Stockton NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Stockton, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Stockton NSW is 4,046 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Stockton is $753 per week ($39,156 per year). Median rent in Stockton is $370 per week ($1,603 per month). Stockton has a median age of 47 years, older than the national median of 38. Stockton has a population density of 1099.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Stockton is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Stockton is $2,000.

There were 55 recorded offences in Stockton in 2025-26, a rate of 14 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (27 offences).

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Stockton Population

0
residents (Census 2021)
Median Income
$753/wk
$39,156/yr
Median Rent
$370/wk
$1,603/mo
Median Age
47yrs
National: 38
Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Household size: —

Stockton Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Weekly Income
$753/wk
$39,156 per year
#4460 of 14,663
🏠
Median Weekly Rent
$370/wk
$1,603 per month
#2711 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
47years
9 years older than national median
🏡
Housing
$2,000/mo mortgage
Avg household size: —

Stockton Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.6% (2,048) Female 49.4% (2,003)

Population Density

1099.0
people per km²
4,046 people · 3.7 km²

Households

Avg household size
Persons per bedroom
$2,089
Family income/wk

Stockton Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Stockton Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
55.0% 595 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.0% 487 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Stockton Country of Birth

Australia
96.4%
England
2.0%
Germany
0.4%
Hong Kong
0.3%
India
0.3%
Cambodia
0.2%
Canada
0.2%
Fiji
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Stockton Religion

No Religion
43.7%
Catholic
21.9%
Anglican
18.0%
Not stated
6.5%
Uniting Church
3.9%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.8%
Christian (other)
2.3%
Baptist
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Stockton Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
48.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
35.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Stockton Languages Spoken at Home

Other
41.2%
SAL Tot
13.7%
German
9.8%
French
9.8%
Spanish
7.8%
Greek
5.9%
Italian
5.9%
Khmer
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Stockton Employment

💼
Employed full-time
32.4% 977 people
Employed part-time
22.0% 662 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.6% 109 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.0% 1,266 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Stockton Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
41.1%
Bachelor Degree
24.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.6%
Postgraduate Degree
8.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.0%
Certificate I/II
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Stockton Occupation

Professionals
32.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.4%
Managers
12.9%
Community & Personal Service
11.9%
Clerical & Administrative
11.9%
Labourers
5.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.0%
Sales Workers
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Stockton Field of Study

Engineering
21.3%
Management & Commerce
18.7%
Health
14.7%
Society & Culture
12.4%
Education
8.6%
Architecture & Building
8.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.1%
Creative Arts
4.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.9%
Agriculture & Environment
1.9%
Information Technology
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Stockton Dwelling Types

Separate house
92.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
4.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Stockton Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.4%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
1.7%
$300-$399/wk
4.0%
$400-$499/wk
8.3%
$500-$649/wk
5.8%
$650-$799/wk
7.1%
$800-$999/wk
5.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.0%
$4,000+/wk
12.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Stockton Marital Status

💍
Married
43.3% 1,486
↔️
Separated
3.7% 127
📋
Divorced
11.7% 401
🕊️
Widowed
6.8% 234
👤
Never married
34.4% 1,181

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Stockton Ancestry

English
34.5%
Australian
30.0%
Irish
9.9%
Scottish
9.8%
Other
4.7%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.5%
German
3.3%
Italian
1.3%
Welsh
1.0%
Dutch
0.7%
Polish
0.7%
New Zealander
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Stockton School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
26.1%
Secondary — Government
19.7%
Vocational Education
14.5%
Primary — Catholic
12.6%
Pre-school
8.3%
Secondary — Catholic
7.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Stockton Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
8.5% 647
No need for assistance
91.5% 7,005

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Stockton Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.0% 536
Not a volunteer
83.0% 2,621

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Stockton Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
8.8%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
2.3%
$600-$799/mo
2.5%
$800-$999/mo
4.3%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
11.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
12.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Stockton How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
65.7%
Did not go to work
21.1%
Walked only
4.4%
Car (passenger)
3.4%
Ferry
2.1%
Truck
1.2%
Other
0.9%
Bicycle
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Train
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Stockton Car Ownership

0 vehicles
9.5%
1 vehicle
38.0%
2 vehicles
35.3%
3 vehicles
10.9%
4+ vehicles
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Stockton Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.6%
2 bedrooms
22.7%
3 bedrooms
47.6%
4 bedrooms
20.0%
5 bedrooms
3.6%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Stockton Population Mobility

15.1%
moved in the last year
40.1%
moved in the last 5 years
5.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
55.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Stockton Indigenous Population

4.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
380
Indigenous residents
7,334
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Stockton Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
450
Arthritis
193
Asthma
146
Heart disease
137
Diabetes
124
Lung condition
115
Cancer
95
Stroke
58
Kidney disease
36
Dementia
23

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Stockton Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.2%
$150-$299/wk
7.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.9%
$400-$499/wk
4.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.5%
$650-$799/wk
9.5%
$800-$999/wk
9.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.4%
$3,500+/wk
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Stockton Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
33.9%
Couple — no children
32.2%
Couple — no children under 15
17.1%
One parent — no children under 15
9.0%
One parent — children under 15
7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Stockton Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.9% 28
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.5% 17
🏅
Previously served
4.3% 137
👤
Never served
94.3% 2,985

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Stockton Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.1% 476
Did not provide
84.9% 2,681

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Stockton Children Ever Born

No children
28.1%
1 child
11.6%
2 children
30.3%
3 children
20.2%
4 children
7.6%
5+ children
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Stockton When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
33
1961–1970
44
1971–1980
50
1981–1990
44
1991–2000
45
2001–2010
54
2011–2015
30
2016
3
2017
6
2018
9
2019
17
2020
6
2021
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Stockton Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.8%
5–14 hours
30.5%
15–29 hours
15.3%
30+ hours
9.3%
Did not do domestic work
24.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Stockton Household Size

1 person
30.4%
2 persons
36.1%
3 persons
13.9%
4 persons
11.9%
5 persons
6.0%
6+ persons
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Stockton Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,225
Moved from NSW
346
Moved — same area (SA2)
139
Moved from QLD
18
Moved from overseas
17
Moved from VIC
13
Moved from ACT
8
Moved from WA
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Stockton Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
84.4%
Step family — no other children
12.1%
Blended family — no other children
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Stockton Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 55 total

Theft
27
Assault
9
Other Against Property
6
Property Damage
5
Other Against Person
5
Sexual Offences
2
Drug Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Stockton Schools

4
schools nearby
3
government
1013
avg ICSEA score
726
total students
St Peter's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 180 students
1053
ICSEA
Fern Bay Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 182 students
1002
ICSEA
Stockton Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 254 students
1000
ICSEA
Carrington Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 110 students
996
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Stockton Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,535/wk
Median Rent $370/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Stockton

≈ $6,652/month
Median rent $370/wk
Left after rent $1,165/wk
Rent share 24.1%

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Stockton vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Stockton

What is the population of Stockton NSW?

The population of Stockton NSW is 4,046 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1099.0 people per km².Stockton is ranked #1,901 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Stockton?

The median personal income in Stockton NSW is $753 per week, or $39,156 per year.The median household income is $1,535 per week.Family income is $2,089 per week.Stockton is ranked #4,460 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Stockton?

Median rent in Stockton NSW is $370 per week ($1,603 per month).Rent represents 24.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Stockton ranks #2,711 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Stockton?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Stockton NSW is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Stockton?

The median age in Stockton NSW is 47 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Stockton a good suburb to live in?

Stockton is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,046.The median income is $753/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13677. All dollar figures in AUD.