Upper Burringbar vs Stokers Siding
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Burringbar, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Upper Burringbar: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.19 million in Stokers Siding. On these figures, Upper Burringbar tends to suit people living alone, while Stokers Siding suits 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
- Upper Burringbar carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
- Stokers Siding is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stokers Siding
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,185,000 vs $1,650,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Upper Burringbar has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
- Stokers Siding leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Upper Burringbar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (784.7 km vs 790.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Upper Burringbar
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)
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
Upper Burringbar and Stokers Siding 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
Stokers Siding has more residents (692 vs 289); Stokers Siding has higher household incomes ($77,584 vs $54,184).
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 289 | 692 +139% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.6% | +4.4% |
| Median age | 49 | 48 |
| Median household income | $54,184/yr | $77,584/yr +43% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
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 (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,650,000 | $1,185,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,760,000 |
Zoning mix
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 85% |
| Other and special use | 21% | 12% |
| Environmental | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 28/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Stokers Siding carries more crime risk (40 vs 20).
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 71/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| 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
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Upper Burringbar
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Stokers Siding
- Stokers Siding Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 8 |
Mobility
Stokers Siding sits further from the CBD (790.2 km vs 784.7 km).
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 784.7 km | 790.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 515 min | 514 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 2483 | 0.6% postcode 2484 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2483 | 76 postcode 2484 |
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 (72.4%).
Setting
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 116 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.9 km | 14.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 136 premises | 0% 277 premises |
Climate
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Upper Burringbar | Stokers Siding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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