Stratheden vs Edenville
Stratheden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Edenville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edenville, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stratheden: a median of $839,000, against $635,000 in Edenville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Edenville tends to suit people living alone, share households, 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
Stratheden
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 17%)
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Edenville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($635,000 vs $839,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Edenville
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Stratheden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (731.2 km vs 735.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stratheden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 60/100)
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
Stratheden and Edenville 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
Stratheden has more residents (220 vs 80); Stratheden rents higher ($300/wk vs $150/wk).
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 220 +64% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.4% | +5.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 55 |
| Median household income | $64,220/yr +27% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +50% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (18.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $839,000 | $635,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 100% |
| Environmental | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley | 25 across Kyogle |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Edenville carries more crime risk (60 vs 43).
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| 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
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Stratheden
- Stratheden Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Edenville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Mobility
Edenville sits further from the CBD (735.3 km vs 731.2 km).
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 731.2 km | 735.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 492 min | 495 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 | 0.1% postcode 2474 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 | 71 postcode 2474 |
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 (69.3%).
Setting
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 88 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 94 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,374 mm | 1,016 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.2°C | — |
Council rates
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr | $1,264/yr |
| Council | Richmond Valley | Kyogle |
Federal electorate
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stratheden | Edenville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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