Stroud Road vs Stroud
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stroud, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stroud Road: a median of $850,000, against $680,000 in Stroud, though rent is higher in Stroud. On these figures, Stroud tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Stroud Road carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 68/100)
- Stroud has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stroud
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($680,000 vs $850,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stroud Road
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($223/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stroud
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 182 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (222.9 km vs 226.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Stroud Road carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 68/100)
- Stroud is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
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
Stroud Road and Stroud 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
Stroud has more residents (988 vs 242); Stroud rents higher ($320/wk vs $223/wk).
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 242 | 988 +308% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | +5.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 48 |
| Median household income | $77,116/yr +12% vs other | $68,120/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $223/wk | $320/wk +43% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850,000 | $680,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $452,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 22 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
Stroud is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 24/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Stroud carries more crime risk (68 vs 20).
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Stroud Road
- Stroud Road Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Stroud
- Stroud Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 13 | 28 |
Mobility
Stroud Road sits further from the CBD (226.1 km vs 222.9 km).
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 226.1 km +1% vs other | 222.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 182 min | 170 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2415 | 0.2% postcode 2425 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 81 postcode 2415 | 72 postcode 2425 |
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 (73.3%).
Setting
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 156 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 328 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 37.6 km | 32.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 124 premises | 0% 478 premises |
Climate
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,327 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stroud Road | Stroud | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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