Walkability 0 / 0
Stockrington — Walkability: 0/100 Richmond Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 1
Stockrington — Safety: 14/100 Richmond Vale — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 56 / 37
Stockrington — Low fire risk: 56/100 Richmond Vale — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Stockrington rents higher ($520/wk vs $240/wk); Richmond Vale has higher household incomes ($162,448 vs $101,816).

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Population 92 95
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +13.1%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $101,816/yr $162,448/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+54% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stockrington Richmond Vale
0-4 3.3% / 7.4%
Stockrington — 0-4: 3.3% Richmond Vale — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 22.8% / 15.8%
Stockrington — 5-14: 22.8% Richmond Vale — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 5.4% / 3.2%
Stockrington — 15-19: 5.4% Richmond Vale — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 10.9% / 3.2%
Stockrington — 20-24: 10.9% Richmond Vale — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 6.5% / 8.4%
Stockrington — 25-34: 6.5% Richmond Vale — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 16.3% / 9.5%
Stockrington — 35-44: 16.3% Richmond Vale — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 16.3% / 10.5%
Stockrington — 45-54: 16.3% Richmond Vale — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 13.0% / 31.6%
Stockrington — 55-64: 13.0% Richmond Vale — 55-64: 31.6%
65-74 8.7% / 11.6%
Stockrington — 65-74: 8.7% Richmond Vale — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.4% / —
Stockrington — 75-84: 5.4% Richmond Vale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Stockrington — 85+: not among its largest Richmond Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stockrington 68.4% couple families
Stockrington — Couple Families: 68.4% Stockrington — Lone Person: 31.6%
Richmond Vale 60.0% couple families
Richmond Vale — Couple Families: 60.0% Richmond Vale — Lone Person: 40.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stockrington 25.0% renting
Stockrington — Owned Outright: 39.3% Stockrington — Mortgage: 35.7% Stockrington — Renting: 25.0%
Richmond Vale 17.2% renting
Richmond Vale — Owned Outright: 44.8% Richmond Vale — Mortgage: 37.9% Richmond Vale — Renting: 17.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stockrington 100.0% houses
Stockrington — Houses: 100.0%
Richmond Vale 100.0% houses
Richmond Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 17.9%
Stockrington — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Richmond Vale — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 8.4%
Stockrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Richmond Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 11.6%
Stockrington — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Richmond Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 4.2%
Stockrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Richmond Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Stockrington — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Richmond Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Median house price $740,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $462,000

Zoning mix

Stockrington has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 22%); Richmond Vale has more rural and farming land (74% vs 13%).

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Environmental 86% 22%
Rural and farming 13% 74%
Industrial 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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 Richmond Vale
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Stockrington Richmond Vale
House price Higher than 29% of NSW —
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Richmond Vale carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 44); Richmond Vale carries more crime risk (99 vs 86).

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime High
86/100
 High
99/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Stockrington Richmond Vale
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 Richmond Vale
Waterways 10 1

Mobility

Stockrington sits further from the CBD (152.9 km vs 142 km).

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 152.9 km
+7% vs other
 142 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 107 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.

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Car (driver) 82.1% / 77.8%
Stockrington — Car (driver): 82.1% Richmond Vale — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 11.1%
Stockrington — Worked from Home: 17.9% Richmond Vale — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Walked Only — / 11.1%
Stockrington — Walked Only: not among its largest Richmond Vale — Walked Only: 11.1%

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

Setting

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.0 km 24.7 km

NBN connectivity

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Connectivity score 25/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Stockrington Richmond Vale
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 Richmond Vale
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

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Stockrington Richmond Vale
Division Paterson Hunter
Member Meryl Swanson Dan Repacholi
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Stockrington

Family Rural

Richmond Vale

Family Rural

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