Stony Creek vs Foster North

Stony Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Foster North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stony Creek, most households are couple families. In Foster North, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Stony Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Foster North suits 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 (68% vs 48%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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 (18% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stony Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stony Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 132 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (157.4 km vs 166.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Foster North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Stony Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Stony Creek and Foster North drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Stony Creek Foster North
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.

Stony Creek Foster North
Walkability 0 / 0
Stony Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Foster North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 46
Stony Creek — Safety: 53/100 Foster North — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Stony Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Foster North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 83 / 100
Stony Creek — Low flood risk: 83/100 Foster North — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Stony Creek has more residents (310 vs 152); Foster North rents higher ($385/wk vs $260/wk).

Stony Creek Foster North
Population 310
+51% vs other
 152
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% -7.9%
Median age 41 56
Median household income $84,500/yr
+26% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk $385/wk
+48% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek Foster North
0-4 8.1% / 2.0%
Stony Creek — 0-4: 8.1% Foster North — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 13.9% / 2.6%
Stony Creek — 5-14: 13.9% Foster North — 5-14: 2.6%
15-19 6.8% / 3.9%
Stony Creek — 15-19: 6.8% Foster North — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 3.5% / —
Stony Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Foster North — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.3% / 3.3%
Stony Creek — 25-34: 10.3% Foster North — 25-34: 3.3%
35-44 11.0% / 6.6%
Stony Creek — 35-44: 11.0% Foster North — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 12.3% / 16.4%
Stony Creek — 45-54: 12.3% Foster North — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 13.5% / 19.7%
Stony Creek — 55-64: 13.5% Foster North — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 12.6% / 24.3%
Stony Creek — 65-74: 12.6% Foster North — 65-74: 24.3%
75-84 7.1% / 8.6%
Stony Creek — 75-84: 7.1% Foster North — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 1.3% / 2.0%
Stony Creek — 85+: 1.3% Foster North — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek 55.9% couple families
Stony Creek — Couple Families: 55.9% Stony Creek — Lone Person: 32.4% Stony Creek — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Foster North 35.0% couple families
Foster North — Couple Families: 35.0% Foster North — Lone Person: 52.5% Foster North — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek 12.4% renting
Stony Creek — Owned Outright: 43.8% Stony Creek — Mortgage: 43.8% Stony Creek — Renting: 12.4%
Foster North 4.9% renting
Foster North — Owned Outright: 68.9% Foster North — Mortgage: 26.2% Foster North — Renting: 4.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Stony Creek Foster North
England 3.5% / 11.2%
Stony Creek — England: 3.5% Foster North — England: 11.2%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.6%
Stony Creek — New Zealand: 2.9% Foster North — New Zealand: 2.6%
Netherlands 1.6% / —
Stony Creek — Netherlands: 1.6% Foster North — Netherlands: not among its largest
Canada 1.0% / —
Stony Creek — Canada: 1.0% Foster North — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

Qualifications

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

Stony Creek Foster North
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 13.2%
Stony Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Foster North — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 12.5%
Stony Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Foster North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 12.5%
Stony Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Foster North — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 9.9%
Stony Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Foster North — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 5.9%
Stony Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Foster North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek 100.0% houses
Stony Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Foster North 100.0% houses
Foster North — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Stony Creek Foster North
Median house price $570,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Stony Creek Foster North
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Stony Creek Foster North
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Stony Creek Foster North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 52% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

Stony Creek Foster North
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Stony Creek carries more flood risk (17 vs 0).

Stony Creek Foster North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Low
17/100
 None
0/100
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

Stony Creek Foster North
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

Stony Creek Foster North
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Foster North sits further from the CBD (166.9 km vs 157.4 km).

Stony Creek Foster North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 157.4 km 166.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3957
 0.5%
postcode 3960
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3957
 54
postcode 3960

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.

Stony Creek Foster North
Car (driver) 60.4% / 39.4%
Stony Creek — Car (driver): 60.4% Foster North — Car (driver): 39.4%
Worked from Home 33.6% / 39.4%
Stony Creek — Worked from Home: 33.6% Foster North — Worked from Home: 39.4%
Walked Only 3.7% / 15.2%
Stony Creek — Walked Only: 3.7% Foster North — Walked Only: 15.2%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 6.1%
Stony Creek — Car (passenger): 2.2% Foster North — Car (passenger): 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Stony Creek Foster North
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.5 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Stony Creek Foster North
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
147 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Stony Creek Foster North
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Stony Creek Foster North
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Stony Creek Foster North
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stony Creek Foster North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stony Creek

Rural

Foster North

Retirees Rural

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