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Living in Stroud Hill, NSW
Stroud Hill is in the Dungog council area. About 31 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Dungog and New South Wales.
Rent now
$550 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Dungog (2420), the postcode most of Stroud Hill is in, in the June quarter 2026 (from a small number of leases). Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Stroud Hill | Dungog | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 46 | 39 |
| People per home | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $780 | $1,485 | $1,829 |
Homes
| Measure | Stroud Hill | Dungog | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 92% | 43% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 25% | 40% | 33% |
| Rented | 0% | 15% | 33% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 97% | 66% |
| Flats and apartments | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $400 | $300 | $420 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $2,167 | $1,820 | $2,167 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Stroud Hill | Dungog | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 0% | 2% | 9% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 100% | 71% | 52% |
| Went to work by car | 41% | 70% | 54% |
| Went to work by public transport | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Worked from home | 18% | 24% | 36% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Schools
There's no school in Stroud Hill itself.
School zones for 2026
- Dungog Public School primary
- Dungog High School high school
The middle of Stroud Hill is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Stroud Hill. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- All of Stroud Hill is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Dungog
- What it costs to live in Dungog: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Dungog with another area.
- Is living in Stroud Hill worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Dungog.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Dungog figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.